tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3460135081375251049..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Yacking, Conversation, or DialogueDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-143342551270812002017-05-01T14:02:39.024-06:002017-05-01T14:02:39.024-06:00I hope someone writes about inner dialogue this mo...I hope someone writes about inner dialogue this month - one of my least favorite things. So often, it just sounds like snark from the author's head.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28812487681543697632017-05-01T11:36:33.318-06:002017-05-01T11:36:33.318-06:00I love well-written dialogue, and struggle with it...I love well-written dialogue, and struggle with it, myself, in my own writing. I am looking forward to this month here at the blog!Khadijah Lacinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355128695081775758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68456835778021834752017-05-01T10:43:18.689-06:002017-05-01T10:43:18.689-06:00It's a way to show character, setting, history...It's a way to show character, setting, history....love dialogue! Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68085331283224001122017-05-01T10:02:03.996-06:002017-05-01T10:02:03.996-06:00I am like Dani, my first draft is mostly dialogue ...I am like Dani, my first draft is mostly dialogue and a little choreography. Then I revise it and make it count.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81412635948671467922017-05-01T09:44:17.251-06:002017-05-01T09:44:17.251-06:00Who am I to disagree. Dialogue is the center of gr...Who am I to disagree. Dialogue is the center of gravity in a book. There are times my critique partner goes on too long with internal dialogue, and I'm always telling her to turn it into dialogue dialogue. I did try a screenplay, and now I think I can make it better with dialogue that makes the character move without telling the reader s/he is moving. Next effort, after I finish my WIP. Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3750330540548576642017-05-01T09:25:23.612-06:002017-05-01T09:25:23.612-06:00I love dialogue too. In fact, my first draft reads...I love dialogue too. In fact, my first draft reads more like a movie script than a novel. I fill in the details in a revision. Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71175278698990710012017-05-01T09:20:33.459-06:002017-05-01T09:20:33.459-06:00I have learned a lot about writing strong dialogue...I have learned a lot about writing strong dialogue by writing scripts and plays and in acting. There is nothing better, in my mind, than playing out scenes and seeing how dialogue can flow. I will be writing my post about this for this coming Wednesday.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-80005532308828646232017-05-01T09:13:21.567-06:002017-05-01T09:13:21.567-06:00Dialogue is my favorite, too. Well done, as is the...Dialogue is my favorite, too. Well done, as is the example Dani included above, it's an effective tool for giving the reader insight into one or more characters while avoiding the pitfall of a narrative information dump.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19727687266887753322017-05-01T05:43:53.341-06:002017-05-01T05:43:53.341-06:00Dialogue is my favourite part of writing. Often if...Dialogue is my favourite part of writing. Often if I hit a block, I unblock by getting my characters chatting. Sometimes I keep that chatter; sometimes I don't. But it eats word count better than anything else for me.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com