Dialogue - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T06:25:39Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:134565?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A134816&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere's a good article on dial…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-04:537324:Comment:1352662008-04-04T00:14:00.933ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
Here's a good article on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/04/07/080407crbo_books_wood">dialogue</a>.<br />
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by James Wood in the New Yorker using Richard Price's <i>Lush Life</i> as an example.
Here's a good article on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/04/07/080407crbo_books_wood">dialogue</a>.<br />
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by James Wood in the New Yorker using Richard Price's <i>Lush Life</i> as an example. George...I share your enthusi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-02:537324:Comment:1348162008-04-02T03:36:40.976ZJohn Boundyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnBoundy
George...I share your enthusiasm...My characters are composites of people I know so it's like old home week to listen to them...The cool thing for me is that I don't put words in their mouths, half the time I'm surprised by what they say because, well mental defects aside, it's a whole different world where they are...Sometimes they react differently than I thought they would, but it's their world and I'm just a reporter of it...But I thrive on dialogue because that's life which to me is the…
George...I share your enthusiasm...My characters are composites of people I know so it's like old home week to listen to them...The cool thing for me is that I don't put words in their mouths, half the time I'm surprised by what they say because, well mental defects aside, it's a whole different world where they are...Sometimes they react differently than I thought they would, but it's their world and I'm just a reporter of it...But I thrive on dialogue because that's life which to me is the basic of any story... I always place myself in the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-04-01:537324:Comment:1346852008-04-01T11:49:55.116ZDADavenporthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DADavenport
I always place myself in the role of actor. After I write my dialogue I record it out loud on a small recorder and play it over and over again, mainly as I ride down the road. Then I tweak the problem areas immediately, add new stuff that comes into my head, then rewrite when I have a moment. Hearing it as I drive points out the phony, stilted parts and helps me find the real voices as I go along. It's an invaluable tool.
I always place myself in the role of actor. After I write my dialogue I record it out loud on a small recorder and play it over and over again, mainly as I ride down the road. Then I tweak the problem areas immediately, add new stuff that comes into my head, then rewrite when I have a moment. Hearing it as I drive points out the phony, stilted parts and helps me find the real voices as I go along. It's an invaluable tool. My main problem when I write…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-03-31:537324:Comment:1345972008-03-31T23:02:40.194ZNeil Whitehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NeilWhite
My main problem when I write dialogue is that I try and give expression to the characters as they are speaking. It sometimes reads okay, but sometimes, if I have written the scene over a period of time, I read it back and it seems like everyone is nodding and shrugging and sighing like it is some kind of twitch-fest.
My main problem when I write dialogue is that I try and give expression to the characters as they are speaking. It sometimes reads okay, but sometimes, if I have written the scene over a period of time, I read it back and it seems like everyone is nodding and shrugging and sighing like it is some kind of twitch-fest. Yes. I don't subscribe to sto…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-03-31:537324:Comment:1345882008-03-31T21:57:36.599ZDawn M. Kravagnahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DawnMarieKravagna
Yes. I don't subscribe to story as "mirroring life". If there's no conflict (which doesn't have to be expressed in anger) to move the story forward, it should be cut.
Yes. I don't subscribe to story as "mirroring life". If there's no conflict (which doesn't have to be expressed in anger) to move the story forward, it should be cut. I love doing dialogue. Probab…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-03-31:537324:Comment:1345852008-03-31T21:54:13.246ZDawn M. Kravagnahttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DawnMarieKravagna
I love doing dialogue. Probably because I see the scene in my mind as a movie. I am considering writing a mystery stage comedy as it's pretty easy for me to write dialogue. Maybe it's the reason I can do caricature: I can easily detect differences in one face to another, same as in speech patterns. I need to research guidelines/contests so that I am writing to their requirements. Have you considered writing plays, also?<br />
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Good to see someone so joyful in their work! Take care.
I love doing dialogue. Probably because I see the scene in my mind as a movie. I am considering writing a mystery stage comedy as it's pretty easy for me to write dialogue. Maybe it's the reason I can do caricature: I can easily detect differences in one face to another, same as in speech patterns. I need to research guidelines/contests so that I am writing to their requirements. Have you considered writing plays, also?<br />
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Good to see someone so joyful in their work! Take care. When it works, for me, both i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-03-31:537324:Comment:1345692008-03-31T20:51:05.943ZHarding Younghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Harding
When it works, for me, both in what I read and what I write - dialogue drives a story. I love it. Characters live and breathe through dialogue. I come to know them - believe in them when dialogue is written well. I especially love it when characters interact, one-on-one, with little or no interuption from the narrator. It's intimate and revealing. You can create tension, suspense, mystery... all with the things people say to each other.<br />
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Of course, as with anything in good storytelling, it has…
When it works, for me, both in what I read and what I write - dialogue drives a story. I love it. Characters live and breathe through dialogue. I come to know them - believe in them when dialogue is written well. I especially love it when characters interact, one-on-one, with little or no interuption from the narrator. It's intimate and revealing. You can create tension, suspense, mystery... all with the things people say to each other.<br />
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Of course, as with anything in good storytelling, it has to be active. While I love reading great dialogue, I hate - HATE - reading boring conversations that don't move the story forward, or offer important revelations about characters.