tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post9096769592188412399..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: On DialogueJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-78817733735537629772012-03-06T19:05:28.624-05:002012-03-06T19:05:28.624-05:00Given a choice between realistic and believable, I...Given a choice between realistic and believable, I'd pick entertaining and instructive....oops, are we allowed to choose outside the choices? :)<br><br>I agree completely that plays are a wonderful source for learning dialogue. BTW, loved "Waiting for Godot."Mohamed Mughalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-50637691502191829342012-03-02T06:33:00.058-05:002012-03-02T06:33:00.058-05:00It's weird, I don't like writing dialog, b...It's weird, I don't like writing dialog, but it's often the thing my critique partners compliment me on the most. I do think you have to go for a blend between realistic and believable, since to be believable it has to sound realistic even if it's not actually a transcript.Jocelyn Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-69999244439127584082012-03-01T18:34:34.475-05:002012-03-01T18:34:34.475-05:00I love writing dialogue, getting into the voice th...I love writing dialogue, getting into the voice the characters have, and I do agree... in a book it won't have the occasional pauses and ramblings that a person usually has.William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-81117363357365910732012-02-29T12:32:54.461-05:002012-02-29T12:32:54.461-05:00I think dialogue can sometimes be realistic, but y...I think dialogue can sometimes be realistic, but you just don't have as many pauses and stutters. I think most of all, it should be true to your characters, and that is the most realistic thing of all.J. A. Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-31758021325279670062012-02-28T17:00:40.868-05:002012-02-28T17:00:40.868-05:00Will you write my dialog for me? (I like writing d...Will you write my dialog for me? (I like writing dialog, but mine needs serious help.)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-26943931457218052722012-02-28T14:43:28.173-05:002012-02-28T14:43:28.173-05:00I love writing dialogue too. It is easier to show ...I love writing dialogue too. It is easier to show who the characters are. Dialogue in writing has to make sense. It can't be choppy or funky like people really talk in real life. Otherwise, it will be totally confusing to the reader. <br><br>Great post!Julia Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-88288168842430472432012-02-28T12:50:27.610-05:002012-02-28T12:50:27.610-05:00Dialogue is tricky. It can stand on its own, by t...Dialogue is tricky. It can stand on its own, by the setting created for it. Or. It needs to have some support with atmosphere and movement. It depends.Susan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-51731857484821235612012-02-28T12:06:31.226-05:002012-02-28T12:06:31.226-05:00It's great to have that strength in writing. S...It's great to have that strength in writing. Sometimes, I feel my dialogue lacks the voice I'm trying to convey.Miranda Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.com