{"product_id":"writing-dialogue-lit-starts-san-francisco-writers-grotto-9781419738319","title":"Writing Dialogue (Lit Starts): A Book of Writing Prompts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fill-in book from the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, authors of the best-selling 642 Things series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. \u003ci\u003eWriting Dialogue \u003c\/i\u003ebegins a foreword by author and educator Shanthi Sekaran, who offers pointers for creating believable speech in your fiction. The rest of the book consists of prompts and space to write, providing opportunities to explore how dialogue can bring your characters and plotlines to life. Among other ideas, you'll be asked to write speech for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea pent-up confession of love \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea family's reaction when dinner is ruined \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea job interview in which the interviewee has all the power \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea first date that is going well (and then not so well) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea toast at dinner party, honoring someone who has wronged you \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePerfectly sized to take to a caf , on vacation, or on your morning commute, this book is designed for practicing your creative writing a little bit at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice from a published writer, followed by fill-in prompts and space to write\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of a collection of single-subject writing prompt books by the San Francisco Writers' Grotto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eCheck out the other books in the Lit Starts series: \u003ci\u003eWriting Action, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Character\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWriting Humor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e San Francisco Writers' Grotto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419738313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419738319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"San Francisco Writers' Grotto","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":43995682504959,"sku":"9781419738319","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ee00a2c-add1-41dd-bb86-2a79ff1ac560.jpg?v=1683337219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-dialogue-lit-starts-san-francisco-writers-grotto-9781419738319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}