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Q&A When Dialogue is used for more than one character?

When writing a dialogue for characters, say two or more who are speaking back and forth do you have to put who is speaking on every time you switch characters? Is it needed to put their name befo...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Tearya‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/18174
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Tearya‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
When writing a dialogue for characters, say two or more who are speaking back and forth do you have to put who is speaking on every time you switch characters?

Is it needed to put their name before they speak?

Is it easier to read that way?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-07-13T11:13:43Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 7