tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post4637640814835827181..comments2024-03-07T04:13:36.330-06:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: Text and That Stuff Underneath ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-78805543117335597032011-02-13T10:35:25.982-06:002011-02-13T10:35:25.982-06:00I know you've heard this from me before, but h...I know you've heard this from me before, but here it is again: if you want to write good dialogue, read plays. Or screenplays. When I worked for TV, there was almost nothing but dialogue. So-called stage directions were at a minimum. At first, the unadorned dialogue looked stark to me, almost embarrassingly naked. Then watching the rushes I was stunned by what an actor could do with his/her line readings. Trust your readers. They'll find the pitch and intonation you need to get across what your characters must say even as they merely say what they can say.Ron Koertgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007470685805649302noreply@blogger.com