1 Answer - Sort by: Date | Rating
A writer has to create authentic voices but also has to keep the reader engaged. This means that it is unwise to write speech just as you hear it in the street. Most of us take longer to say what we mean than you have space for in a short story or screenplay. The magic lies in creating similar patterns of speech to those you hear in real life but editing enough to keep the story moving and hold the reader's attention. Writers must use their listening skills every day to learn more about how other people speak. Dialogue needs to be edited many times. A common mistake is to overwrite, to have characters say too much. Dialogue should be used to move the story along whether it features in a novel, short story, play or screenplay. In visual media it is important to consider whether a gesture or expression could be used instead of words. Always read dialogue aloud after each change to make sure it sounds right.
0
0
Guest
answered 3 years ago
- How Is Romanesque A Misnomer?
- How Is Romanesque A Misnomer? What Distinguishes Romanesque Art From Early Medieval Works?
- What Kinds Of Arts And Crafts Did The Shawnee Indians Have?
- Who Are The Main Characters Of 2012?
- What Monuments Are There In France?
- In France What Monuments Are There?
- A Viewer's Opinion Based On Informed And Personal Criteria To Determine The Aesthetic Value Of A Work Of Art?
- What Are The Main Characters?
- What Are Three Key Topics For A Meiji Restoration Essay?
- What Was The Meiji Restoration That Started In 1868 And Ended In 1912?
- What Were The Effects Of The Meiji Restoration?
- How To Make A Bow?
- Who Are The Main Characters In The Mouse And The Moto Cycle?
- What Makes A Migration Life Better?
- What Make A Migration Life Better?
- Is Migration A Fundamental Right?
- What Are Seashells Made Of?
- Were The Tequesta Indians Known For Any Special Arts Or Crafts?
- What Are The Sensational Laws In The Philippines That Caused Debate?
- Are There Meanings For The Different Colors In A Bouquet?
- What Are The Main Characters In Melodrama?
- I Have Two Hull Art Vases. One Marked 4-14 And One Marked B13-13. What Would The Value Be, And How About The Age, Etc?
- Why Did Hitler Label Modern Art As Degenerate?
- What Are The Main Characters Of 'What My Mother Doesnt Know'?
- Will Paper Mache Dry Faster In Heat?
- I Want To Write A Proposal To The Company Convincing The Management About ISO14000,any Idea?
- Why Does A Writer Write In Italic, After The Dialogue. Is It A Thought Of The Writer?
- In Your Opinion, Is This A Convincing Argument? Why Or Why Not?
- I'm An Illustrator. How Can I Achieve A Convincing Sense Of Place In My Work?
- What Is Dialogue?
- What Does Dialogue Mean?

New Comment - Comments are editable for 5 min.