People get less articulate, not more, when they’re emotionally moved. Want to write an emotional moment? Increase your quotient of stumbles and restarts.  Jane Espenson Writing good dialogue takes practice and patience.  Here are ten tips for you to improve how you write your dialogue so your conversations crackle on the page. 1- Read dialogue aloud.  It’s meant to be heard, after all.  This will help you to listen to the voices of your characters, noticing the flow and movement of their words. 2- Don’t use dialogue to convey large chunks of information (exposition).  People don’t sound like this: “Since we arrived here at four, to watch for Martin Goodfellow, the murderer, I’ve felt hunrgy.”  It’s okay if readers don’t know exactly what’s happening at all times – trust them to understand the story because they are intrigued by the voices of your characters. 3- Dialogue should sound real, but that doesn’t mean dialogue on the page is exactly like snippets of dialogue you overhear.  You don’t need all the Hellos, Goodbyes and boring small talk of daily life.  Cut it out. 4- Good dialogue should move the story forward, convey character and feel full of life.  The best place … Continue reading 10 TIPS FOR WRITING BETTER DIALOGUE