Realistic Dialogue | Like A Writer
Hey Guys x So, for today's instalment of 'Like A Writer' I want to talk about dialogue! For me, when I'm reading a book, one of the most annoying things is when the author has amazing descriptions, and I can picture everything perfectly, but then the character's speech is the most unrealistic thing. Like, in 'Fifty Shades of Grey', although for the most part, the descriptions were great, Ana's prolonged use of the phrase 'oh my' was so annoying! Like, what person randomly goes around saying 'oh my' all the time? But something that I find interesting is that, for script writing, this is so much more important! I guess, because in a movie or TV show, the dialogue is the most important because all that ever happens is people talking, either to other people or to themselves. You probably don't find this as interesting as I do, but as someone who thinks about script writing (or any other kind of writing, I'd literally do an...