Dialogue Development

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  1. DAcrazy79

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

    DAcrazy79, Jun 27, 2017
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    Tenderiser
    Jun 29, 2017
  2. Von_Mitchell

    Speech impediments in dialogue

    Von_Mitchell, Jun 22, 2017
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    Elven Candy
    Jun 24, 2017
  3. UnderTheMoon

    Dialogue...

    UnderTheMoon, Jun 16, 2017
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    1,013
    izzybot
    Jun 16, 2017
  4. jakeybum

    Semicolon in Written Dialogue

    jakeybum, Jun 4, 2017
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    6,197
    Homer Potvin
    Jun 5, 2017
  5. GB reader

    How to break dialogue

    GB reader, Jun 3, 2017
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    1,253
    Dr.Meow
    Jun 4, 2017
  6. Cave Troll

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

    Cave Troll, May 25, 2017
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    1,153
    Cave Troll
    May 28, 2017
  7. ChaseTheSun

    Quirky Mentor/Mother Figure

    ChaseTheSun, Apr 9, 2017
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    1,774
    Homewriting
    Apr 18, 2017
  8. cherrya

    How do you make the dialogue right?

    cherrya, Apr 11, 2017
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    1,201
    Commander Caty
    Apr 12, 2017
  9. ILaughAtTrailers

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

    ILaughAtTrailers, Apr 4, 2017
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    1,118
    ChickenFreak
    Apr 6, 2017
  10. Matt007

    need help with character personalities and dialogue

    Matt007, Mar 10, 2017 ... 2
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    Rosacrvx
    Mar 16, 2017
  11. Lucifette

    Not descriptive enough? Too much dialogue?

    Lucifette, Mar 15, 2017
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    1,125
    Pinkymcfiddle
    Mar 15, 2017
  12. Brigid

    What would dialogue in 2nd person look like?

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

    Dialogue question

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

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

    Mikmaxs, Feb 25, 2017
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    1,006
    NoGoodNobu
    Feb 25, 2017
  15. ToBeInspired

    3rd Person, Inner Dialogue, and Animals

    ToBeInspired, Feb 12, 2017
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    ToBeInspired
    Feb 12, 2017
  16. watermark

    Best practice in dialogue tagging?

    watermark, Jan 24, 2017 ... 2
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    1,910
    Dnaiel
    Jan 24, 2017
  17. Ryan Elder

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

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

    Structure issues upon action and dialogue.

    Malisky, Dec 12, 2016
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    1,076
    Malisky
    Dec 13, 2016
  19. Lone Vista

    Writing Australian English dialogue

    Lone Vista, Dec 7, 2016
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    7,992
    Sack-a-Doo!
    Dec 11, 2016
  20. Malisky

    A Dialogue – Difference between people (1218)

    Malisky, Oct 4, 2016
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    670
    Malisky
    Dec 5, 2016
  21. Unripe Plum

    Dialogue styles

    Unripe Plum, Nov 27, 2016
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    3,224
    Sal Boxford
    Nov 28, 2016
  22. I.A. By the Barn

    How do you get dialogue right?

    I.A. By the Barn, Sep 5, 2016
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    2,056
    Denegroth
    Nov 23, 2016
  23. Kerilum

    Ok.. new paragraph for dialogue?

    Kerilum, Nov 17, 2016
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    5,318
    Jaiden
    Nov 18, 2016
  24. hilal

    does the dialogue work?

    hilal, May 22, 2016
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    761
    AnthonyMichael
    Nov 12, 2016
  25. Nigma

    Help! How do you format dialogue in manuscript?

    Nigma, Oct 24, 2016
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    2,519
    izzybot
    Oct 25, 2016
  26. That one person

    Question about dialogue

    That one person, Oct 18, 2016
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    4
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    821
    Luke Scott
    Oct 21, 2016
  27. ThenColmSaid

    Repeated dialogue and quoting sources

    ThenColmSaid, Oct 13, 2016
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    1,805
    Elven Candy
    Oct 19, 2016
  28. Masterspeler

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

    Masterspeler, Sep 29, 2016 ... 2 3
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    4,135
    Catrin Lewis
    Oct 10, 2016
  29. Lyrical

    Telepathic Dialogue?

    Lyrical, Oct 8, 2016
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    2,685
    jannert
    Oct 9, 2016
  30. doggiedude

    Another dialogue question

    doggiedude, Oct 6, 2016
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    1,512
    Steerpike
    Oct 7, 2016
  31. karldots92

    Writing dialogue with accents

    karldots92, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
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    32
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    4,815
    big soft moose
    Oct 7, 2016
  32. OurJud

    Two-way dialogue in same paragraph

    OurJud, Sep 6, 2016
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    14
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    6,458
    Steerpike
    Sep 22, 2016
  33. Spencer1990

    Dialogue punctuation.

    Spencer1990, Sep 16, 2016 ... 2
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    1,775
    Tenderiser
    Sep 20, 2016
  34. dc83

    Dialogue question

    dc83, Sep 12, 2016
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    16
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    1,013
    OurJud
    Sep 14, 2016
  35. OurJud

    The rule of the dialogue tag

    OurJud, Sep 13, 2016 ... 2
    Replies:
    42
    Views:
    2,345
    OurJud
    Sep 13, 2016
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