tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post2898281265502675678..comments2024-01-28T12:23:30.132-06:00Comments on Write. Read. Live.: It's All About the Dialogue - 10 Tips for Writing Realistic DialogueCherie Colyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-36479768938387159832015-10-07T06:45:03.442-05:002015-10-07T06:45:03.442-05:00I'm not a fan of long drawn out dialogue mysel...I'm not a fan of long drawn out dialogue myself. Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-40378759007659187092015-10-07T06:44:22.889-05:002015-10-07T06:44:22.889-05:00My pleasure. My pleasure. Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-80494052655127226262015-10-06T15:36:32.695-05:002015-10-06T15:36:32.695-05:00Good tips, especially 3 and 4! I get turned off by...Good tips, especially 3 and 4! I get turned off by long paragraphs--people don't talk that way.Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-4505807333912286642015-10-06T09:44:56.140-05:002015-10-06T09:44:56.140-05:00Excellent advice. Thanks :-)
Anna from Elements ...Excellent advice. Thanks :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Elements of Writing</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-4170960307067846322015-10-05T16:03:40.470-05:002015-10-05T16:03:40.470-05:00Me too! Keeps me in the story.Me too! Keeps me in the story.Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-56647162410442195502015-10-05T16:02:53.407-05:002015-10-05T16:02:53.407-05:00Thanks. :)Thanks. :)Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-11228531755388275412015-10-05T16:02:39.965-05:002015-10-05T16:02:39.965-05:00That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing it!That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing it!Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-56394431952866704402015-10-04T22:54:12.715-05:002015-10-04T22:54:12.715-05:00I love reading crisp dialogues and clipped sentenc...I love reading crisp dialogues and clipped sentences. Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-32357507225752697592015-10-04T20:28:55.025-05:002015-10-04T20:28:55.025-05:00Awesomesauce tips! Awesomesauce tips! Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-61184624712500657652015-10-03T19:36:34.647-05:002015-10-03T19:36:34.647-05:00I second all your points, Cherie. I'll add tha...I second all your points, Cherie. I'll add that it helps if you base your characters on real people you know, because they are already three-dimensional...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-91685032836771480052015-10-03T14:45:56.436-05:002015-10-03T14:45:56.436-05:00The last one really helps to keep dialogue soundin...The last one really helps to keep dialogue sounding realistic. And I don't swear much in my novels, but if my characters do what they say is also mild and universal. :)Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255198579479008085.post-4648965246011114082015-10-03T10:11:15.587-05:002015-10-03T10:11:15.587-05:00That last one is the clincher. Then you'll kno...That last one is the clincher. Then you'll know if your dialogue is stilted and unreal.<br />I only have two swear words I use, but they are both very universal and been around forever. And they are mild.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com