Dialogue Development

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  1. Rosemary74

    Can I use 'er" or 'erm' in a dialogue?

    Rosemary74, Jan 26, 2023
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    deadrats
    Apr 26, 2024
  2. BigSchnoz

    Hillbilly Dialogue

    BigSchnoz, Apr 5, 2023
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    615
    Catriona Grace
    Jan 16, 2024
  3. w. bogart

    Internal dialogue

    w. bogart, Nov 17, 2023
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    9
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    590
    Rath Darkblade
    Jan 13, 2024
  4. SnugPugg

    (Alpha Enchanted) Need dialogue overview

    SnugPugg, Nov 11, 2023
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    7
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    347
    big soft moose
    Nov 15, 2023
  5. SnugPugg

    Need a catchy phrase for an introduction between ML and FL

    SnugPugg, Oct 25, 2023
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    14
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    489
    SnugPugg
    Nov 7, 2023
  6. deadrats

    Why won't these characters just stop talking?

    deadrats, Jul 13, 2023
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    5
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    558
    Kalisto
    Nov 3, 2023
  7. J.T. Woody

    Something hurtful a friend would say

    J.T. Woody, Aug 28, 2023
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    11
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    672
    Bakkerbaard
    Sep 2, 2023
  8. Seiya

    Help with dialogue tags/actions pre dialogue

    Seiya, Aug 6, 2023
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    477
    Seiya
    Aug 17, 2023
  9. Nomad416

    Your rules for numbers

    Nomad416, Aug 14, 2023
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    5
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    428
    Bakkerbaard
    Aug 17, 2023
  10. ps102

    Is there such a thing as too much dialogue?

    ps102, Aug 6, 2023
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    620
    ps102
    Aug 8, 2023
  11. Set2Stun

    How to Best Write Dialogue Taking Place in an Online Chat Application?

    Set2Stun, Aug 4, 2023
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    3
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    336
    Set2Stun
    Aug 5, 2023
  12. Nomad416

    What would you call this?

    Nomad416, Jul 12, 2023
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    4
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    471
    KiraAnn
    Jul 17, 2023
  13. MWB

    Em-dashes in dialog?

    MWB, Jan 28, 2023
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    16
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    970
    evild4ve
    Jul 7, 2023
  14. Bus Chaser

    Acceptable Alternatives to "Said"

    Bus Chaser, May 28, 2023
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    22
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    1,044
    deadrats
    Jun 11, 2023
  15. montecarlo

    Good vs Bad Dialog

    montecarlo, May 16, 2023
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    2
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    492
    Pixit
    May 24, 2023
  16. naruzeldamaster

    How do I 'cut back' on dialogue without removing too much?

    naruzeldamaster, Apr 8, 2023
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    4
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    774
    Rzero
    Apr 26, 2023
  17. Set2Stun

    Dialogue Between Characters with a Translator

    Set2Stun, Jan 3, 2022
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    11
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    1,149
    JLT
    Apr 8, 2023
  18. happyhacker

    AI (Alien Intelligence) Talk

    happyhacker, Mar 28, 2023
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    11
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    692
    happyhacker
    Apr 8, 2023
  19. Justin Attas

    Creative Ways To Give a Certain Character's Dialogue a Certain Feel?

    Justin Attas, Jul 2, 2019 ... 2
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    30
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    2,400
    Naomasa298
    Apr 7, 2023
  20. Rzero

    1972 slang

    Rzero, Jan 20, 2023 ... 2
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    45
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    2,071
    happyhacker
    Mar 28, 2023
  21. J.T. Woody

    Witty (yet offensive) Quip about Erectile Dysfunction

    J.T. Woody, Mar 14, 2023
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    747
    Catriona Grace
    Mar 15, 2023
  22. deadrats

    less dialog

    deadrats, Nov 10, 2022 ... 2 3
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    70
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    3,665
    w. bogart
    Jan 27, 2023
  23. montecarlo

    Dialog Excellence

    montecarlo, Jan 25, 2023
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    1
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    553
    Xoic
    Jan 25, 2023
  24. venuschansama

    How do I make good diaolouge?

    venuschansama, Jan 18, 2023
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    1
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    449
    Xoic
    Jan 18, 2023
  25. ps102

    When do you use a comma? And when a period?

    ps102, Dec 31, 2022
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    10
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    804
    JLT
    Jan 17, 2023
  26. J.T. Woody

    how to deal with whispering

    J.T. Woody, Oct 28, 2021
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    20
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    1,282
    deadrats
    Dec 28, 2022
  27. TripleBackstab

    Dialogue Tags and Tense

    TripleBackstab, Aug 27, 2021
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    1,169
    LadySerpentine
    Dec 20, 2022
  28. naruzeldamaster

    looking for some Italian common phrases.

    naruzeldamaster, Dec 14, 2022
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    1
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    504
    Louanne Learning
    Dec 14, 2022
  29. JTedders92

    Three way dialogue

    JTedders92, Apr 13, 2020
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    16
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    2,794
    Seven Crowns
    Oct 9, 2022
  30. naruzeldamaster

    What is this style of talking based on?

    naruzeldamaster, Oct 3, 2022
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    7
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    842
    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 4, 2022
  31. StoryForest
    Locked

    Starting a new line in dialogue.

    StoryForest, Jul 23, 2019
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    3
    Views:
    1,928
    Homer Potvin
    Sep 5, 2022
  32. Murkie

    Dialogue after a description

    Murkie, Sep 1, 2020
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,443
    Not the Territory
    Sep 3, 2022
  33. deadrats

    Using sparse dialog.

    deadrats, Jul 14, 2022
    Replies:
    18
    Views:
    1,963
    OurJud
    Aug 17, 2022
  34. Fronzizzle

    Formatting dialogue question

    Fronzizzle, Jul 13, 2022
    Replies:
    22
    Views:
    1,002
    Gary Wed
    Jul 25, 2022
  35. Louanne Learning

    Dialogue Tags

    Louanne Learning, Jun 24, 2022
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    878
    Gary Wed
    Jul 20, 2022
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