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Regina Kyle | Aaron Sorkin’s 5 Tips to Writing Dialogue
Author Guest / July 23, 2016

Hello, Fresh Fiction readers! This is my first time on the Fresh Fiction blog, and I’m super excited to be here. I’m celebrating the release of TRIPLE SCORE, but it’s a bit bittersweet, as it’s the final book in my Art of Seduction series and my final book for Harlequin Blaze. I’ve loved writing for Blaze. I like the sexual tension. I like the heat when that tension explodes. But most of all, I like the snappy dialogue. Yep, dialogue’s my jam. I live for lively banter, witty repartee, the perfect parting remark. My idol is Aaron Sorkin, who wrote masterpieces like TV’s West Wing and Newsroom and movies Moneyball and The American President. His dialogue sparkles. It’s musical, reflective, funny, smart. Like this gem from The Social Network: Lawyer: Mr. Zuckerberg, do I have your full attention? Mark Zuckerberg: No. Lawyer: Do you think I deserve it? Mark Zuckerberg: What? Lawyer: Do you think I deserve your full attention? Mark Zuckerberg: I had to swear an oath before we began this deposition, and I don’t want to perjure myself, so I have a legal obligation to say no. Lawyer: Okay – no. You don’t think I deserve your attention….