Still trying to educate myself about great dialogue, I've picked up ONE DAY by a fantastic English writer named David Nichols. I've heard how funny this writer is and I hope to learn a thing or two about how to make characters sound witty and, at the same time, natural. The book, released last month, received fantastic reviews -- it follows the friendship of two friends -- one an idealistic girl, the other a much wealthier boy -- over the course of twenty years (1988 -2007) by giving us a single day -- July 15th -- in each of the twenty years. Sort of like the 1978 Alan Alda/Ellen Burstyn film SAME TIME NEXT YEAR.
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