Dialogue Development

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  1. Ihabim

    Dialogue within a dialogue !

    Ihabim, Jun 18, 2020
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    Ihabim
    Jun 18, 2020
  2. Bakkerbaard

    Dialogue things

    Bakkerbaard, Apr 9, 2020
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    1,223
    Bakkerbaard
    Apr 10, 2020
  3. jannert

    How to balance dialogue with narrative

    jannert, Mar 14, 2020 ... 2
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    2,158
    jannert
    Mar 20, 2020
  4. Cdn Writer

    Dialogue....how do people talk??

    Cdn Writer, Feb 26, 2020
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    1,825
    OurJud
    Mar 6, 2020
  5. Cope Acetic

    Writing a mother's dialogue

    Cope Acetic, Feb 29, 2020
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    1,484
    Cope Acetic
    Mar 3, 2020
  6. RightWrite

    Commas in these situations?

    RightWrite, Feb 11, 2020
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    22
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    2,401
    KiraAnn
    Feb 20, 2020
  7. Adam Bolander

    Internal Dialogue and Speaking to the Audience?

    Adam Bolander, Jan 12, 2020
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    1,200
    big soft moose
    Feb 5, 2020
  8. severine

    Inline dialogue - is it really that bad?

    severine, Jan 19, 2020
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    2,283
    Gary Wed
    Jan 30, 2020
  9. keysersoze

    Characters struggling to co-exist on the page

    keysersoze, Dec 31, 2019
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    1,272
    jannert
    Jan 21, 2020
  10. RitchieHugh

    Dialogue?

    RitchieHugh, Jan 14, 2020
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    1,808
    Naomasa298
    Jan 15, 2020
  11. frigocc

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

    frigocc, Jan 10, 2020
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    503
    frigocc
    Jan 11, 2020
  12. Prasasti

    Need help with grammar

    Prasasti, Dec 13, 2019
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    1,143
    RoyGBiv
    Dec 20, 2019
  13. GoldenGirlSix

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

    GoldenGirlSix, Dec 16, 2019
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    1,004
    animagus_kitty
    Dec 16, 2019
  14. Scarecrow28

    Dialogue-first technique of writing

    Scarecrow28, Sep 27, 2008 ... 6 7 8
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    17,218
    Siena
    Nov 29, 2019
  15. Tassyr

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

    Tassyr, Jul 23, 2019 ... 2
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    5,237
    AnimalAsLeader
    Oct 7, 2019
  16. 33percent

    Few dialogue questions

    33percent, Sep 9, 2019
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    990
    EFMingo
    Sep 9, 2019
  17. The Bishop

    Unspoken Dialogue

    The Bishop, Jul 28, 2019
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    1,580
    jannert
    Aug 31, 2019
  18. Veltman

    How to write a child's dialogue?

    Veltman, Dec 12, 2018
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    16,047
    Princesisto
    Jul 10, 2019
  19. WingedClover

    Writing Subtle Flirting

    WingedClover, Jul 8, 2019
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    5,015
    jannert
    Jul 9, 2019
  20. Maverick_nc

    General rules on accent in dialogue?

    Maverick_nc, Apr 17, 2019
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    3,274
    Radrook
    May 6, 2019
  21. LoaDyron

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

    LoaDyron, Mar 23, 2019
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    1,281
    Iain Aschendale
    Mar 24, 2019
  22. EstherMayRose

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

    EstherMayRose, Mar 11, 2019
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    1,265
    XRD_author
    Mar 15, 2019
  23. Rzero

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

    Rzero, Feb 27, 2019 ... 2
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    2,497
    Rzero
    Mar 1, 2019
  24. ThyRivalPoet

    Dialogue and mannerisms help?

    ThyRivalPoet, Feb 18, 2019 ... 2
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    1,990
    LoaDyron
    Feb 24, 2019
  25. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019 ... 2
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    5,888
    jannert
    Feb 22, 2019
  26. jimbond68

    Writing dialogue tags from a past conversation

    jimbond68, Feb 19, 2019
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    1,557
    jimbond68
    Feb 20, 2019
  27. Stormsong07

    How would you punctuate telepathic dialogue?

    Stormsong07, Jan 22, 2019
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    3,486
    Matt E
    Jan 28, 2019
  28. Razvi

    Tips for dialogue

    Razvi, Jan 23, 2019
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    18
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    1,797
    peachalulu
    Jan 24, 2019
  29. Philliggi

    My dialogue is wooden

    Philliggi, Dec 16, 2018
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    17
    Views:
    1,983
    Shenanigator
    Dec 19, 2018
  30. Laurin Kelly

    "Hashtag" in Dialogue

    Laurin Kelly, Sep 8, 2018
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    2,707
    Laurin Kelly
    Sep 9, 2018
  31. Book Mark

    Expository Dialogue: How much is too much?

    Book Mark, Aug 29, 2018
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    1,733
    John Calligan
    Aug 30, 2018
  32. 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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    1,426
    DK3654
    Jul 30, 2018
  33. Edgelordess

    How do you write a dialogue with 3+ characters?

    Edgelordess, Jul 22, 2018
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    2,029
    Edgelordess
    Jul 25, 2018
  34. madeofhearts

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

    madeofhearts, Jul 10, 2018
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    1,326
    Mckk
    Jul 18, 2018
  35. SolZephyr

    Character fidelity vs scene progression

    SolZephyr, Jul 16, 2018
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    1,163
    DeeDee
    Jul 17, 2018
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