Dialogue Development

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  1. Scarecrow28

    Dialogue-first technique of writing

    Scarecrow28, Sep 27, 2008 ... 6 7 8
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    Siena
    Nov 29, 2019
  2. Veltman

    How to write a child's dialogue?

    Veltman, Dec 12, 2018
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    13,633
    Princesisto
    Jul 10, 2019
  3. Flying Geese

    How do sounds in dialogue work (such as coughing)?

    Flying Geese, Jan 21, 2016
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    11,510
    peachalulu
    Jan 22, 2016
  4. Zack Winchester

    Can you use parentheses in dialogue?

    Zack Winchester, May 13, 2013
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    LordKyleOfEarth
    May 14, 2013
  5. Brigid

    What would dialogue in 2nd person look like?

    Brigid, Feb 12, 2017 ... 2
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    ChaseTheSun
    Mar 14, 2017
  6. JoeyTubaki

    Is it considered plagiarism to use song lyrics in dialogue?

    JoeyTubaki, Mar 29, 2018
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    8,168
    Steerpike
    Mar 29, 2018
  7. solarstarrkatt

    Husband/Wife dialogue?

    solarstarrkatt, Jun 2, 2010
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    8,040
    thewordsmith
    Jun 6, 2010
  8. mashers

    How to punctuate a hesitation in dialogue

    mashers, Jul 16, 2017
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    16
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    7,947
    LostThePlot
    Jul 17, 2017
  9. rhduke

    Why is military dialogue so cliche?

    rhduke, Apr 19, 2013
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    7,605
    rhduke
    Apr 20, 2013
  10. GuardianWynn

    How to add excitement to dialogue

    GuardianWynn, Feb 18, 2015 ... 2
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    7,500
    GuardianWynn
    Mar 2, 2015
  11. Renee J

    Wanna, gotta, gonna in dialogue

    Renee J, Feb 3, 2014
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    7,223
    ChickenFreak
    Feb 15, 2014
  12. tumblingdice

    realistic teen dialogue

    tumblingdice, May 25, 2016 ... 2
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    7,118
    Oscar Leigh
    May 29, 2016
  13. Creed McCandy

    Texas - Dialogue and Accent

    Creed McCandy, Jul 28, 2017 ... 2
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    6,759
    NiallRoach
    Aug 1, 2017
  14. Lone Vista

    Writing Australian English dialogue

    Lone Vista, Dec 7, 2016
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    12
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    6,619
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Dec 11, 2016
  15. courtykat

    Text Message Dialogue!

    courtykat, Mar 25, 2018
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    6,467
    matwoolf
    Mar 26, 2018
  16. OurJud

    Dialogue in diary-style prose

    OurJud, Aug 23, 2017
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    6,303
    OurJud
    Aug 25, 2017
  17. pippajune

    Should you start a new line after speech if it isn't a dialogue tag?

    pippajune, Jan 16, 2018
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    5,726
    GingerCoffee
    Jan 17, 2018
  18. jakeybum

    Semicolon in Written Dialogue

    jakeybum, Jun 4, 2017
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    5,604
    Homer Potvin
    Jun 5, 2017
  19. Von_Mitchell

    Speech impediments in dialogue

    Von_Mitchell, Jun 22, 2017
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    5,496
    Elven Candy
    Jun 24, 2017
  20. Oscillate Wildly

    Cursing in Dialogue

    Oscillate Wildly, Dec 17, 2011
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    5,429
    Anarchist_Apple84
    Dec 25, 2011
  21. OurJud

    Two-way dialogue in same paragraph

    OurJud, Sep 6, 2016
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    5,356
    Steerpike
    Sep 22, 2016
  22. OurJud

    Handling dialogue in diary/journal style fiction

    OurJud, Jul 22, 2016
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    5,055
    OurJud
    Jul 30, 2016
  23. Windatone

    Mixing present and past tense in stories?

    Windatone, Nov 30, 2013
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    4,738
    thirdwind
    Dec 1, 2013
  24. Catrin Lewis

    Acronyms in dialogue

    Catrin Lewis, Nov 9, 2015
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    4,528
    Bjørnar Munkerud
    Nov 12, 2015
  25. Francis de Aguilar

    Interrupted dialogue.

    Francis de Aguilar, Aug 14, 2016 ... 3 4 5
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    4,475
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Aug 17, 2016
  26. Boomstick10995

    How to dialogue an accent?

    Boomstick10995, Jun 16, 2012
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    4,314
    Mokrie Dela
    Jun 19, 2012
  27. karldots92

    Writing dialogue with accents

    karldots92, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
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    4,144
    big soft moose
    Oct 7, 2016
  28. Kerilum

    Ok.. new paragraph for dialogue?

    Kerilum, Nov 17, 2016
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    4,103
    Jaiden
    Nov 18, 2016
  29. WingedClover

    Writing Subtle Flirting

    WingedClover, Jul 8, 2019
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    4,095
    jannert
    Jul 9, 2019
  30. Tassyr

    Help writing for a character who speaks English as a second language?

    Tassyr, Jul 23, 2019 ... 2
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    25
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    3,916
    AnimalAsLeader
    Oct 7, 2019
  31. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019 ... 2
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    3,830
    jannert
    Feb 22, 2019
  32. peachalulu

    Six Ways to Save Pace

    peachalulu, Oct 8, 2013
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    3,756
    A J Phillips
    Jul 1, 2015
  33. deadrats

    less dialog

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2022 ... 2 3
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    3,626
    w. bogart
    Jan 27, 2023
  34. Sennett

    Is said dead or is everything else?

    Sennett, Jun 6, 2016 ... 2 3 4
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    3,623
    SoulGalaxyWolf
    Aug 3, 2016
  35. CMastah

    Dialogue and its place in a paragraph

    CMastah, Nov 13, 2014 ... 2
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    28
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    3,586
    Selbbin
    Nov 16, 2014
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