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Conversation is the thing I have most difficulties with while writing stories. How do I write a conversation so it will be clear who said what, and in a way that's not like a court transcript? Sho...
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System
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2019-12-08T04:02:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Nimrod
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2019-12-08T04:02:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
Conversation is the thing I have most difficulties with while writing stories. How do I write a conversation so it will be clear who said what, and in a way that's not like a court transcript? Should I start a new line with each sentence of dialog? Just one paragraph? Should I use quotation marks? Should I indicate the speaker's name after every sentence? If not, how do I make it clear who is the speaker? The major problem is when I need a fast pace, like in an argument. It looks like calling the speaker's name every time just slows the scene down.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-02-14T19:12:03Z (almost 10 years ago)
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