Three anti-social skills to improve your writing – Nadia Kalman
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You need social skills to have a conversation in real life — but they’re quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few “anti-social skills,” like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.
Lesson by Nadia Kalman, animation by Enjoyanimation.



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