Dialogue - how much is too much?

by Clare Williams
30th November 2016

Hi everyone. Me again! While working through the list of recommended reads so helpfully provided by some of you, I've decided to start a new ms too (when inspiration strikes and all that!). It's in the first person but I've noticed there's a lot of dialogue in it. Does anyone have any thoughts on dialogue and how much is too much. It reads ok to me, for now.

Thanks in advance :)

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Of course. I was a bit vague there wasn't I? It's at www.zeroflash.org/

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Victoria Fielding
01/12/2016

Thanks Victoria. Where will I find that post?

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Clare Williams
01/12/2016

I don't have advice as such but check out the latest posts by November Flash Fiction. It's all about dialogue. There's a piece there by me called 'Tips' as in tips on dialogue.

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