Dialogue in Novels – Does it dilute or embellish?

Opinions abound when it comes to dialogue in novels. What makes for good dialogue? Can you have too much. Isn’t dialogue just another form of telling? Because my novel, Outside These Walls is around 50% dialogue, I thought I would offer another on the subject. Before writing this post, I took the time to do […]
Outside These Walls

An isolated boy. His loving but meddlesome mother. An astonishing journey into inexpressible unity. Jason Anderson keeps his private life locked away from prying eyes. Socially awkward and deeply introverted, the seventeen-year-old high schooler avoids relationships with his peers at all costs. But acquiescing to a pair of beautiful classmates for a ride leads to […]