Dialogue Development

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  1. Lucian Hodoboc

    Breaking up dialogue with action

    Lucian Hodoboc, Apr 15, 2018
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    BayView
    May 21, 2018
  2. AptlyAnonymous

    How to use Dialogue in Letter Format Stories

    AptlyAnonymous, Apr 7, 2018
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    ChickenFreak
    Apr 9, 2018
  3. Antaus

    Writing Proper Dialogue

    Antaus, Apr 8, 2018
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    1,101
    Wreybies
    Apr 8, 2018
  4. JoeyTubaki

    Is it considered plagiarism to use song lyrics in dialogue?

    JoeyTubaki, Mar 29, 2018
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    Steerpike
    Mar 29, 2018
  5. Miguel A. Wilder

    About dialogue

    Miguel A. Wilder, Mar 23, 2018
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    1,605
    Shenanigator
    Mar 27, 2018
  6. courtykat

    Text Message Dialogue!

    courtykat, Mar 25, 2018
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    6,449
    matwoolf
    Mar 26, 2018
  7. TheWinnerIs...

    Do Your Characters Have Time For A Quick Chat?

    TheWinnerIs..., Mar 20, 2018
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    1,121
    Mink
    Mar 20, 2018
  8. Chezecaek

    Dialogue question

    Chezecaek, Mar 1, 2018
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    1,292
    Chezecaek
    Mar 7, 2018
  9. Spencer1990

    Dialogue - Dialog

    Spencer1990, Feb 16, 2018
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    1,226
    ChickenFreak
    Mar 4, 2018
  10. pippajune

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

    pippajune, Jan 16, 2018
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    5,706
    GingerCoffee
    Jan 17, 2018
  11. Kerbouchard

    Dialogue or narration?

    Kerbouchard, Dec 22, 2017 ... 2
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    NiallRoach
    Jan 5, 2018
  12. SoulGalaxyWolf

    Trying to make sub-plots?

    SoulGalaxyWolf, Dec 28, 2017
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    1,124
    ChickenFreak
    Dec 28, 2017
  13. Ice Nov

    My characters are religious fanatics; help with dialogue

    Ice Nov, Oct 8, 2017
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    2,632
    Maddox
    Dec 24, 2017
  14. Francis de Aguilar

    Moving this to Novels. Punctuating reported dialogue. (Adult Content)

    Francis de Aguilar, Dec 14, 2017
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    967
    Francis de Aguilar
    Dec 14, 2017
  15. Francis de Aguilar

    How would you punctuate this?

    Francis de Aguilar, Nov 13, 2017
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    1,712
    BayView
    Nov 22, 2017
  16. ThenColmSaid

    Interrupting dialogue

    ThenColmSaid, Nov 13, 2017
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    1
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    1,168
    Tenderiser
    Nov 13, 2017
  17. FatalRibbon

    Different time and culture: help needed in research

    FatalRibbon, Nov 12, 2017
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    777
    FatalRibbon
    Nov 12, 2017
  18. Aled James Taylor

    Letters when Spoken in Dialogue

    Aled James Taylor, Nov 4, 2017
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    1,692
    Poetical Gore
    Nov 11, 2017
  19. Skibbs

    Using Dialogue vs Plain Description

    Skibbs, Nov 4, 2017
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    12
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    1,442
    BayView
    Nov 6, 2017
  20. OurJud

    Info through dialogue

    OurJud, Sep 18, 2017 ... 2
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    1,998
    jannert
    Sep 20, 2017
  21. OurJud

    Dialogue in foreign accent, without sounding comical?

    OurJud, Sep 17, 2017
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    1,152
    Laurin Kelly
    Sep 17, 2017
  22. MrInvisible

    Dialogue

    MrInvisible, Sep 1, 2017
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    1,192
    Laurin Kelly
    Sep 3, 2017
  23. badgerjelly

    The Whip-master and The Mewling

    badgerjelly, Aug 25, 2017
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    388
    badgerjelly
    Aug 25, 2017
  24. OurJud

    Dialogue in diary-style prose

    OurJud, Aug 23, 2017
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    6,282
    OurJud
    Aug 25, 2017
  25. Davidheart2017

    Help with writing God/Deity character dialogue

    Davidheart2017, Aug 10, 2017
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    2,171
    Davidheart2017
    Aug 10, 2017
  26. archer88i

    Dialogue is not a transcript

    archer88i, Jul 24, 2017
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    2,267
    Chris Before
    Aug 9, 2017
  27. mashers

    What to do when dialogue fizzles out

    mashers, Aug 2, 2017
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    14
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    1,214
    mashers
    Aug 3, 2017
  28. Creed McCandy

    Texas - Dialogue and Accent

    Creed McCandy, Jul 28, 2017 ... 2
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    6,732
    NiallRoach
    Aug 1, 2017
  29. mashers

    How to punctuate a hesitation in dialogue

    mashers, Jul 16, 2017
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    LostThePlot
    Jul 17, 2017
  30. Vianca

    What would you do...

    Vianca, Jul 7, 2017 ... 2
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    1,857
    Cave Troll
    Jul 8, 2017
  31. DAcrazy79

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

    DAcrazy79, Jun 27, 2017
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    1,586
    Tenderiser
    Jun 29, 2017
  32. Von_Mitchell

    Speech impediments in dialogue

    Von_Mitchell, Jun 22, 2017
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    5,475
    Elven Candy
    Jun 24, 2017
  33. UnderTheMoon

    Dialogue...

    UnderTheMoon, Jun 16, 2017
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    1
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    847
    izzybot
    Jun 16, 2017
  34. jakeybum

    Semicolon in Written Dialogue

    jakeybum, Jun 4, 2017
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    5,592
    Homer Potvin
    Jun 5, 2017
  35. GB reader

    How to break dialogue

    GB reader, Jun 3, 2017
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    1,053
    Dr.Meow
    Jun 4, 2017
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