How long does it take to read Dialogue?
Dialogue by Robert McKee takes about 5 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 43 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 312 pages, about 85,800 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the author of Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting comes a new work on how to write dialogue for fiction writers. McKee brings his vast knowledge and puts it to good effect in this indepth treatment of the topic. The table of contents breaks the content into four sections: The Art of Dialogue; Flaws and Fixes; Creating Dialogue; and Dialogue Design. Each section contains one to five chapters which further break down the content into very specific information about each topic. A very detailed and interesting book from one of the masters of storytelling.
Subjects: storytelling, fiction authorship, fiction technique, fiction writing, screenwriting, writing
