tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post3409270902856160629..comments2024-03-28T05:23:34.861-05:00Comments on Pretentious Title: Writing Wednesday: The 3 Things You Need for Killer DialogueRachel Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917123007610750274noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-1857225227217565832016-01-30T22:59:32.036-05:002016-01-30T22:59:32.036-05:00As a retired research engineer in an accelerated t...As a retired research engineer in an accelerated teaching for professionals transitioning into teaching, I was highly impressed with your post. Very impressive, informative, and enjoyable. Looking forward to reading your books. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729823298267682629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-47587397990336255882016-01-21T06:30:53.195-05:002016-01-21T06:30:53.195-05:00Very good post! I've been working on dialogue ...Very good post! I've been working on dialogue and I'm getting better - slowly. :)Jimneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-54470648590668538472016-01-20T19:52:17.819-05:002016-01-20T19:52:17.819-05:00Laughed so hard when you talked about Devi going o...Laughed so hard when you talked about Devi going on about armor for 5 pages because I could so see her doing that! LolArika Shantillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962179504141929331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-81127787173134612572016-01-20T18:55:55.925-05:002016-01-20T18:55:55.925-05:00Great tips! I'm like you, it's always been...Great tips! I'm like you, it's always been easy. And then I read the Dresden books, and boy, that dialogue snaps and pops! Same with various bestselling UA, like Raven Boys and Daughter of Smoke and Bone. In my research into how to write like that, I found James Scott Bell's advice: compress the dialogue. The fewer words, the punchier it is. It's helped my revisions immensely.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.com