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How to write better dialogue?
395 sats \ 18 comments \ @guerratotal 11 Aug BooksAndArticles
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?
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63 sats \ 2 replies \ @brave 11 Aug
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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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
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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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 11 Aug
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 \ @siggy47 11 Aug
This sounds like a job for @TotallyHumanWriter and @Kontext
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 11 Aug
Appreciate the shout-out but I've never written much fiction and can, at best, jot down some inner dialogue! :)
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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @TotallyHumanWriter 15h
Never use dialogue to expose story. Use short sentences to show how the characters speak, but only when it's necessary.
Short stories can have up to 20% dialogue, but it's best used to break up narrative and description.
Keep raising the stakes and adding conflict. Show how what the characters are saying is different from their real thoughts or feelings.
e.g. Don't offer answers to questions.
NOT - "How was your day, Jimmy?" "Fine, I guess."
BUT THIS - "How was your day, Jimmy?" "What do you care?"
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @perscrutador 11 Aug
How are your attempts going so far? Share them so you can get more assertive feedback.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
I have some drafts...maybe I can share them later.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 11 Aug
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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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
That seems like a good idea to me, I'm going to try and see what happens.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @fred 11 Aug
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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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
Yes, a pause always helps in all areas, not just when writing.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @lunanto 11 Aug
Try writing scenes with dialogue, experimenting with different styles and voices.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
I'm going to try that and see what happens.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 11 Aug
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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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal OP 11 Aug
jajjajajajjajjaja......maybe......!!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @daolin 11 Aug freebie
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