tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post7176343961251436374..comments2023-10-06T07:46:34.095-07:00Comments on Rachel Searles: Fun With Dialogue And StuffRachel Searleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413906883952940334noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-74000986257193210902011-07-25T03:47:22.863-07:002011-07-25T03:47:22.863-07:00Yes, this is very hard. I've seen this done be...Yes, this is very hard. I've seen this done before and unless it's a who's on first thing, I frequently have said, "this can all be solved by someone just having a simple conversation and clearing everything up". Good luck, I know you are up for the task.Christa Desirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-73810369076136362432011-07-22T17:27:24.957-07:002011-07-22T17:27:24.957-07:00These are some great tips, thanks! I've never ...These are some great tips, thanks! I've never really paid close attention to movie dialogue, I guess--it's easy to let it just wash over you. And eavesdropping and transcribing sounds like fun--there was a good example of that on The Rejectionist today, actually.Rachel Searleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413906883952940334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-28282584797013043162011-07-22T16:36:15.430-07:002011-07-22T16:36:15.430-07:00Dialogue can be a toughie. It's hard to consis...Dialogue can be a toughie. It's hard to consistently write in one character's voice, especially if you have so many to keep track of. I love moody's suggestion about dialogue in movies. :P Also do some random eavesdropping and observe how people talk. It's a great exercise for improving dialogoue.<br />nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-41799373972250002992011-07-22T08:32:45.384-07:002011-07-22T08:32:45.384-07:00Glad to know that I'm not the only one who tos...Glad to know that I'm not the only one who tosses in the formal dialogue on accident. (Thanks Agatha Christie. Love, 12-year-old me)<br /><br />Have you ever tried writing down other's conversations? Mildly creepy, but hit up your coffee shop and just jot down the conversations you hear. I was a little nervous when I first did it but I really think it helped me out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146136846875431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-28596622594155604232011-07-22T07:17:26.524-07:002011-07-22T07:17:26.524-07:00I agree with Mood on looking at dialogue from a mo...I agree with Mood on looking at dialogue from a movie. Sometimes I will even watch said movie to see if the dialogue came out as believable when said as when written.Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427684969035857472.post-83593044255034419202011-07-22T00:36:22.743-07:002011-07-22T00:36:22.743-07:00Think of a movie that is in a similar vein to the ...Think of a movie that is in a similar vein to the stuff you write, go to one of the online script vaults (Drew's, joblo etc) and find the script. Have a look at how a dialogue-based medium (movies) handles the kind of scenes you're look to write.<br /><br />I've found it very useful to do that, although try to avoide transcripts and use shooting scripts instead. Yo may need to do a bit of searching to find the one you're looking for though. The more famous ones are easiest to find.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com