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Looking for a link on dialogue.

 
 
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01:27 / 04.03.02
How do you write fucking compelling dialogue?
For that matter, how do write a good story or script?
Any suggestions/links?
 
 
Hieronymus
01:42 / 04.03.02
A link, though not really rules I go by.
For me, it's just writing what I would imagine hearing in reality. You have to read it like you were eavesdropping on your characters. What sounds legit and what sounds corny?
 
 
Mystery Gypt
04:54 / 04.03.02
read this fucking book (Story by Robert Mckee). i read it a year ago and have become 100 times better. it's the best.
 
 
We're The Great Old Ones Now
05:39 / 04.03.02
Most people over-write dialogue. Some of the best stuff is minimal. Bare, sparse dialogue kicks the crap out of Tarantino-stylee hyperchat. It also leaves you free to explode when someone needs to make an impression.

Less is more.

Don't use it for plot expo unless you have no alternative of any kind. That's a killer. It's almost as bad as voice over.
 
  
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