Dialogue between characters is one of those things writers struggle mightily with.
You want the dialogue to sound like real life, but when you try to make it sound like a real conversation, it just sounds boring and fake.
Maybe it’s the back and forth, the quotation marks, or that it just doesn’t sound right….. but dialogue can be exhausting and futile to write.
Is there an easy way to do it?
The answer is Yes.
In this episode I have 3 simple tips to make your dialogue more realistic, more interesting, and compelling to read.
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Episode at a glance:
[1:59] Learn the difference between real life dialogue and story dialogue, and the 3 components that set story dialogue apart.
[05:94] Learn how to bring conflict to your dialogue, even when your character love each other or basically want the same thing.
[10:28] How do you bring tension to your dialogue? With non-answering. Learn how silences, lies, argument, and misdirects keep readers riveted.
[14:38] The secret to great dialogue isn’t in what characters say, it’s what they don’t say. Learn how what lurks beneath even your character’s most trivial conversation, can pique your reader’s interest.
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