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That's a video of thriller novelist Jason Pinter reading from his new book, The Stolen. Pinter has three suspenseful novels under his belt, following the hardboiled adventures his fictional journalist, Henry Parker.
Today, for the conclusion of his exclusive visit to The Publishing Spot, he explains how to write crackling dialogue--one of the toughest tasks facing any thriller writer.
Welcome to my deceptively simple feature, Five Easy Questions. In the spirit of Jack Nicholson’s mad piano player, I run a weekly set of quality conversations with writing pioneers—delivering some practical, unexpected advice about web writing.
Jason Boog:
Hardboiled dialogue is a difficult skill to master. Your characters speak in these crisp conversations that keep your story moving quickly. Any advice for writing smoother, more realistic dialogue?
Jason Pinter:
When I'm revising my novels, I actually read the dialogue out loud to myself. Continue reading...
