Turns out great dialogue contain beats.
Sunday’s are when I catch up on my reading. Blog posts I’ve missed or tagged to read are saved for a slow Sunday afternoon. There are so many great bloggers/writers it’s hard to keep up, but I do try.
I’ve been working on dialogue in my WIP, so you can imagine my excitement when I came across not one but two posts by Dan Alatorre on how to make that dialogue great.
Like Dan, I like to bang out the dialogue fast and get the gist down before I lose the flow. Works more times than not.
What I learned from Dan today…
- Write like people talk. In my family, the women drive the men crazy talking over each other, no such thing as one-at-a-time.
- Don’t forget the beats. Yes, a dialogue needs beats.
- A trick to adding those beats, jot down a list of actions to match conversation. Sort of like setting out all the ingredients before baking a delicious cake.
Click on the links below and read all of Dan’s tips and tricks to turn your good dialogue into great dialogue.
3 Steps To Brilliant Dialogues In Your Stories By
Dan Alatorre
How Your Dialogues Mess Up Your Story, Part 2 By Dan Alatorre
Now tell me, did you learn something new?
Do you have a dialogue tip to help me?
Do you find writing dialogue hard?
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