tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post5333585172953053751..comments2024-03-29T03:31:03.598+10:00Comments on Wagging Tales: Dialogue - What I'm trying to say...Charmaine Clancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-84900631259891730052009-11-10T12:10:09.888+10:002009-11-10T12:10:09.888+10:00Yes! You are so right, otherwise it sounds like th...Yes! You are so right, otherwise it sounds like those corny commercials where two people who are apparently married and should already know, discuss their insurance and financial situations.<br /><br />Thanks Sara :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-71273544582451249482009-11-10T10:55:41.610+10:002009-11-10T10:55:41.610+10:00fabulous post! dialogue really can be so tricky.....fabulous post! dialogue really can be so tricky... the one thing I'd also add is to make sure that the dialogue reads like something that someone would actually say! In a workshop I'm taking I recently saw dialogue that looked like this:<br /><br />"Bill, you look handsome."<br />"Thanks, Sue, I really appreciate it."<br />"Well, Bill, I call it like I see it."<br />"Sue, you are so sweet."<br />etc.<br /><br />(The point is that people don't often actually call each other by name!)Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.com