: Re: Dialogue and action question I am currently working on a novel. currently two girls are the only active characters. I am curious if I need to separate the dialogue and action when one character

Yes, it is completely fine to have the responses of different characters in a single paragraph, after one characters dialogue. I use this method of formatting all the time. Heres an extract from To Kill a Mocking Bird that demonstrates it in published work:

Calpurnia picked up Aunty's heavy suitcase and opened the door. 'I'll take it,' said Jem, and took it. I heard the suitcase hit the bedroom floor with a thump. The sound had a dull permanence about it. ~The start of Chapter XIII

I hope this helped.

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