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Q&A How do we handle pauses in a dialogue?

How do we handle pauses in a dialogue? Let's say that character A speaks and then after a pause character A speaks again. How should we separate the two moments, should we write two lines of dialo...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by blackbird‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:24:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46492
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License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar blackbird‭ · 2019-12-08T12:24:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
How do we handle pauses in a dialogue?

Let's say that character A speaks and then after a pause character A speaks again. How should we separate the two moments, should we write two lines of dialogues or should we cut the two lines of dialogues with a brief description?

For example:

> "Was the computer software hacked?"
> 
> **"No, it was a bug caused by legacy software. Any other question?"**
> 
> **"No? Ok, see you on Thursday."**
> 
> "Bye"

Bolded parts represent lines spoken by the same person.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-07T21:58:28Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 26