Dialogue: The art of a word for writers, scriptwriters and playwrights. Macci R.

According to the author himself, this book is a kind of GPS navigator for the authors. “If you are a beginner in this art and feel that you have entered a creative dead end, the“ dialogue ”will instruct the path to perfection; If you are an experienced writer, but went out of the course, this book will bring you to where you need. ” The plot of a novel or a movie scene can be beaten, a canvas of the narrative is dull, and the picture is boring, all this is diluted with dialogs. Only they are able to breathe life into heroes and add expressiveness, McCa believes.

The book is divided into 4 parts, each of which in stages brings the reader to perfection in the art of conducting dialogue. Robert McCa addresses various definitions of the concept of “dialogue” and considers each of them, explaining the theory with examples from the masterpieces of dramatic prose, films and television programs. Through these quotes, he demonstrates two basic rules of a good dialogue: the first each exchange of replicas in the dialogue creates an action and opposition that moves the scene; And the second, although actions find expression in external manifestations or in speech, the source of the character’s actions is invisible and hides in the subtext.