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The Craft of Dialogue Part 1
Cody and Andrew discuss dialogue; purpose, what makes it special, how to make it sound like people, and the many ways dialogue can go wrong. Andrew reads from his forthcoming story "Ava", appearing in the game-themed anthology Winding Paths from Demagogue Press.
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The Craft of Dialogue
* What is the purpose of Dialogue?
* Dialogue Failure Modes
* What makes dialogue special?
* how do we make dialogue sound like people? Instead of the author talking to ourselves?
* How do you separate your characters? How do you make them sound different? Difference inside spoke word with characters?
The three stories in each scene:
* Personal story
* World story
* Plot
Three fundamentals of writing dialogue:
1) demonstrating what is at stake
2) hiding something at all times - unsaid as important as what is said.
3) revelation - something comes out
Realistic dialogue hack
The characters are talking about a mystery, while keeping secrets from each other, and lying to protect themselves.