Writing
Story
Dan Harmon Story Circle - 8 Steps
You - Establish the Protagonist(s)
Need - Something isn’t right
Go! - Crossing the Threshold
Search - The Road of Trials
Find - Meeting the goddess
Take - Paying the Price
Return - Bringing it Home
Change - Master of Both Worlds
Dialogue
Purpose
Subtext - This ties into “Show don’t tell”. Subtext is what the character is really saying, minus the words they speak
Tangents which has a purpose
Show, don’t Tell
Books
Janice Hardy - Understanding show. Don’t Tell
Stephen King - On Writing (https://www.audible.com.au/pd/On-Writing-Audiobook/B00FF0RF2G)
References
How to Show, Not Tell: The Complete Writing Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAKcbvioxFk
Dan Harmon Story Circle: 8 Proven Steps to Better Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGUVkOmPTA
How To Write Great Dialogue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEgsIV98ZmU
10 Screenwriting Tips from Quentin Tarantino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSpqFn5TRCk