I often find that putting dialogue onto the page for your characters is one of them ore challenging aspects of all writing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s Note: Arash Azizi is a writer and a historian. He is the author of “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom” (Oneworld, ...

James Cameron has seen the gripes from critics about “cringe” dialog in his blockbusters, and to them, he has a message: how much have your films made? “I don’t cringe on any of the dialogue, but I ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and director also explained to host Bill Maher why the audience is so important, saying, "The only way one can learn how to write a play is to sit ...

Michael Jai White’s new film Trouble Man premiered June 12, 2025, at the American Black Film Festival in Miami. In this scene, left to right: Lala Anthony, Method Man, and Michael Jai White. The ...

"It's going to really start to infringe on how we're telling these stories," 'The Rip' star recently told Joe Rogan.

Editor’s Note: Arash Azizi is a writer and a historian. He is the author of “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom” (Oneworld, 2024). The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion on CNN.