In this week's podcast episode, Rachel and I are looking at dialogue, as we ask and answer the question: "Can You Have Too Much Dialogue In A Novel?"
In this week's podcast episode, Rachel and I are looking at dialogue, as we ask and answer the question: "Can You Have Too Much Dialogue In A Novel?"
We are back with another episode of The Merry Writer Podcast and as we teeter on the cusp of triple digits for our episodes, Rachel and I finally got around to discussing writing dialogue as we ask and answer: "What Are The Best Tips For Writing Dialogue?"
When creating characters we already know we need to make them memorable, interesting, diverse and avoid those nasty stereotypes.
However, we also need to consider how we create the characters' voices. We may use words to bring them to life, but those words need to sing with their own unique voices.
Dialogue is the speech between characters.
It is when the narrator (you) stops telling the story and the characters speak instead. Here are some things you need to think about when writing dialogue.