: Re: How to handle dialogue? I have difficulties to write more than simple dialogue that still works and is readable. So, I have two options here: Try harder, read more books with lots of dialogue

@Moriarity138

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I find the key to dialog is subtext. People are generally communicating at more than one level, and if you don't convey that in your dialog, it sounds unnatural. Sexual tension, power struggles, rivalry, regret --all can be lurking under the surface of even the most innocuous smalltalk. Even if this isn't always the case in real life, it makes for more interesting conversations in fiction. Properly handled, your dialog shouldn't just be communication between the characters, it should also illuminate the relationship between the characters for the reader.

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