What are good dialog writing tips? [closed]
Closed by System on Mar 11, 2011 at 17:22
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How should dialog be formatted?
Writing dialogue has been a challenge. From the punctuations to the tags, it all still very confusing for me. Some stuff I want to know:
- What are good tags to use? I've been told "he said" is perfectly fine to use but I shouldn't overuse it. The likes of "he asked" and "he exclaimed" should be avoided.
- How should I punctuate?
- How to break up dialog? Do I insert action in there somewhere?
- How to break dialog midsentence?
- Any other useful tips and tricks
p.s.
Correct this:
"I've come to offer you a gift," he paused and sensing that she wasn't going to say anything, continued "your money and position back."
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How do I make this a community wiki?
I'm hoping this can be like a summary of important tips for dialog writing.
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