How To Write Awesome Dialogue! For Fiction, Film and Theatre: Techniques from a published author and theatre guy

Rejections from agents and editors? Middling reviews on your work?

Maybe it's pacing, plot, narrative . . . what if it's what your characters say?.Outstanding dialogue is often the difference between a good book and a great book. How does yours stack up?No B.S. -- your dialogue has to rock to get attention from agents, editors, and readers.I'm an award-winning novelist and Bram Stoker Award finalist with nine novels published with imprints of Penguin Random House, Abrams, and Simon & Schuster, plus more than twenty years of experience as an actor, director, and artistic director. I'll guide you through everything you need to improve your writing, make your dialogue shine, and get your book noticed and talked about by readers, agents, and editors alike!Learn how to start with a great plot and conflict to form the foundation of awesome dialogueDiscover actors’ techniques to give your characters strength and purposeImprove on setting scenes and building relationships between charactersand more!Elevate your storytelling with a roadmap to creating dialogue that's vivid, authentic, and unforgettable. Your characters will resonate with readers and leave a lasting impact! What people are saying about Tom Leveen’s dialogue, voice, and Party“I must say that I’m absolutely in awe of Leveen’s ability to build such distinct and totally believable voice for eleven characters [protagonists] in one novel.”~ fortheloveofya.comZero“Well written, with a distinct and fantastically done voice, Zero is an unflinching must read.” ~ agoodaddiction.blogspot.com“[H]is voice is fresh and strong and consistent.” ~ scratchingcat.wordpress.com“Part of what makes the book, and the voice, believable is Leveen’s ability to channel a teenage girl and make her real. It’s all there—the insecurity, the bravado, the conflicting feelings about sex, the sense that your whole life is in front of you, which is both exhilarating and paralyzing.” ~ The Phoenix New Timesmanicpixiedreamgirl“[I]t’s the relationships between the novel’s teenage characters that are the real standouts. Tyler’s crass banter with his buddies, his snarky but supportive relationship with his sister, and his botched dealings with both Becky and Sydney are entirely realistic.” ~ Publisher’s Weekly“Tom Leveen has a unique voice and writes interesting male characters, so I was intrigued to check out his latest book manicpixiedreamgirl. Leveen’s characters are usually creative types and not the typical leading men you see in YA. . . . I thought the male voice in manicpixiedreamgirl was very strong and unique.” ~ thereadingdate.comRandom“Author Tom Leveen presents a powerful story with a plot so real, readers will be gripped from the very first page.” ~ readingjunky.blogspot.comSick“[Leveen] really nails the ‘guy’ dialogue as well—it is gross, colorful, and at times, downright funny.