Articles in the Action and Dialogue Category

SG1 Series Part Three: Action & Dialogue
Posted in Action and Dialogue, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 6 December 2007

All Show, No Tell - The Audio/Visual Experience
One of the greatest lessons writers can gain by watching television series (and movies) is the importance of action and dialogue. In today’s world, we expect richer, active, even sensual experiences. We fill our entertainment hours with games, movies, soap operas, drama, theatre, ballet, situational comedy and reality [...]

Five Part Series: Writing Lessons From Stargate SG-1
Posted in Action and Dialogue, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 26 October 2007

It is interesting to watch television in the writer frame of mind. What would be, to the average viewer, an enjoyable and almost effortless opportunity to relax in the world’s of our fictional friends, becomes an intriguing weave of technique, language, structure, and seamless formula; a masterful journey through character development, plot, sub-plot, continuity, hooks [...]