Dialogue, More Than Just Talk    by Lori  Devoti
Price: $1.29 USD. 2680 words. Published on July 20, 2010. .
Learn what dialogue can and should be doing for your book, the two things dialogue absolutely shouldn’t be, plus how to fix those issues if you have them. Then learn 14 techniques that will make your dialogue pop and your characters come to life. Bonus Content: Great Starts, five things the opening of your novel should have/do.

How To Improve Your Speculative Fiction Openings    by Robert Qualkinbush
Price: $2.99 USD. 15440 words. Published by ReAnimus Press on March 24, 2012. .
The secret that separates pro fiction from beginners', and how to capitalize on it. "if you're at all concerned about story openings, you'd be nuts not to read what Qualkinbush has to say." --Wil McCarthy, author of BLOOM and THE COLLAPSIUM