Hi community of awesome, I'm Ava Jae, and this is bookishpixie.
So far on bookishpixie I've done only one dialogue vlog, and that was focused on what
*not* to do when writing dialogue.
So when someone asked me recently if I had any vlogs on what *to* do when writing dialogue,
I realized I didn't and wanted to fix that.
So here we go, five tips for writing dialogue.
First, think about your characters' background.
The way a character speaks is largely going to be influenced on their background.
Where do they come from?
What's their socioeconomic status?
What's their level of education?
The way you answer those questions will affect their speaking pattern, which is something
you should be familiar with.
What slang they use, how formal they speak, what word choice they go for—all of those
things are going to be influenced by background.
So when constructing your characters' dialogue, make sure you take their background into account.
Second, everyone speaks differently.
Or at least, everyone should.
What I mean by this is even if you were to take off all the dialogue tags, your reader
should be able to have a pretty good idea as to who is speaking, just by the way they speak.
So pay attention to the differences between the way your characters speak and what they
say, because if your characters all sound exactly the same, that'll draw attention to itself.
Third, read it aloud.
Reading your dialogue aloud is one of the quickest ways to figure out whether or not
it sounds natural.
If you stumble over a phrase or line of dialogue, chances are likely your readers will also
stumble over it when they're reading.
Writing dialogue to sound natural is tricky, but this is a pretty good way to figure out
when it doesn't work.
Fourth, dialogue isn't always straightforward.
What I mean by this is real life conversations aren't always A, B, C.
Sometimes people answer a question with a question.
Or by changing the subject.
Or by not speaking at all.
Real life conversations aren't always straightforward, so that's something you'll want to consider
when writing dialogue.
And fifth, use dialogue tags *or* action tags, but not both at the same time.
To give you an example, this:
"'I'm not doing that,' she said, pounding her fist on the table."
Is the same as this:
"She pounded her fist on the table. 'I'm not doing that.'"
But the second one is more effective. Why?
Because you're not repeating the unnecessary tag.
When debating between a dialogue tag or an action tag, I usually go with the action tag
because it's more visual and descriptive—but not always.
The main point is, you don't usually need to use both in the same line because either
one will tell you what we need to know: who is speaking.
And, bonus tip, I've said this before, but I'm gonna say it again: don't be afraid of using said.
Said is invisible and doesn't draw attention to itself.
And while you absolutely don't need to use it every time, nor should you use it every
single time, you don't need to be wary of it either.
So that's what I've got for today!
If you liked what you saw, don't forget to subscribe and comment, and I'll see you guise next week!
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