Dialogue Development

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  1. RightWrite

    Commas in these situations?

    RightWrite, Feb 11, 2020
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    KiraAnn
    Feb 20, 2020
  2. Adam Bolander

    Internal Dialogue and Speaking to the Audience?

    Adam Bolander, Jan 12, 2020
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    875
    big soft moose
    Feb 5, 2020
  3. severine

    Inline dialogue - is it really that bad?

    severine, Jan 19, 2020
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    1,791
    Gary Wed
    Jan 30, 2020
  4. keysersoze

    Characters struggling to co-exist on the page

    keysersoze, Dec 31, 2019
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    1,070
    jannert
    Jan 21, 2020
  5. RitchieHugh

    Dialogue?

    RitchieHugh, Jan 14, 2020
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    17
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    1,205
    Naomasa298
    Jan 15, 2020
  6. frigocc

    Critique On My Dialogue/How To Make It Less Boring?

    frigocc, Jan 10, 2020
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    328
    frigocc
    Jan 11, 2020
  7. Prasasti

    Need help with grammar

    Prasasti, Dec 13, 2019
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    934
    RoyGBiv
    Dec 20, 2019
  8. GoldenGirlSix

    How do I insert dialogue in a sentence to reference a past event?

    GoldenGirlSix, Dec 16, 2019
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    787
    animagus_kitty
    Dec 16, 2019
  9. Scarecrow28

    Dialogue-first technique of writing

    Scarecrow28, Sep 27, 2008 ... 6 7 8
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    Siena
    Nov 29, 2019
  10. Tassyr

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

    Tassyr, Jul 23, 2019 ... 2
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    3,915
    AnimalAsLeader
    Oct 7, 2019
  11. 33percent

    Few dialogue questions

    33percent, Sep 9, 2019
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    811
    EFMingo
    Sep 9, 2019
  12. The Bishop

    Unspoken Dialogue

    The Bishop, Jul 28, 2019
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    1,358
    jannert
    Aug 31, 2019
  13. Veltman

    How to write a child's dialogue?

    Veltman, Dec 12, 2018
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    13,626
    Princesisto
    Jul 10, 2019
  14. WingedClover

    Writing Subtle Flirting

    WingedClover, Jul 8, 2019
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    4,095
    jannert
    Jul 9, 2019
  15. Maverick_nc

    General rules on accent in dialogue?

    Maverick_nc, Apr 17, 2019
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    2,754
    Radrook
    May 6, 2019
  16. LoaDyron

    '...' or "..." for dialogue

    LoaDyron, Mar 23, 2019
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    999
    Iain Aschendale
    Mar 24, 2019
  17. EstherMayRose

    How can I Explain a Connotation in Natural-Sounding Dialogue?

    EstherMayRose, Mar 11, 2019
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    964
    XRD_author
    Mar 15, 2019
  18. Rzero

    How close should first person narration be to the narrator's dialogue?

    Rzero, Feb 27, 2019 ... 2
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    2,004
    Rzero
    Mar 1, 2019
  19. ThyRivalPoet

    Dialogue and mannerisms help?

    ThyRivalPoet, Feb 18, 2019 ... 2
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    1,624
    LoaDyron
    Feb 24, 2019
  20. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019 ... 2
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    3,820
    jannert
    Feb 22, 2019
  21. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue tags from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019
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    1,353
    jimbond68
    Feb 20, 2019
  22. Stormsong07

    How would you punctuate telepathic dialogue?

    Stormsong07, Jan 22, 2019
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    2,752
    Matt E
    Jan 28, 2019
  23. Razvi

    Tips for dialogue

    Razvi, Jan 23, 2019
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    18
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    1,422
    peachalulu
    Jan 24, 2019
  24. Philliggi

    My dialogue is wooden

    Philliggi, Dec 16, 2018
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    17
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    1,529
    Shenanigator
    Dec 19, 2018
  25. Laurin Kelly

    "Hashtag" in Dialogue

    Laurin Kelly, Sep 8, 2018
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    2,078
    Laurin Kelly
    Sep 9, 2018
  26. Book Mark

    Expository Dialogue: How much is too much?

    Book Mark, Aug 29, 2018
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    1,398
    John Calligan
    Aug 30, 2018
  27. cherrya

    How do you know if the dialogue is coming from the character's mind and not yours?

    cherrya, Jul 18, 2018
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    1,172
    DK3654
    Jul 30, 2018
  28. Edgelordess

    How do you write a dialogue with 3+ characters?

    Edgelordess, Jul 22, 2018
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    1,578
    Edgelordess
    Jul 25, 2018
  29. madeofhearts

    Question about Accents and Cultural Sensitivity (how not to be an accidental racist jerk)

    madeofhearts, Jul 10, 2018
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    1,070
    Mckk
    Jul 18, 2018
  30. SolZephyr

    Character fidelity vs scene progression

    SolZephyr, Jul 16, 2018
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    1
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    956
    DeeDee
    Jul 17, 2018
  31. TheFinalguy

    How much of your chapters are dialogue and exposition?

    TheFinalguy, Jun 27, 2018
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    1,366
    zoupskim
    Jul 4, 2018
  32. Jonathon33

    Technical issue with dialogue

    Jonathon33, Jun 19, 2018
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    8
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    1,160
    Jonathon33
    Jun 20, 2018
  33. TheFinalguy

    Dividing information between dialogue and exposition

    TheFinalguy, Jun 7, 2018
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    1,116
    Simpson17866
    Jun 7, 2018
  34. Bl4ck Catz

    Tips for Writing Naturalistic Dialogue

    Bl4ck Catz, May 23, 2018
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    1,526
    GingerCoffee
    May 29, 2018
  35. WaffleWhale

    Do parenthesis in dialogue make sense?

    WaffleWhale, May 15, 2018
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    11
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    1,232
    WaffleWhale
    May 23, 2018
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