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Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman

2012-11-20

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You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few "anti-social skills," like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.

Lesson by Nadia Kalman, animation by Enjoyanimation.


Introduction
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Antisocial skills
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eavesdropping
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overhear
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muttering to yourself
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keep it short
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adverbs
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recap
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