Dialogue Development

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  1. Rosemary74

    Can I use 'er" or 'erm' in a dialogue?

    Rosemary74, Jan 26, 2023
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    2,506
    Racheakt
    Sep 14, 2024
  2. Rath Darkblade

    A sensitive subject with dialogue: bigotry

    Rath Darkblade, Jul 29, 2024 ... 2
    Replies:
    28
    Views:
    874
    w. bogart
    Aug 19, 2024
  3. Nomad416

    Text messaging?

    Nomad416, Aug 1, 2024
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    1
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    158
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 2, 2024
  4. BigSchnoz

    Hillbilly Dialogue

    BigSchnoz, Apr 5, 2023
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    8
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    854
    Catriona Grace
    Jan 16, 2024
  5. w. bogart

    Internal dialogue

    w. bogart, Nov 17, 2023
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    9
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    810
    Rath Darkblade
    Jan 13, 2024
  6. SnugPugg

    (Alpha Enchanted) Need dialogue overview

    SnugPugg, Nov 11, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    518
    big soft moose
    Nov 15, 2023
  7. SnugPugg

    Need a catchy phrase for an introduction between ML and FL

    SnugPugg, Oct 25, 2023
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    14
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    695
    SnugPugg
    Nov 7, 2023
  8. deadrats

    Why won't these characters just stop talking?

    deadrats, Jul 13, 2023
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    5
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    702
    Kalisto
    Nov 3, 2023
  9. J.T. Woody

    Something hurtful a friend would say

    J.T. Woody, Aug 28, 2023
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    11
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    847
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 2, 2023
  10. Seiya

    Help with dialogue tags/actions pre dialogue

    Seiya, Aug 6, 2023
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    6
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    617
    Seiya
    Aug 17, 2023
  11. Nomad416

    Your rules for numbers

    Nomad416, Aug 14, 2023
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    5
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    567
    Bakkerbaard
    Aug 17, 2023
  12. ps102

    Is there such a thing as too much dialogue?

    ps102, Aug 6, 2023
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    838
    ps102
    Aug 8, 2023
  13. Set2Stun

    How to Best Write Dialogue Taking Place in an Online Chat Application?

    Set2Stun, Aug 4, 2023
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    3
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    474
    Set2Stun
    Aug 5, 2023
  14. Nomad416

    What would you call this?

    Nomad416, Jul 12, 2023
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    4
    Views:
    627
    KiraAnn
    Jul 17, 2023
  15. MWB

    Em-dashes in dialog?

    MWB, Jan 28, 2023
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    16
    Views:
    1,118
    evild4ve
    Jul 7, 2023
  16. Bus Chaser

    Acceptable Alternatives to "Said"

    Bus Chaser, May 28, 2023
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    22
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    1,289
    deadrats
    Jun 11, 2023
  17. montecarlo

    Good vs Bad Dialog

    montecarlo, May 16, 2023
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    2
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    581
    Pixit
    May 24, 2023
  18. naruzeldamaster

    How do I 'cut back' on dialogue without removing too much?

    naruzeldamaster, Apr 8, 2023
    Replies:
    4
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    897
    Rzero
    Apr 26, 2023
  19. Set2Stun

    Dialogue Between Characters with a Translator

    Set2Stun, Jan 3, 2022
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    11
    Views:
    1,286
    JLT
    Apr 8, 2023
  20. happyhacker

    AI (Alien Intelligence) Talk

    happyhacker, Mar 28, 2023
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    11
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    891
    happyhacker
    Apr 8, 2023
  21. Justin Attas

    Creative Ways To Give a Certain Character's Dialogue a Certain Feel?

    Justin Attas, Jul 2, 2019 ... 2
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    30
    Views:
    2,740
    Naomasa298
    Apr 7, 2023
  22. Rzero

    1972 slang

    Rzero, Jan 20, 2023 ... 2
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    45
    Views:
    2,440
    happyhacker
    Mar 28, 2023
  23. J.T. Woody

    Witty (yet offensive) Quip about Erectile Dysfunction

    J.T. Woody, Mar 14, 2023
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    903
    Catriona Grace
    Mar 15, 2023
  24. deadrats

    less dialog

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2022 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    70
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    4,043
    w. bogart
    Jan 27, 2023
  25. montecarlo

    Dialog Excellence

    montecarlo, Jan 25, 2023
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    655
    Xoic
    Jan 25, 2023
  26. venuschansama

    How do I make good diaolouge?

    venuschansama, Jan 18, 2023
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    1
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    547
    Xoic
    Jan 18, 2023
  27. ps102

    When do you use a comma? And when a period?

    ps102, Dec 31, 2022
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    10
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    1,044
    JLT
    Jan 17, 2023
  28. J.T. Woody

    how to deal with whispering

    J.T. Woody, Oct 28, 2021
    Replies:
    20
    Views:
    1,464
    deadrats
    Dec 28, 2022
  29. TripleBackstab

    Dialogue Tags and Tense

    TripleBackstab, Aug 27, 2021
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    10
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    1,344
    LadySerpentine
    Dec 20, 2022
  30. naruzeldamaster

    looking for some Italian common phrases.

    naruzeldamaster, Dec 14, 2022
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    594
    Louanne Learning
    Dec 14, 2022
  31. JTedders92

    Three way dialogue

    JTedders92, Apr 13, 2020
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    16
    Views:
    3,336
    Seven Crowns
    Oct 9, 2022
  32. naruzeldamaster

    What is this style of talking based on?

    naruzeldamaster, Oct 3, 2022
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    982
    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 4, 2022
  33. StoryForest
    Locked

    Starting a new line in dialogue.

    StoryForest, Jul 23, 2019
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    2,108
    Homer Potvin
    Sep 5, 2022
  34. Murkie

    Dialogue after a description

    Murkie, Sep 1, 2020
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,613
    Not the Territory
    Sep 3, 2022
  35. deadrats

    Using sparse dialog.

    deadrats, Jul 14, 2022
    Replies:
    18
    Views:
    2,325
    OurJud
    Aug 17, 2022
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