Dialogue Descriptors to Build On

300+ templates for describing dialogue.

DIALOGUE DESCRIPTORS TO BUILD ON is the ultimate grab-and-go resource for fiction writers looking for help incorporating emotion into their dialogue descriptions. The perfect companion to Body Beats to Build On, this book offers a collection of ready-to-use templates, providing you with 300+ ways to describe tone, volume, emotion, and more in your characters' conversations. Includes space to insert your own descriptors.

In addition to the templates, you'll also receive these bonuses:

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• Five Common Issues with Dialogue Descriptors: Learn how to avoid common pitfalls like overusing adverbs, redundant descriptors, and inconsistent tones.

• Inherent Voice Trait Reference Guide: This section helps you assign and maintain a consistent voice trait for each character—commanding, gravelly, nasally, etc.—so their dialogue always sounds like them.

• Dialogue Punctuation Quick Chart: A handy, at-a-glance chart demystifying how to punctuate dialogue and beats correctly, whether you're using tags, action beats, or internal thoughts alongside spoken words.

 

Crafting your first novel? Refining your latest manuscript? Either way, Dialogue Descriptors to Build On will equip you with the tools to bring your characters’ voices to life, making every conversation in your story resonate with emotion.