
Bad Dialogue
Bad Dialogue
David Farland's writing hint today about bad dialogue is spot on! I will now make changes to my 2nd quarter story. Basically, dialogue is whatever should not be said by narration. Doh! 

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Re: Bad Dialogue
Yeah, I noticed that one. Dialogue is definitely one of those things I find myself using a lot in first drafts and editing out later on. Dialogue is important. It’s just a matter of when to use it well. My possible entry for Q2 had that issue too and I’m doing my best to sort out a balance between the conversational feel of the piece and inserting more non-conversation passages.
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Re: Bad Dialogue
This is funny. I actually planned a Good Dialogue exercise for Super Secrets for about three months now. I've been waiting for the right time to write it.
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Re: Bad Dialogue
So good!
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Re: Bad Dialogue
That was amusing. Also, don't forget the cartoonish dialogue tags, like countenance, stammer, mutter, lilt, and ejaculate. Yes, I've read that last one in a friend's story before.
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dentalflosstycoon wrote:Yes, I've read that last one in a friend's story before.

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