Dialogue Development

Having trouble getting your characters to talk to each other in a realistic way ? Need to discuss what good dialogue looks like, do it here.

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  1. JJ_Maxx

    [Dialogue Tags and Titles]

    JJ_Maxx, Dec 9, 2012
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    Cogito
    Dec 11, 2012
  2. Nomad416

    Your rules for numbers

    Nomad416, Aug 14, 2023
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    5
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    416
    Bakkerbaard
    Aug 17, 2023
  3. naruzeldamaster

    Writing with Minimal (if any) Dialogue...

    naruzeldamaster, Mar 23, 2021
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    841
    marshipan
    Mar 23, 2021
  4. Morwen Edhelwen

    Writing terms/dialogue in a language you are unfamiliar with?

    Morwen Edhelwen, Jun 18, 2012
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    1,217
    Morwen Edhelwen
    Jun 18, 2012
  5. WingedClover

    Writing Subtle Flirting

    WingedClover, Jul 8, 2019
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    4,095
    jannert
    Jul 9, 2019
  6. scout86

    Writing short dialogue in another language

    scout86, Jun 7, 2013 ... 2
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    34
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    3,257
    mbinks89
    Jun 12, 2013
  7. Link the Writer

    Writing dialogue without accents.

    Link the Writer, Jan 19, 2011
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    13
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    1,084
    Jonalexher
    Jan 21, 2011
  8. karldots92

    Writing dialogue with accents

    karldots92, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
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    4,140
    big soft moose
    Oct 7, 2016
  9. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue tags from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019
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    1,353
    jimbond68
    Feb 20, 2019
  10. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019 ... 2
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    3,820
    jannert
    Feb 22, 2019
  11. The Bishop

    Writing between dialogue

    The Bishop, Jun 23, 2020
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    12
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    1,070
    Aled James Taylor
    Jul 8, 2020
  12. Lone Vista

    Writing Australian English dialogue

    Lone Vista, Dec 7, 2016
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    12
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    6,616
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Dec 11, 2016
  13. Cope Acetic

    Writing a mother's dialogue

    Cope Acetic, Feb 29, 2020
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    1,081
    Cope Acetic
    Mar 3, 2020
  14. pianodog

    Writing a foreign character?

    pianodog, Dec 17, 2015
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    925
    pianodog
    Dec 18, 2015
  15. Antaus

    Writing Proper Dialogue

    Antaus, Apr 8, 2018
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    4
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    1,106
    Wreybies
    Apr 8, 2018
  16. DAcrazy79

    Would it be ok to use grammatical errors in typed dialogue?

    DAcrazy79, Jun 27, 2017
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    1,593
    Tenderiser
    Jun 29, 2017
  17. Cicatrix

    witty conversations

    Cicatrix, Sep 6, 2012
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    15
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    2,509
    Padfoot
    Sep 12, 2012
  18. J.T. Woody

    Witty (yet offensive) Quip about Erectile Dysfunction

    J.T. Woody, Mar 14, 2023
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    732
    Catriona Grace
    Mar 15, 2023
  19. deadrats

    Why won't these characters just stop talking?

    deadrats, Jul 13, 2023
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    546
    Kalisto
    Nov 3, 2023
  20. rhduke

    Why is military dialogue so cliche?

    rhduke, Apr 19, 2013
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    7,603
    rhduke
    Apr 20, 2013
  21. astrostu

    When to Use Dialogue, When to Describe via Narrator?

    astrostu, May 26, 2011
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    1,176
    Lord Malum
    May 26, 2011
  22. Bowler

    When there is sadness

    Bowler, Oct 22, 2009
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    1,766
    Empyrean
    Nov 21, 2009
  23. Giacomo

    When is it okay to omit dialogue tags???

    Giacomo, Nov 10, 2021
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    1,329
    Gary Wed
    Jul 10, 2022
  24. ps102

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

    ps102, Dec 31, 2022
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    782
    JLT
    Jan 17, 2023
  25. Starbuck

    When dialogue ends and starts a chapter, what goes in between?

    Starbuck, Jul 10, 2014
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    1,984
    GingerCoffee
    Jul 15, 2014
  26. Spyke

    When a Character is Reading a Story.

    Spyke, Jul 19, 2013
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    996
    mammamaia
    Jul 20, 2013
  27. Davi Mai

    What's the feeling re. dialogue tags that are actions?

    Davi Mai, Aug 24, 2020
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    1,197
    Stormburn
    Aug 25, 2020
  28. louis1

    What's a good description/dialogue ratio?

    louis1, May 25, 2012
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    1,430
    Show
    May 25, 2012
  29. Vianca

    What would you do...

    Vianca, Jul 7, 2017 ... 2
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    27
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    1,866
    Cave Troll
    Jul 8, 2017
  30. Nomad416

    What would you call this?

    Nomad416, Jul 12, 2023
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    4
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    460
    KiraAnn
    Jul 17, 2023
  31. Brigid

    What would dialogue in 2nd person look like?

    Brigid, Feb 12, 2017 ... 2
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    9,032
    ChaseTheSun
    Mar 14, 2017
  32. mashers

    What to do when dialogue fizzles out

    mashers, Aug 2, 2017
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    14
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    1,217
    mashers
    Aug 3, 2017
  33. s33point1

    What should main characters talk about if there not talking about the plot?

    s33point1, Aug 12, 2012
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    2,816
    Shayla
    Oct 31, 2014
  34. Oldmanofthemountain

    What makes certain lines "memeable laughing stocks", and how do you avoid making them while writing?

    Oldmanofthemountain, Jun 18, 2022
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    22
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    1,360
    FlyingGuppy
    Jun 24, 2022
  35. naruzeldamaster

    What is this style of talking based on?

    naruzeldamaster, Oct 3, 2022
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    7
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    833
    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 4, 2022
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