Squatch
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Post by Squatch on May 18, 2011 22:59:51 GMT -5
Hey guys. I was wondering how I can write better dialogue. I want to write better dialogue for my Pic Fed on the boards here and for my school projects.
Thanks,
Ben
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Post by Happy Pizza on May 18, 2011 23:23:53 GMT -5
I don't know what kind of dialogue you want exactly, and my experience is mainly screenwriting but I can give some general tips.
Just try to make it seem more natural, instead of forced or corny. How do you make it more natural? Pay attention to your family, friends, and people around you when they speak. Make note of the words they use and how they interact when speaking in a group (do they cut the other person off? do they say "mhmm" as the other person is talking?). Again this might not work for wrestling storylines because you're dealing with exaggerated characters instead of trying to imitate real people.
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PenguinDeluxe
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Post by PenguinDeluxe on May 19, 2011 11:14:13 GMT -5
Its all about flow. When I write dialogue for my plays and screenplays, I always read over it several times (and sometimes with someone else reading another part) to make sure it flows as a natural conversation. If it seems stilted in parts, then it calls for a re-write. Its all about what sounds natural. If you can't imagine the conversation happening in every day life, then it has to go.
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Post by K5 on May 19, 2011 11:41:39 GMT -5
read as much as you can, and writing naturally follows.
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Post by extreme on May 19, 2011 12:18:34 GMT -5
Read. Read. Read.
...And watch Quentin Tarantino movies.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on May 19, 2011 12:24:55 GMT -5
If you're doing it for over the top characters, then use something like www.thesaurus.com just to make sure that the text you write is interesting and varied. Apart from that, like others have said, just make sure it flows and seems natural. If you get good at it the reader should have a good idea how a character is feeling mainly from how they speak as well as what they're saying. |
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