tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post3795259868844978536..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: The Three Rules of DialogueChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-15701905641092951622010-08-22T10:31:03.318-05:002010-08-22T10:31:03.318-05:00I'd never read those 'rules' before Je...I'd never read those 'rules' before Jean and they certainly spell out the many complexities we can convey if we let our characters speak in their own voices instead of just articulating what we want them to say. I love seeing lots of dialogue in a book (as long as the writer knows what he/she is doing). But, having started as a writer of plays, I was surprised to find in some of my early drafts of novels that the surrounding prose had somehow 'contaminated' the way the characters were speaking. It's one of the reasons why I always read my stuff aloud to check its authenticity.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-36113636327083697492010-08-20T12:01:53.764-05:002010-08-20T12:01:53.764-05:00Thanks, Jean. Your comments on compelling dialogu...Thanks, Jean. Your comments on compelling dialogue made me think of Dean Koontz' Odd Thomas series. These books are packed with brilliant description, but when dialogue is used, it is written in a manner that only Odd Thomas would speak. Every word hits the mark, often resulting in a smile or laugh from the reader.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.com