What kind of information should a writer deliver to the reader using dialogue?
What should a writer remove when making a real-life conversation fictional?
Mark’s assignment required him to write a dialogue. Mark wrote a scene featuring a young boy waking up from a nightmare and holding a short conversation with his toy dinosaur, Rex. Although the boy does most of the talking, Rex has a few soothing words for the boy and reassures him that the monsters in his nightmare are not real. Mark’s friend Lola thinks that Mark’s scene is not a dialogue. Why is Lola correct?
Poor word choice is especially unacceptable in dialogue.
What is the primary responsibility of a writer crafting dialogue?
Characters must be in disagreement with each other for a dialogue to be dynamic.
What about a sketch story differentiates it from a short story?
What is the main purpose of a screenplay?
“Less is more” is a useful direction to keep in mind when it comes to fictional conversations.
David is writing a dialogue between a lifeguard and a surfer. He interrupts their conversation with a brief narratorial comment about the wind picking up and the sky becoming darker. What literary term BEST describes what David has added to his story through the interruption?
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