Dialogue Development

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  1. J.T. Woody

    Dialogue Quirks?

    J.T. Woody, Nov 7, 2024 ... 2
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    873
    Rath Darkblade
    Dec 9, 2024 at 2:17 PM
  2. Rosemary74

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

    Rosemary74, Jan 26, 2023
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    20
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    3,036
    Racheakt
    Sep 14, 2024
  3. Rath Darkblade

    A sensitive subject with dialogue: bigotry

    Rath Darkblade, Jul 29, 2024 ... 2
    Replies:
    28
    Views:
    997
    w. bogart
    Aug 19, 2024
  4. Nomad416

    Text messaging?

    Nomad416, Aug 1, 2024
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    205
    Homer Potvin
    Aug 2, 2024
  5. BigSchnoz

    Hillbilly Dialogue

    BigSchnoz, Apr 5, 2023
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    919
    Catriona Grace
    Jan 16, 2024
  6. w. bogart

    Internal dialogue

    w. bogart, Nov 17, 2023
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    867
    Rath Darkblade
    Jan 13, 2024
  7. SnugPugg

    (Alpha Enchanted) Need dialogue overview

    SnugPugg, Nov 11, 2023
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    572
    big soft moose
    Nov 15, 2023
  8. SnugPugg

    Need a catchy phrase for an introduction between ML and FL

    SnugPugg, Oct 25, 2023
    Replies:
    14
    Views:
    759
    SnugPugg
    Nov 7, 2023
  9. deadrats

    Why won't these characters just stop talking?

    deadrats, Jul 13, 2023
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    5
    Views:
    766
    Kalisto
    Nov 3, 2023
  10. J.T. Woody

    Something hurtful a friend would say

    J.T. Woody, Aug 28, 2023
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    11
    Views:
    932
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 2, 2023
  11. Seiya

    Help with dialogue tags/actions pre dialogue

    Seiya, Aug 6, 2023
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    6
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    659
    Seiya
    Aug 17, 2023
  12. Nomad416

    Your rules for numbers

    Nomad416, Aug 14, 2023
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    5
    Views:
    654
    Bakkerbaard
    Aug 17, 2023
  13. ps102

    Is there such a thing as too much dialogue?

    ps102, Aug 6, 2023
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    17
    Views:
    913
    ps102
    Aug 8, 2023
  14. Set2Stun

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

    Set2Stun, Aug 4, 2023
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    3
    Views:
    539
    Set2Stun
    Aug 5, 2023
  15. Nomad416

    What would you call this?

    Nomad416, Jul 12, 2023
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    687
    KiraAnn
    Jul 17, 2023
  16. MWB

    Em-dashes in dialog?

    MWB, Jan 28, 2023
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    1,187
    evild4ve
    Jul 7, 2023
  17. Bus Chaser

    Acceptable Alternatives to "Said"

    Bus Chaser, May 28, 2023
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    22
    Views:
    1,374
    deadrats
    Jun 11, 2023
  18. montecarlo

    Good vs Bad Dialog

    montecarlo, May 16, 2023
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    634
    Pixit
    May 24, 2023
  19. naruzeldamaster

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

    naruzeldamaster, Apr 8, 2023
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    977
    Rzero
    Apr 26, 2023
  20. Set2Stun

    Dialogue Between Characters with a Translator

    Set2Stun, Jan 3, 2022
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    11
    Views:
    1,338
    JLT
    Apr 8, 2023
  21. happyhacker

    AI (Alien Intelligence) Talk

    happyhacker, Mar 28, 2023
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    11
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    1,004
    happyhacker
    Apr 8, 2023
  22. 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:
    2,864
    Naomasa298
    Apr 7, 2023
  23. Rzero

    1972 slang

    Rzero, Jan 20, 2023 ... 2
    Replies:
    45
    Views:
    2,564
    happyhacker
    Mar 28, 2023
  24. J.T. Woody

    Witty (yet offensive) Quip about Erectile Dysfunction

    J.T. Woody, Mar 14, 2023
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    1,007
    Catriona Grace
    Mar 15, 2023
  25. deadrats

    less dialog

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2022 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    70
    Views:
    4,224
    w. bogart
    Jan 27, 2023
  26. montecarlo

    Dialog Excellence

    montecarlo, Jan 25, 2023
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    688
    Xoic
    Jan 25, 2023
  27. venuschansama

    How do I make good diaolouge?

    venuschansama, Jan 18, 2023
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    612
    Xoic
    Jan 18, 2023
  28. ps102

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

    ps102, Dec 31, 2022
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    1,125
    JLT
    Jan 17, 2023
  29. J.T. Woody

    how to deal with whispering

    J.T. Woody, Oct 28, 2021
    Replies:
    20
    Views:
    1,522
    deadrats
    Dec 28, 2022
  30. TripleBackstab

    Dialogue Tags and Tense

    TripleBackstab, Aug 27, 2021
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    1,404
    LadySerpentine
    Dec 20, 2022
  31. naruzeldamaster

    looking for some Italian common phrases.

    naruzeldamaster, Dec 14, 2022
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    637
    Louanne Learning
    Dec 14, 2022
  32. JTedders92

    Three way dialogue

    JTedders92, Apr 13, 2020
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    3,643
    Seven Crowns
    Oct 9, 2022
  33. naruzeldamaster

    What is this style of talking based on?

    naruzeldamaster, Oct 3, 2022
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    1,057
    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 4, 2022
  34. StoryForest
    Locked

    Starting a new line in dialogue.

    StoryForest, Jul 23, 2019
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    2,159
    Homer Potvin
    Sep 5, 2022
  35. Murkie

    Dialogue after a description

    Murkie, Sep 1, 2020
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,705
    Not the Territory
    Sep 3, 2022
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