tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post3374885413586948245..comments2024-01-02T03:39:28.812+00:00Comments on All Write - Fiction Advice: Dialogue Dilemmas – Part 1AllWriteFictionAdvicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-29953210887769646512014-05-02T23:32:09.749+01:002014-05-02T23:32:09.749+01:00Hi Brian,
Good point, I hear what you are saying....Hi Brian,<br /><br />Good point, I hear what you are saying. It was merely an example of the kind of dialogue that a good many writers still use. It's the kind you should use very sparingly - just to give your characters a bit of flair, so by all means use a bit of slang here and there, or a few colloquialisms, but so many writers continue to fill their entire novel with this kind of drivel, which may hinder your chances of impressing an agent or editor.AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-13921673904309287152014-05-02T06:45:26.377+01:002014-05-02T06:45:26.377+01:00"He was like, you know, really friendly and e..."He was like, you know, really friendly and everything, and, well, I really liked him and I wished I’d given him my number, you know?"<br /><br />It might just be me, but in a very specific circumstance I would have to say I like this passage better than your correction. If everybody in the story talked like this it would be a nightmare, but if it's only this one character, and the character is someone we're meant to find kind of ditzy, her over-use of "like" and "you know" can say a lot more about her character in a sentence than pages of description.<br /><br />Then again, dialogue is absolutely my weakest point. Every time I write dialogue I wind up going over it maybe dozens of times until it feels right to me.Brian Malbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908354298411555211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-15484027785687336362014-04-30T01:51:15.249+01:002014-04-30T01:51:15.249+01:0010-4 Thanks, AJ.10-4 Thanks, AJ.driftersonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298063456576690652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-22832118696527223112014-04-29T23:50:05.914+01:002014-04-29T23:50:05.914+01:00Hey there Drift,
Hillbillies is correct.
Dialec...Hey there Drift,<br /><br />Hillbillies is correct. <br /><br />Dialect wise, a sprinkling here and there to let your reader get a feel, but good characterisation means they'll 'hear' those dialects/accents in their heads when they read the dialogue.AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-54469357769981485152014-04-28T06:23:40.451+01:002014-04-28T06:23:40.451+01:00I was unsure about the dialect thing. A lot of my ...I was unsure about the dialect thing. A lot of my characters are hillbillies, hippies, cowboys, and truckers. Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />Did I spell hillbillies right?<br /><br />~drift~driftersonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298063456576690652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-43605534222649556222014-04-20T20:55:32.526+01:002014-04-20T20:55:32.526+01:00Thanks, Skyline Spirit. Thanks, Skyline Spirit. AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545724276587519907.post-68416382611129320822014-04-20T20:25:32.809+01:002014-04-20T20:25:32.809+01:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com