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Q&A How to show two characters are communicating mentally

I'm writing a story where my two main characters have been merged together so that they share a single body. They spend a lot of time discussing things and arguing on what actions to take. This has...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Gladiator Kittens‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:19:14Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31369
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Gladiator Kittens‭ · 2019-12-08T07:19:14Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm writing a story where my two main characters have been merged together so that they share a single body. They spend a lot of time discussing things and arguing on what actions to take. This has resulted in some very odd sections of dialogue to write where they are communicating but they are talking to someone else at the same time.

I am finding it hard to keep dialogue fresh - even when it's just them communicating - as they can't use body language with one another. I don't want to fill my novel with "thought at" since they can choose to keep some thoughts private from the other because everyone has secrets.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-09T14:48:52Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 1