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Q&A Really Stuck: Writing Dialogue

I am currently working on my first novel so forgive me for making what is probably considered the mistake of a 'novice'. My novel is set in the present, however my antagonist has a history dating b...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by KD Novels‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question fiction dialogue
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:04:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8863
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar KD Novels‭ · 2019-12-08T03:04:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am currently working on my first novel so forgive me for making what is probably considered the mistake of a 'novice'. My novel is set in the present, however my antagonist has a history dating back over a thousand years. When I write dialogue for him, do I write it in English and ignore the fact that he is over 1000 years old and would not have spoken English back then, or do I rewrite thousands of pages and plot points so that he speaks English... any other ideas would be appreciated!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-09-11T22:09:53Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 3