10 Tips for Writing Dialogue
How do you write good dialogue? I'm sharing 10 tips that might help you write more organic, purposeful dialogue with natural patter. These are pretty basic--I can perhaps do a 201 version with in-depth examples in a future video! Juggling multiple speakers is one specific thing that bears further examination (and something I've had to teach myself and I still struggle!).
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Eavesdrop
01:26 Study successful authors
02:30 Enter late, leave early
03:50 Everyone is individual
05:30 Write around feelings
07:07 Skip some dialog tags
09:18 Avoid redundancy
10:27 Interrupting is okay
12:17 Organic character reaction
15:05 Feedback
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