Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

Name: Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
Price: 3.99 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (667 reviews)
Author: Robert McKee

by Robert McKee

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4.7 (667)

4.7 stars from 667 reviews. Top 93% of Self Help books we track.

312 pages~5.2 hr readPublished by Arte & LetraPublished 2016-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're a screenwriter, playwright, or novelist who knows your dialogue feels flat and wants the technical framework to fix it.
You've read Story and trusted McKee's method enough to come back for the deeper work on how characters actually speak.
You study scripts and novels to reverse-engineer how the best writers handle exposition, subtext, and conflict through conversation.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for quick tips or dialogue tricks. This is analytical and demands you think about structure, not shortcuts.
You write instinctively and don't want to deconstruct your process or apply frameworks to your work.
You're a reader mainly interested in enjoying stories, not in how writers construct them.

About this book

Dialogue is the follow-up to Story, Robert McKee's influential writers' guide. The book offers in-depth analysis of how characters speak convincingly and compellingly across screen, stage, and page. McKee deconstructs key scenes from works ranging from Macbeth to Breaking Bad to illustrate dialogue strategies and techniques. The book applies a framework of analytical thinking to help writers craft impactful speech. McKee's writing workshops have built an international reputation, with many alumni among Academy Award winners. Story established his approach to discussing story creation. Dialogue extends that methodology to the specific craft of character dialogue.

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Currently on sale at $3.99 — 77% off peak. Price has dropped 6 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 427 days. Typically stays discounted for 19 days.

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Currently around #22K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 20% recently.

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Currently 4.7★ from 667 reviews

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