tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post2370704179210990303..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: DialogueSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-84941437493900621962016-04-07T19:46:20.011-04:002016-04-07T19:46:20.011-04:00Though I can't find posts for E & F, and ...Though I can't find posts for E & F, and wonder if that means you are dropping out. Always interested in blogs by other writers. Decided to FOLLOW you and see what you are all about. If you have time or interest in historic hotels and inns, come join me and enjoy some arm chair travel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-36477057102068808652016-04-07T03:52:57.214-04:002016-04-07T03:52:57.214-04:00My opinion is that dialogue doesn't always hav...My opinion is that dialogue doesn't always have to be pointing to the plot; sometimes it can point to what the setting is, or what the time period is. Lengthy dialogue can still draw me into a story if it's written well.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-80650633197577487482016-04-06T10:25:52.802-04:002016-04-06T10:25:52.802-04:00There have been times I have had a hard time getti...There have been times I have had a hard time getting a scene and just ended up with dialogue between characters, but when I went back I was able to shape the scene better. So I use dialogue sometimes to form a scene giving trouble and then redo. Great post.<br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-31452449082360093082016-04-05T17:11:18.142-04:002016-04-05T17:11:18.142-04:00I hate the info dumping use of dialogue and the pa...I hate the info dumping use of dialogue and the pages of dialogue where I can't keep track of who is speaking. This is a line between too much and too little. If only there was a way to know where that line is.<br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-86023420820771562952016-04-05T16:27:56.069-04:002016-04-05T16:27:56.069-04:00I like writing dialogue too, and have often wonder...I like writing dialogue too, and have often wondered what it would be like to right a play, which is in effect, all dialogue.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-29723612879283174032016-04-05T15:58:06.315-04:002016-04-05T15:58:06.315-04:00I write poetry - and do you know, I have never wri...I write poetry - and do you know, I have never written dialogue in it - although I have written poems in the first person. ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.comLiz Brownleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391982640958944942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-81368107990831800862016-04-05T15:42:37.067-04:002016-04-05T15:42:37.067-04:00I LOVE the quote you selected ... I heartedly agre...I LOVE the quote you selected ... I heartedly agree (that is my shy, reserved side coming out).<br /><br />I don't think I abuse dialogue because I don't do it well. I feel like my characters freeze in time in order to speak; it doesn't sound natural at all. But... I am determined to work on this skill :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-24404466200441859082016-04-05T13:46:34.537-04:002016-04-05T13:46:34.537-04:00Dialogue done well is wonderful. And dialogue done...Dialogue done well is wonderful. And dialogue done poorly is, well, painful. I've been guilty of both, I think. I agree that it's tricky to sound natural, progress the story, and not get bogged down in banality. <br /><br /><br />@mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a><br />Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-58246468552513918362016-04-05T12:42:49.725-04:002016-04-05T12:42:49.725-04:00I am an avid reader. I write a lot too - but artic...I am an avid reader. I write a lot too - but articles and columns rather than books. The best dialogue in books sounds totally natural and I'm guessing that is quite hard to do. Good luck with getting your book published - you are certainly a great writer. <a href="http://www.aroundmykitchentable.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Around My Kitchen Table</a>PL Keenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960202724610314640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-54416865077248551762016-04-05T10:25:15.095-04:002016-04-05T10:25:15.095-04:00I'm the same way. The dialogue is the easiest ...I'm the same way. The dialogue is the easiest part for me. I should try writing that first. I like that idea. :)Debra Renée Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717966370332027353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-24591023588081729212016-04-05T09:53:12.566-04:002016-04-05T09:53:12.566-04:00I enjoy writing dialogue. Those bits come easier t...I enjoy writing dialogue. Those bits come easier to me (even if I edit the hell out of what's being said later or end up cutting it.)<br /><br />~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~<br /><a href="http://storydam.com/" rel="nofollow">Story Dam</a><br /><a href="http://www.patricialynne.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Lynne, Indie Author</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-75015840584294670452016-04-05T08:30:45.893-04:002016-04-05T08:30:45.893-04:00I usually start off a scene by writing out the dia...I usually start off a scene by writing out the dialogue first, and then go back and layer in other things. I know there are times when I am a unabashed dialogue abuser, but I love it!<br /><br />One of my NaNoWriMo projects started off as an exercise in dialogue. I was curious to see if I could write a 50k novel of nothing but dialogue. It did not work. (Shock.)M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-18810174770153518622016-04-05T08:13:42.383-04:002016-04-05T08:13:42.383-04:00Dialogue is such an essential to master. I have al...Dialogue is such an essential to master. I have always struggled with it I must admit - so I guess I write too little.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com