tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post8040294906849205616..comments2023-10-21T11:09:01.727-04:00Comments on OLD BLOG: A Writer's Slightly-Warped Universe: A to Z Blogging Challenge: D is for...StratPlayerCJFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-36234765360261574312012-04-05T08:46:39.480-04:002012-04-05T08:46:39.480-04:00@Simon: Thank you very much for the visit and the...@Simon: Thank you very much for the visit and the comment!<br /><br />@jessica.: Yeah, it's absolutely a challenge -- It's easy to say in a blog post what I'd LIKE to have happen with my dialogue. It's a whole 'nother matter to acutally write it. ;^) Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />@Michael: Nice to meet you too! Thank you for the visit and the comment and happy A-to-Zing!<br /><br />@Susan: Oh yeah, I hear you! Leonard mentioned this in that article, as does Stephen King and a thousand other successful writers. "Said" is invisible. Any other dialog tag just detracts and draws attention to a lazy writer. Make the dialog and description of character action convey whatever emotion you're trying to force with another tag. <br /><br />@Gina: Absolutely! It takes a lot of hard work to create effortless dialogue, lol! Thanks!<br /><br />@Lauren: Thank you for the visit and the comment! I appreciate it!<br /><br />@Nicole: Thanks!<br /><br />@C.M.: Nice to meet you too! Thanks!StratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-73744149734657846642012-04-05T01:28:35.058-04:002012-04-05T01:28:35.058-04:00Dialogue - an important part of every novel. But, ...Dialogue - an important part of every novel. But, it is vitally important that it is done correctly!<br /><br />Just became a follower, nice to meet you!<br /><br /><a href="http://cmbrown-books.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">CarolynBrown-Books</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-53169982213138013902012-04-04T15:13:36.615-04:002012-04-04T15:13:36.615-04:00This is a fantastic theme for the A-Z! I agree tha...This is a fantastic theme for the A-Z! I agree that dialogue can make or break a novel.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-65067069877277773542012-04-04T13:25:06.987-04:002012-04-04T13:25:06.987-04:00I actually chose dialogue as my topic for 'D&#...I actually chose dialogue as my topic for 'D' as well. :)<br /><br />I like the Elmore Leonard quote. I agree. While reading, I never skip the dialogue. That's why I always try to start my stories with dialogue.<br /><br />- Lauren @<a href="http://www.lmswriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Word Art</a>Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-18191089215880830352012-04-04T13:02:40.007-04:002012-04-04T13:02:40.007-04:00Dialogue is at the very center of every good book ...Dialogue is at the very center of every good book and it is the thing with which I struggle the most. I want it to be perfect, to move the plot but don't sound out of place, to be natural but not to wander off without purpose, and most of all, I want my characters to each have a special voice. It is for this reason that dialogue is the thing that I revise the most on my drafts and I tweak it and change it until I think it is done to the best of my abilities.<br /><br />Great post! Thanks for commenting on my blog. =)<br />From Diary of a Writer in Progress.Georgina Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164961271767174713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-9516755610222038222012-04-04T12:20:01.540-04:002012-04-04T12:20:01.540-04:00You're right; dialogue is important, and it...You're right; dialogue is important, and it's one of the things I really enjoy writing. It can also be a buzz-killer, too, if ya know what I mean. Pages and pages of heavy dialect that you have to decipher can kill my interest pretty fast, and the dialogue tags can be groan-worthy at times, too. One book I read had halfway decent dialogue, but her characters never simply SAID anything ... they "smiled" it or "chuckled" it, or "laughed" it. Even when her husband died, she was still smiling her patootie off. Drove me nuts.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-46007364651348454432012-04-04T11:41:26.825-04:002012-04-04T11:41:26.825-04:00Hi, Chris,
Dropping by from the A-Z.. Nice to mee...Hi, Chris,<br /><br />Dropping by from the A-Z.. Nice to meet you.<br /><br />Dialogue does play a pivotal role in writing and if not done correctly can be quite the bore.<br /><br />See you around the blogosphere.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-36193839953246403142012-04-04T11:31:49.093-04:002012-04-04T11:31:49.093-04:00Dialogue is my favorite thing to write - sometimes...Dialogue is my favorite thing to write - sometimes I think I should be writing plays or screenplays, actually. :) What I've really had to work on lately is the whole "conveying their emotions in both blatant and subtle ways." Subtext can be HARD! Sometimes I find that my characters are just laying it all out there and saying everything they're thinking - which is easy to draft, of course, but boring to read. So lately I've been trying to make sure that what they're saying is both interesting and layered. It's a challenge for sure.<br /><br />Great post!.jessica.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724052361769518376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199047805421218885.post-35227267097971111512012-04-04T10:01:13.207-04:002012-04-04T10:01:13.207-04:00Another great post. Dialogue is very immediate isn...Another great post. Dialogue is very immediate isn't it? As you say, it's easy for the brain to process because we're so used to doing it.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.com