Darden North, MD

There’s good news for writers and readers alike.  Award-winning author John Hough, Jr., has compiled a new “how-to” book on writing dialogue, T he Fiction Writer’s Guide to Dialogue: A Fresh Look at an Essential Ingredient of the Craft , recently published by Allworth Press.  I was fortunate to meet John at a writing conference in Massachusetts a few years ago and benefited from his editorial services during the publication of my current novel and thriller Wiggle Room. John tells me that the new T he Fiction Writer’s Guide to Dialogue is a fun read for readers as well as writers. According to reviewer Jack Shea, Hough’s writing guide magnifies the magic of literature for readers, connecting them to the requirements of good fiction and explaining that readers must be willing to suspend disbelief. For a fiction author like me, whose other profession is rooted deeply in science, John Hough’s new book provides an easy to follow guide regarding the function of fictional dia...