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  1. TScream
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    Dialog help

    Hi, everyone. I'm struggling with finding the answer to my dialog question. Which is the correct paragraph structure for action before dialog:...
    Thread by: TScream, Oct 19, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  2. Startropic1
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    Style The Conan Doyle Dialogue Method?

    I'm writing a mystery novel, and I'm kind of using the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle as a blueprint for my writing structure. However, I've...
    Thread by: Startropic1, Oct 9, 2020, 11 replies, in forum: General Writing
  3. Murkie
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    Dialogue after a description

    I'm not sure if I need to put this dialogue on a new paragraph or if it can stay on the same line as the description of the person about to speak:...
    Thread by: Murkie, Sep 1, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  4. Kstaraga
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    Creating Distinguishable Dialogue

    Hey all! Lately as I have been looking over some writings, I wonder about ways to not have all my characters sound exactly the same. It's...
    Thread by: Kstaraga, Aug 31, 2020, 10 replies, in forum: Character Development
  5. DappledEmber
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    Contractions, 1st or 3rd Person, Intimate Scenes, etc.

    Hi Everyone, I'm a complete beginner, trying to piece together my first book. It's taken me six weeks to reach twenty pages due to the...
    Thread by: DappledEmber, Aug 30, 2020, 5 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  6. Davi Mai
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    What's the feeling re. dialogue tags that are actions?

    (apologies if some of my posts are not in the right threads - I'm still getting the hang of the layout. I figure this is a general writing...
    Thread by: Davi Mai, Aug 24, 2020, 10 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  7. cosmic lights
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    Struggling with dialogue, help.

    I'm still learning to write and tend to avoid dialogue as it always feels clunky and boring to read to me. So I've decided to write a small piece...
    Thread by: cosmic lights, Aug 10, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  8. NK_UT
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    Dialogue How much dialogue is too much?

    In terms of the length of each dialogue scene, that is. In my book "The Exclusion Zone", the story is a combination man-v-man /...
    Thread by: NK_UT, Aug 4, 2020, 40 replies, in forum: General Writing
  9. The Bishop
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    Writing between dialogue

    I have an inner conflict where I feel like I need to write a little bit between when character are talking. I.e. "Whattup, man," said Josh. He...
    Thread by: The Bishop, Jun 23, 2020, 12 replies, in forum: General Writing
  10. Ihabim
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    Dialogue within a dialogue !

    Hi, I have just signed up to this site and hope that I will be able to get some help with my writing. I am stuck on how to punctuate dialogue...
    Thread by: Ihabim, Jun 18, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  11. EFMingo
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    How to Write Dialogue Attribution 2020-06-11

    [MEDIA] Kind of a clever way at looking at story dialogue in an almost poetic fashion. Pay attention to the beats before the breaths to make the...
    Posted By: EFMingo, Jun 11, 2020 in category: Editing
  12. EFMingo
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    7 Tips for Writing Realistic Dialogue 2020-06-11

    http://www.betternovelproject.com/blog/dialogue/ This little list is a good tool for going through your dialogue to make it sound more natural...
    Posted By: EFMingo, Jun 11, 2020 in category: Editing
  13. JTedders92
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    Three way dialogue

    Hey all, I'm new here, first time poster yay! Anyway I'm writing a YA story at the moment and there is a scene where I have three characters...
    Thread by: JTedders92, Apr 13, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  14. Bakkerbaard
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    Dialogue things

    Through the reading I used to do I know what a written dialogue is suppose to look like, with an indent here and a tag there. Through several...
    Thread by: Bakkerbaard, Apr 9, 2020, 10 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  15. jannert
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    Style How to balance dialogue with narrative

    I was just re-reading my January 2020 copy of the UK print magazine Writers' Forum (totally NOT connected with us in any way!) and came across a...
    Thread by: jannert, Mar 14, 2020, 33 replies, in forum: General Writing
  16. Cope Acetic
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    Writing a mother's dialogue

    I have never been a mother. I have observed mothers, but apparently not enough to write them convincingly. I'm looking for some tips on writing...
    Thread by: Cope Acetic, Feb 29, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Character Development
  17. RightWrite
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    Commas in these situations?

    (1) For situations where you include dialogue tags in the middle or end of dialogue, when do you use a comma after the dialogue tag when it's...
    Thread by: RightWrite, Feb 11, 2020, 22 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  18. severine
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    Inline dialogue - is it really that bad?

    It's come to my attention that I write a lot of inline dialogue. Like, a real lot. What is your opinion on the matter?
    Thread by: severine, Jan 19, 2020, 15 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  19. RitchieHugh
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    Dialogue?

    Hello guys, how are you doing? I'm not an english native speaker [or writer], so there might be some mistakes here. My question is universal...
    Thread by: RitchieHugh, Jan 14, 2020, 17 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics
  20. Adam Bolander
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    Internal Dialogue and Speaking to the Audience?

    There's one piece of advice the agent I'm querying gave me that I'm a little iffy on. What are you guys' opinions on it? "Henry shouldn't talk...
    Thread by: Adam Bolander, Jan 12, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Fantasy
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