Log in or register to post comments by Kim Hampton 13th March 2017 What are your thoughts about having chunks of dialogue at one time? Replies Thanks Adrian, I guess I'll go through it in more detail when I edit. Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing Kim Hampton 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply Dialogue and streams-of-thought are difficult skills to master properly.Dialogue is unlike everyday speech, it usually consists of blunt sentences without superfluous words and irrelevant talk.It's advisable to restrict speakers to one, two or three sentences, unless it's necessary for them to ramble on.Dialogue must advance the plot and storyline. Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure Adrian Sroka 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply Thanks Lorraine, that's helpful. I only ask as I was writing a scene between 2 people, but only one person was doing most of the talking with breaks in between to show the other persons reactions. Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing Kim Hampton 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply Pagination 1 2 › Next page » Last page
Thanks Adrian, I guess I'll go through it in more detail when I edit. Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing Kim Hampton 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply
Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing
Dialogue and streams-of-thought are difficult skills to master properly.Dialogue is unlike everyday speech, it usually consists of blunt sentences without superfluous words and irrelevant talk.It's advisable to restrict speakers to one, two or three sentences, unless it's necessary for them to ramble on.Dialogue must advance the plot and storyline. Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure Adrian Sroka 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply
Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure
Thanks Lorraine, that's helpful. I only ask as I was writing a scene between 2 people, but only one person was doing most of the talking with breaks in between to show the other persons reactions. Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing Kim Hampton 13/03/2017 Like 0 Report Reply
Kim Hampton 330 points Developing your craft Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Romance Adventure Short stories Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Creative Writing and Publishing Writing and Editing
Thanks Adrian, I guess I'll go through it in more detail when I edit.
Dialogue and streams-of-thought are difficult skills to master properly.
Dialogue is unlike everyday speech, it usually consists of blunt sentences without superfluous words and irrelevant talk.
It's advisable to restrict speakers to one, two or three sentences, unless it's necessary for them to ramble on.
Dialogue must advance the plot and storyline.
Thanks Lorraine, that's helpful.
I only ask as I was writing a scene between 2 people, but only one person was doing most of the talking with breaks in between to show the other persons reactions.