tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post4325905640707690117..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: #WeWriteBooks, Post 18: Dialogue and ThoughtStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43364284562924533802016-06-01T15:32:12.417-05:002016-06-01T15:32:12.417-05:00Great post. I normally deal with dialogue in tensi...Great post. I normally deal with dialogue in tension. A lot of characters in the story I am working on hate my main character. One question I have though is how one uses the word "said" over and over again without sounding repetitive.pgacnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868397677690901418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43884333948963171312016-06-01T12:08:13.002-05:002016-06-01T12:08:13.002-05:00This post is awesome!!! Thanks Jill :-) I think di... This post is awesome!!! Thanks Jill :-) I think dialogue is probably the hardest thing for me to write(I've been avoiding it whenever possible). I really just need to stop being lazy and develop my character's speech patterns. Also, thanks for the punctuation info, I've been randomly placing commas and periods. Abinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85276192162457250652016-06-01T11:31:25.653-05:002016-06-01T11:31:25.653-05:00I'm so glad! "Save that for rewrites"...I'm so glad! "Save that for rewrites"--good plan. For your four people scenes, I totally understand. You will be able to work on those in rewrites too.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20808602998098709272016-06-01T11:29:10.748-05:002016-06-01T11:29:10.748-05:00Oh, yes. We all have our words/writing quirks. I h...Oh, yes. We all have our words/writing quirks. I have a bad habit of unnecessarily starting sentences with the word "and," and I often have to do a search for the word "eyebrow" to make sure I haven't used it over and over. The "Find/Replace" feature in Word is a dear friend of mine.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19219108338902843952016-06-01T11:25:37.001-05:002016-06-01T11:25:37.001-05:00Aww! I'm so glad you're here, Gisela. Good...Aww! I'm so glad you're here, Gisela. Good job on mastering the punctuation issue. It can be tricky. And, yes. Editing is a writer's friend. 😊Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72320580942354824732016-06-01T11:23:26.058-05:002016-06-01T11:23:26.058-05:00You're welcome! Yes, that punctuation can be t...You're welcome! Yes, that punctuation can be tricky. I wonder who invented it...?Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44919704082524793422016-06-01T11:22:35.416-05:002016-06-01T11:22:35.416-05:00Sounds like you are right on track for using "...Sounds like you are right on track for using "said." Good job! Yeah... editing is magical for fixing what's broken, huh? A lot is broken in my first drafts...Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83089684038609991132016-06-01T11:20:54.265-05:002016-06-01T11:20:54.265-05:00I'm so glad you found us and have been encoura...I'm so glad you found us and have been encouraged here! 😊Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2702517186693545312016-06-01T11:19:59.930-05:002016-06-01T11:19:59.930-05:00Nice dialogue, Charlotte. Thanks for sharing. Soun...Nice dialogue, Charlotte. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a powerful scene.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20947595566312578962016-06-01T10:58:59.376-05:002016-06-01T10:58:59.376-05:00This post came at a good time! I pretty much alway...This post came at a good time! I pretty much always write in third person and I'm never really sure when I should italicize thoughts. I'll also have to go back through and take a closer look at the said and action tags. Now that I think about it, I think I punctuated some wrong, too, so I'll have to fix those. *groan* I'll save that for rewrites.<br /><br />In one of my other WIPs I had a lot of scenes with four people talking to each other. It got frustrating trying to show who was talking. Really frustrating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652485434796760077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11456625493969746302016-06-01T10:20:58.446-05:002016-06-01T10:20:58.446-05:00My dialogue in my first draft is usually bad, but ...My dialogue in my first draft is usually bad, but if I think about it for some time I come up with something good. I use a lot of generic action tags especially sighing and smiling and eyebrow raising. According to one of my writing friends I use glide too much. <br />I'm about to work on my 100 words. I've been planning it since I've been super busy the past few days, so I planned instead of wrote. <br />Also, tell McKenna good luck with her story. It sounds like a great idea. Also strangely familiar... I think I had a similar story idea, once. Corgi Writernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41262938161818927152016-06-01T10:00:03.677-05:002016-06-01T10:00:03.677-05:00What an awesome post! I like writing dialogue, but... What an awesome post! I like writing dialogue, but I'm not sure I'm the best at it. I think I should write more thoughts, though. To me, the punctuation is pretty easy. <br /> Unfortunately, I use a lot of words like 'whisper', 'exclaimed', and 'explained'. Oh well. I'll work on it. <br />Thanks for the awesome post!! Every week I look forward to Wednesdays. ☺Giselanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15914940158947831712016-06-01T08:46:00.629-05:002016-06-01T08:46:00.629-05:00Wow! What an awesome post! I love that you include...Wow! What an awesome post! I love that you included proper punctuation for dialogue--I'm always confused about whether to use a comma or a period with dialogue tags. But I do love writing dialogue. It's so awesome for lightening up a heavy scene with humor.<br /><br />Thanks for the post, Mrs. Williamson!Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69663054123408827412016-06-01T07:11:13.316-05:002016-06-01T07:11:13.316-05:00Practically everything I need to equip me in dialo...Practically everything I need to equip me in dialogue writing is in this post!! Thank you so much. <br /><br />Hmm, I'd have to say I am well-trained in using the word 'said' a lot. I adore its simplicity and how normal it sounds, although when characters say something loudly, softly, or show more emotion then usual that's when I tend to use words like 'snapped', 'whispered', and 'demanded'. <br /><br />I guess I'm also guilty for doing the Q and A dialogues :P when I'm first drafting I do this a lot, so it's obviously something to look out for when editing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21586369594100061242016-06-01T06:45:01.332-05:002016-06-01T06:45:01.332-05:00Thank you so much for the post. Dialogue has never...Thank you so much for the post. Dialogue has never really been easy for me, my dialogue never got anything done. I'm also really bad at bringing out people's personality in what they say. This post helps so much! I also have way to many adverbs and Q+A sessions. This blog has helped me so much in my writing!<br />Thanks again for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36810167176675982732016-06-01T06:22:05.609-05:002016-06-01T06:22:05.609-05:00Oh my goodness, this is helpful!! In my drafts, I ...Oh my goodness, this is helpful!! In my drafts, I have so many 'smiling' and 'sighing' and 'shrugging', so I definitely need something more imaginative. I really enjoy writing dialogue, here's a snippet of what I've just been writing for the 100 for 100:<br />"Come with me," said Raina, without really thinking it over. "It's not too far for you."<br />"Yes it is."She expected him to be at least a little conflicted, but there wasn't any doubt written in Lux's sallow face. "And you can't follow me, Raina. Gods, look at me..." He glanced down at his blackened chest but immediately looked away again. "I'm not sure anyone can."<br />Thanks for the post, Mrs. Williamson! This series is so helpful! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179790071237632706noreply@blogger.com