12d • Educational
What are your tips and tricks when it comes to writing dialogue? 🗣
How do you make your characters sound real, natural, and distinct?
🧐 As Ernest Hemingway believed, the strongest writing hides meaning beneath the surface.
👉 Good dialogue = what’s said
👉 Great dialogue = what’s meant but not said
❌ Instead of:
“I’m upset that you ignored me yesterday.”
Try:
✅ “You must’ve been busy yesterday.”
Same message. More tension. More real.
🔥 Cut the “on-the-nose” lines
If a character says exactly how they feel… it usually feels fake.
👎 Flat:
“I’m nervous about the interview.”
👍 Better:
“What if they ask something I don’t know?”
Let the emotion show itself.
💭 Please share what you think! I'm looking to learn from you all!
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What are your tips and tricks when it comes to writing dialogue? 🗣
