Dialogue Development

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  1. Flipdarkfuture

    In your opinion, what is the best way to set out dialogue in a story?

    Flipdarkfuture, Jul 23, 2012
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    Cogito
    Jul 23, 2012
  2. nephlm

    Dialogue Paragraph question

    nephlm, Jul 18, 2012
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    1,272
    rogue writer
    Jul 22, 2012
  3. Public

    The way people talk.

    Public, Jul 2, 2012
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    1,584
    AmyHolt
    Jul 3, 2012
  4. Boomstick10995

    How to dialogue an accent?

    Boomstick10995, Jun 16, 2012
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    4,305
    Mokrie Dela
    Jun 19, 2012
  5. Morwen Edhelwen

    Writing terms/dialogue in a language you are unfamiliar with?

    Morwen Edhelwen, Jun 18, 2012
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    1,215
    Morwen Edhelwen
    Jun 18, 2012
  6. Nighthunter

    Dialogue - how to know if its good or bad?

    Nighthunter, Jun 11, 2012
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    2,024
    Mr.
    Jun 15, 2012
  7. aimeekath

    Dialogue - How do you create a distinct 'voice' for each character?

    aimeekath, May 3, 2012
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    2,716
    Fivvle
    May 31, 2012
  8. louis1

    What's a good description/dialogue ratio?

    louis1, May 25, 2012
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    1,430
    Show
    May 25, 2012
  9. PeterC

    Juggling many characters at once in dialog

    PeterC, May 24, 2012
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    6
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    1,152
    PeterC
    May 25, 2012
  10. agentkirb

    Two giant blocks of dialogue by the same person... issue or no?

    agentkirb, May 3, 2012
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    6
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    810
    AmyHolt
    May 3, 2012
  11. thecoopertempleclause

    How to present non-verbal dialogue?

    thecoopertempleclause, Apr 28, 2012
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    1,368
    mammamaia
    May 2, 2012
  12. ithestargazer

    The 'Voice' in YA fantasy?

    ithestargazer, Apr 19, 2012
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    1,373
    ithestargazer
    Apr 26, 2012
  13. jo spumoni

    Can your characters speak TOO realistically?

    jo spumoni, Mar 8, 2012
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    1,612
    Cogito
    Apr 18, 2012
  14. jwilder

    German to English translations in written dialogue

    jwilder, Mar 29, 2012
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    5
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    1,600
    VM80
    Mar 30, 2012
  15. Vance

    Ellipses in dialogue

    Vance, Mar 6, 2012
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    mammamaia
    Mar 6, 2012
  16. John Carlo

    Said vs asked, after a question in a line of dialogue

    John Carlo, Feb 27, 2012
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    2,175
    Tesoro
    Mar 3, 2012
  17. cold grave

    Commas versus dash in one line of dialogue

    cold grave, Mar 2, 2012
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    1,174
    mammamaia
    Mar 3, 2012
  18. springwater

    Dialogue punctuation help?

    springwater, Feb 25, 2012
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    3
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    758
    Cogito
    Feb 25, 2012
  19. lameri

    Punctuation in dialogue

    lameri, Feb 15, 2012
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    1,009
    Cogito
    Feb 16, 2012
  20. Bob Stuart

    I need advice on writing dialogue

    Bob Stuart, Feb 3, 2012
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    9
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    1,127
    Kallithrix
    Feb 13, 2012
  21. andrewdj

    Screenplay writing, including on-screen translation/real meaning of dialogue

    andrewdj, Jan 30, 2012
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    6
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    1,634
    mammamaia
    Feb 2, 2012
  22. Inspired writer

    How do you feel about including colloquialisms into dialogue?

    Inspired writer, Jan 26, 2012 ... 2
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    1,896
    VM80
    Jan 29, 2012
  23. Norin

    How to make the dialogue interesting?

    Norin, Jan 19, 2012
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    11
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    2,290
    Kallithrix
    Jan 22, 2012
  24. Headintheclouds

    Using ? in Dialogue

    Headintheclouds, Jan 21, 2012
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    6
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    918
    Cacian
    Jan 21, 2012
  25. lameri

    Dialogue

    lameri, Dec 22, 2011
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    11
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    1,213
    Ziggy Stardust
    Jan 6, 2012
  26. Josh Hindman

    Too much dialogue

    Josh Hindman, Dec 30, 2011
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    6
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    1,003
    minstrel
    Dec 30, 2011
  27. Oscillate Wildly

    Cursing in Dialogue

    Oscillate Wildly, Dec 17, 2011
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    5,418
    Anarchist_Apple84
    Dec 25, 2011
  28. Blue Night

    Inner Dialogue. Or should I say, Inner Conversation.

    Blue Night, Dec 17, 2011 ... 2
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    2,386
    Blue Night
    Dec 21, 2011
  29. slockmn

    Is my dialogue too long?

    slockmn, Dec 17, 2011
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    3
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    1,150
    mammamaia
    Dec 18, 2011
  30. Kube

    Help!! All My Characters Want To Do Is Talk

    Kube, Nov 23, 2011 ... 2
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    3,105
    need to write
    Dec 15, 2011
  31. firefiber

    Dialogue/Conversation based in another country

    firefiber, Nov 3, 2011
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    1,678
    firefiber
    Nov 8, 2011
  32. astrostu

    When to Use Dialogue, When to Describe via Narrator?

    astrostu, May 26, 2011
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    1,174
    Lord Malum
    May 26, 2011
  33. Karasu

    Trouble Writing Dialogue

    Karasu, May 25, 2011
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    18
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    2,152
    Melzaar the Almighty
    May 25, 2011
  34. Link the Writer

    Writing dialogue without accents.

    Link the Writer, Jan 19, 2011
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    13
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    1,081
    Jonalexher
    Jan 21, 2011
  35. OBrien90

    Natural dialogue?

    OBrien90, Nov 22, 2010 ... 2
    Replies:
    26
    Views:
    2,739
    Mckk
    Jan 14, 2011
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