Woo, it’s been awhile!
Not sure, if it’s already been done; but, ever since I first saw this meme, this is all that’s been stuck in my head. And after a few months, I’ve finally gotten it out of my head. Enjoy!
Spiderman being the most relatable superhero part one
Bruce Wayne's favourite children:
The nostaligia-fueled version of Robin Dick that exists in his head
Jason Todd's corpse
Cass
Are you making any of these common dialogue mistakes? Read the post to find out what they are and how you can quickly fix them.
Does dialogue feel like a struggle? Here are the most common mistakes I see writers make that have their dialogue falling flat.
Less is more, and this is very true for dialogue. The quicker you can get your point across, the punchier the dialogue will read.
A lot of the time if you feel your dialogue dragging, you may be repeating points that you’ve already said.
A big web to untangle, but ask yourself this: If I left out dialogue and action tags entirely, would my readers still be able to tell who’s speaking?
If yes, that’s when you know you have a strong and unique character voice.
The worst thing you can do is make all your characters sound the same, or just like you.
Using dialogue as a means to lay down exposition or explanation can come off very cringy to readers.
Would these characters realistically say that to each other, if you didn’t need the reader to know?
When in doubt, trust that your readers can take hints and fill in gaps. Always write from the head of your character first.
Adding in too many pauses, elipses, ums, uhhs, and errs can get tiring very quickly, especially if every single character does this.
Yes, most people speak like that, but fictional dialogue is stronger the punchier and tighter you keep it.
Sometimes writers get so involved in the dialogue and scene that they forget to lay out the setting or tell the readers what’s happening around your characters.
This leaves no image in your readers’ heads, and makes your writing feel non-immersive.
Use the setting, background people, and props to enhance the scene.
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The Barbie movie isn't about girl power. It's not about how women can do everything they set their mind to. It's about how sometimes women are tired and average and that has to be okay too, because you don't have to do everything to be worth anything. (And that this is also true of men.)
op: "i really don't mind-" zeta: "Do Not enable him"
sort of a sequel to this? a lot of people really wanted op to get a hug and i support that. so does prima. zeta isn't really against it, he just wishes prima would at least try to stick to the schedule for primus' sake-
haunted au
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