How to Improve dialogue
- Read it aloud.
- Your work is meant to be read, so don’t fret letting people read it.
- No long passages
- Audience will tune you out or fall asleep.
- Use distinctive dialogue
- Give each character their own voice.
- Get into the characters.. I.e., wear their shoes.
- Speak their language.
- If your character is a cop, use cop terms.
- Habitual phrases
- Things that help identify and make your characters unique.
- Cut dialogue that doesn’t serve a purpose.
- Listen to people.
- You can get ideas about dialogue.
- Try not to use slang
- Avoid stereo types.
- Model others
- Download screen plays you like, or get some books that you enjoy reading and look how they use their words, how to they communicate their message.
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