MOVING YOUR CHARACTERS DURING DIALOGUE
Dialogue used to be a VERY VERY tough thing for me to write, and I certainly will not say that I have arrived, especially when I hear people read their dialogue aloud and it’s compelling in so many ways. But, I had to work at it, and I will say that I’m getting better.
HOW TO TAG YOUR DIALOGUE
Tagging dialogue can be a lot of fun. It feels like you’re being creative, and it feels expressive and engaging. But, from what I have read and studied, a simple “said” will usually do the trick. It’s sad, huh? It seems to take the life out of our novel if we can’t conjure up all the unique verbs to express our character conversation. We can’t toil doubly over our witches brew of vocabulary words. Shucks!
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HOW TO KILL YOUR NOVEL WITH CONVERSATION:
Die-alogue is the best way to kill your novel. What is die-alouge? It’s forcing your characters to have real conversations just because the conversation is…real. There’s little that’s real about compelling dialogue. It’s a facade. It’s words that are strung together to mimic true speech, but somewhere within, the dialogue is missing elements that make it a genuine conversation. The small talk isn’t so small anymore. Each word has a direction and a meaning.
William Stadler 