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Writing dialogue

Writing Real Dialogue in Fiction

June 15, 2022May 25, 2022 / Beem Weeks / 65 Comments

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks here with you again. Today, I am going to share my thoughts on character dialogue in fiction.  Dialogue. It can make or break a story. Dialogue is the lines your characters speak aloud in a written story. They differ from the narrative voice in that even the peripheral characters are given … Continue reading Writing Real Dialogue in Fiction

Gestures and Dialogue – A Perfect Show Don’t Tell Team.

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 / John W. Howell / 83 Comments

  Hi SEers. John with you again. I hope you had a great weekend and am rearing to go this Monday morning. Grab a cup of coffee and join me in a discussion about character gestures. (I know not the most exciting thing for a Monday morning.) Most of you don’t know that my books … Continue reading Gestures and Dialogue – A Perfect Show Don’t Tell Team.

Don’t Talk Like That: Quotes and Paragraphs

May 31, 2021May 28, 2021 / harmonykentonline / 53 Comments

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take another look at dialogue. Because this is such a large topic, I have spread the topic over a few posts. As the post title suggests, we'll look at 'tags and beats' around dialogue today.

Don’t Talk Like That: Talking Heads

May 10, 2021May 7, 2021 / harmonykentonline / 56 Comments

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take another look at dialogue. Because this is such a large topic, I have spread the topic over a few posts. As the post title suggests, we'll look at 'tags and beats' around dialogue today.

Don’t Talk Like That: How to Write Good Dialogue–Punctuation

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 / harmonykentonline / 64 Comments

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take another look at dialogue. Because this is such a large topic, I have spread the topic over a few posts. As the post title suggests, we'll look at 'tags and beats' around dialogue today.

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