The Description and Dialogue panel is on YouTube

On Monday 23rd March 2026 we discussed description vs dialogue including…

  • How much should you use of each in your stories (short stories or novels)?
  • What purpose do they provide? How are they useful?
  • We’ll talk about showing vs telling, peaks and troughs in relation to description and dialogue.
  • As a reader, which do you prefer?

The recording is below featuring the following panel…

  • Science-fiction, fantasy, cosy mystery, thriller and comedy author David Wake
  • Crime/thriller novelist Jill Todd
  • Crime/women’s novelist and non-fiction author and Self-Pub Fest founder Morgen with an ‘E’ (host)
  • Crime novelist, flash fiction and short story author Nikki Copleston
  • Science-fiction/fantasy novelist Phil Oddy

These are free events but we’re raising money for local libraries and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.

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