{"title":"John Hough,, Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Hough, Jr. offers insightful guidance for aspiring and experienced writers seeking to sharpen their craft. His works focus on practical aspects of fiction writing, with particular attention to dialogue and narrative techniques that bring stories to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect clear, thoughtful advice designed to enhance storytelling skills and inspire creativity. His books are a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the writing process within the realm of education and reference.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fiction-writers-guide-to-dialogue-by-john-hough-jr-9781621534396","title":"The Fiction Writer's Guide to Dialogue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDialogue is often overlooked as a necessary and potent instrument in the novelist's repertoire. A novel can rise or fall on the strength of its dialogue. Superb dialogue can make a superb novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, \"Action is character.\" George V. Higgins said, \"Dialogue is character.\" They were both right, because dialogue is action. It comprises much, if not all, of the clarifying drama of any novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow much physical action can there be in 300 pages, even in a crime novel or a thriller? And all conflict, even physical, begins as dialogue. Hough explains how dialogue can reveal a character's nature as well as his or her defining impulses and emotions. He says there must be tension in every colloquy in fiction, and shows the reader ways to achieve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHough illustrates his precepts with examples from his own work and from that of the best modern writers of dialogue, including Cormac McCarthy, Kent Haruf, Joan Didion, Annie Proulx, Lee Smith, Elmore Leonard, George V. Higgins, William Kennedy, and Howard Frank Mosher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor an in-depth exploration of these concepts, \u003cem\u003eThe Fiction Writer's Guide to Dialogue\u003c\/em\u003e by John Hough, Jr., offers invaluable insights for writers seeking to enhance their craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464321122540,"sku":"9781621534396","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781621534396-the-fiction-writer-s-guide-to-dialogue.jpg?v=1775047312"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-hough-jr.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}