Dialogue Development

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  1. Cave Troll

    Dialogue with quoting in the middle, I need some help.

    Cave Troll, May 25, 2017
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    Cave Troll
    May 28, 2017
  2. ChaseTheSun

    Quirky Mentor/Mother Figure

    ChaseTheSun, Apr 9, 2017
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    1,473
    Homewriting
    Apr 18, 2017
  3. cherrya

    How do you make the dialogue right?

    cherrya, Apr 11, 2017
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    7
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    1,012
    Commander Caty
    Apr 12, 2017
  4. ILaughAtTrailers

    I like writing dialogue, how do I fill the blank spaces in between?

    ILaughAtTrailers, Apr 4, 2017
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    5
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    943
    ChickenFreak
    Apr 6, 2017
  5. Matt007

    need help with character personalities and dialogue

    Matt007, Mar 10, 2017 ... 2
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    27
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    1,666
    Rosacrvx
    Mar 16, 2017
  6. Lucifette

    Not descriptive enough? Too much dialogue?

    Lucifette, Mar 15, 2017
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    952
    Pinkymcfiddle
    Mar 15, 2017
  7. Brigid

    What would dialogue in 2nd person look like?

    Brigid, Feb 12, 2017 ... 2
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    ChaseTheSun
    Mar 14, 2017
  8. J.E. Kirkland

    Dialogue question

    J.E. Kirkland, Mar 9, 2017
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    J.E. Kirkland
    Mar 10, 2017
  9. Mikmaxs

    Dialogue Blocking/How do you handle conversations with a large cast?

    Mikmaxs, Feb 25, 2017
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    4
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    857
    NoGoodNobu
    Feb 25, 2017
  10. ToBeInspired

    3rd Person, Inner Dialogue, and Animals

    ToBeInspired, Feb 12, 2017
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    ToBeInspired
    Feb 12, 2017
  11. watermark

    Best practice in dialogue tagging?

    watermark, Jan 24, 2017 ... 2
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    1,490
    Dnaiel
    Jan 24, 2017
  12. Ryan Elder

    I'm told my dialogue is too "on the nose"

    Ryan Elder, Nov 30, 2015 ... 3 4 5
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    1,982
    big soft moose
    Dec 28, 2016
  13. Malisky

    Structure issues upon action and dialogue.

    Malisky, Dec 12, 2016
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    928
    Malisky
    Dec 13, 2016
  14. Lone Vista

    Writing Australian English dialogue

    Lone Vista, Dec 7, 2016
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    12
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    6,608
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Dec 11, 2016
  15. Malisky

    A Dialogue – Difference between people (1218)

    Malisky, Oct 4, 2016
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    465
    Malisky
    Dec 5, 2016
  16. Unripe Plum

    Dialogue styles

    Unripe Plum, Nov 27, 2016
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    3,000
    Sal Boxford
    Nov 28, 2016
  17. I.A. By the Barn

    How do you get dialogue right?

    I.A. By the Barn, Sep 5, 2016
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    1,846
    Denegroth
    Nov 23, 2016
  18. Kerilum

    Ok.. new paragraph for dialogue?

    Kerilum, Nov 17, 2016
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    4,089
    Jaiden
    Nov 18, 2016
  19. hilal

    does the dialogue work?

    hilal, May 22, 2016
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    20
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    554
    AnthonyMichael
    Nov 12, 2016
  20. Nigma

    Help! How do you format dialogue in manuscript?

    Nigma, Oct 24, 2016
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    2
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    2,178
    izzybot
    Oct 25, 2016
  21. That one person

    Question about dialogue

    That one person, Oct 18, 2016
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    4
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    674
    Luke Scott
    Oct 21, 2016
  22. ThenColmSaid

    Repeated dialogue and quoting sources

    ThenColmSaid, Oct 13, 2016
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    10
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    1,582
    Elven Candy
    Oct 19, 2016
  23. Masterspeler

    Commas, or why I use them to editor's chagrin

    Masterspeler, Sep 29, 2016 ... 2 3
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    3,463
    Catrin Lewis
    Oct 10, 2016
  24. Lyrical

    Telepathic Dialogue?

    Lyrical, Oct 8, 2016
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    17
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    2,223
    jannert
    Oct 9, 2016
  25. doggiedude

    Another dialogue question

    doggiedude, Oct 6, 2016
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    1,095
    Steerpike
    Oct 7, 2016
  26. karldots92

    Writing dialogue with accents

    karldots92, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
    Replies:
    32
    Views:
    4,133
    big soft moose
    Oct 7, 2016
  27. OurJud

    Two-way dialogue in same paragraph

    OurJud, Sep 6, 2016
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    14
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    5,338
    Steerpike
    Sep 22, 2016
  28. Spencer1990

    Dialogue punctuation.

    Spencer1990, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
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    32
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    1,413
    Tenderiser
    Sep 20, 2016
  29. dc83

    Dialogue question

    dc83, Sep 12, 2016
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    16
    Views:
    818
    OurJud
    Sep 14, 2016
  30. OurJud

    The rule of the dialogue tag

    OurJud, Sep 13, 2016 ... 2
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    42
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    1,775
    OurJud
    Sep 13, 2016
  31. OurJud

    Dialogue beat punctuation

    OurJud, Sep 2, 2016
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    14
    Views:
    788
    big soft moose
    Sep 3, 2016
  32. OurJud

    Not using the 'asked' tag for a question in dialogue

    OurJud, Aug 18, 2016
    Replies:
    20
    Views:
    1,675
    jannert
    Aug 22, 2016
  33. I.A. By the Barn

    Too much dialogue

    I.A. By the Barn, Aug 15, 2016
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    3
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    916
    deadrats
    Aug 20, 2016
  34. Francis de Aguilar

    Interrupted dialogue.

    Francis de Aguilar, Aug 14, 2016 ... 3 4 5
    Replies:
    105
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    4,462
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Aug 17, 2016
  35. OurJud

    1st Person Narrator Vs 1st Person Dialogue

    OurJud, Aug 15, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    735
    Cave Troll
    Aug 15, 2016
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