Maybe you need a different kind of dialogue? Sounds like info-dumpin' mostly. Instead of the characters goin' on and on about themself, try...
If context there to aid, I don't mind new words. Hate when they don't have clues. I like big words. Different from every-day writing.
*waves* I'm Paranormal Romance, P.R for short. I write romance novels that aren't typical by any standards. Hopin' bein' here is some help....
Separate names with a comma.