Writing great dialogue is hard.
You'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise. People talk - some people constantly. From parties with friends to the dinner table with family, from our own inner thoughts to the media we consume, our lives are filled with endless chatter.
But dialogue isn't idle chatter. Dialogue has to propel your plot and reflect your characters' desires, or your readers will get bored - or worse, abandon your story and mock you on social media.
This blog post, written for The Novel Factory discusses techniques and tricks to help you better your dialogue craft.