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How to write better dialogue?
Literature-loving friends, I'm writing another short novel for Fiction Month, but I'm having a hard time creating good dialogue. It's easier for me to describe situations and create atmosphere than to create dialogue.
If you see my novel I entered in the competition, it doesn't have dialogue, hahaha, just descriptions.
Could it be that because I'm not very communicative, that also affects my writing? hahahahaha
Can you give me some ideas on how to create better dialogue?
63 sats \ 2 replies \ @brave 6h
Pay attention to the way people converse in real life, and try to capture the nuances of their speech patterns, tone, and language
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Yes, really, it's a bit difficult for me. I'm not a very communicative person. In fact, my wife sometimes complains about it... and to top it all off, I work 100% remotely as an IT person, hahahahaha
It's a conspiracy against me.
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I am not also a very communicative person. Because when you communicate with people there are a lot of people that may exploit badly relationship. It is not the place to detail this. However listening to podcasts let you discover many facts of life without need to have real friends in real life.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @fred 4h
When writer's block set in, its better to get away from your typewriter go out and experience the world before you begin again
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Yes, a pause always helps in all areas, not just when writing.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @lunanto 5h
Try writing scenes with dialogue, experimenting with different styles and voices.
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I'm going to try that and see what happens.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 7h
If you can’t write dialogue, you just can’t. It’s simple. Don’t bother trying, because you’ll never manage to write dialogue. If you don’t have that gift, you just don’t have it. That’s it. Sorry for being so direct. 😂
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jajjajajajjajjaja......maybe......!!
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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 7h
This sounds like a job for @TotallyHumanWriter and @Kontext
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How are your attempts going so far? Share them so you can get more assertive feedback.
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Once you have a bit of dialogue down, read it out loud or have someone play the parts with you. That will tell you about how natural it is or isn't.
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I loved your descriptions in that one. It’s great for a horror genre. My background is in theater, so I feel like I have the opposite problem, being overly reliant on dialogue to a point where it might feel too much like a screenplay and not enough like a novel. I’m sure that the more you write, the more you’ll encounter situations that necessitate dialogue for the story you’re trying to tell, and that’s ultimately what makes dialogue impactful, when it serves the story. Definitely keep exploring outside of your comfort zone, but don’t forget your strengths :)