DIALOGUE Kimmery Martin kimmerymartin.com

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DIALOGUE Kimmery Martin kimmerymartin.com Note: In this session, we will refer to the sample dialogue printed in the handout

“THE RULES” 1. Cut The Small Talk

2. Avoid Unnatural Exposition “THE RULES” 2. Avoid Unnatural Exposition

3. Don’t Recreate Actual Speech “THE RULES” 3. Don’t Recreate Actual Speech

4. How To Use Dialogue Tags “THE RULES” 4. How To Use Dialogue Tags Sparingly: Avoid them if not needed. Simply: Fancy is not necessarily good. Accurately: does the word denote speech?

“THE RULES” 5. Avoid Adverb Abuse

“THE RULES” 6. Utilize Action Beats

Wrong: “Have this patient removed, please,” he sniffed arrogantly, waving at security. Still wrong: “Have this patient removed, please,” he waved at security. Not Wrong: “Have this patient removed, please.” He waved at security.

SPEAKING OF GRAMMAR….

7. Stay True To Your Characters “THE RULES” 7. Stay True To Your Characters

“THE RULES” 8. Tell, Don’t Show

9. Reveal Information Through Conversation “THE RULES” 9. Reveal Information Through Conversation

“THE RULES” 10. Create Some Drama

TROUBLESHOOTING Will The Story Make Sense Without The Dialogue? Does Dialogue Add To Tension And Suspense? Does Dialogue Impact the Character’s Situation?

TROUBLESHOOTING Do The Sentences Contain Variation? Can You Tell Which Character Is Speaking?

EXERCISES & QUESTIONS