: Re: How to write realistic female dialogue I just can't make my dialogue sound like it's being said by a woman. As a friend of mine pointed out, "This woman talks just like you, Jack." I tried

@Hamaas631

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The short answer: talk to real women and analyse how they talk. Listen to real women talking to each other and analyse how they talk. Have you ever found yourself in a public place, like public transport or a café, and your neighbours are talking so loudly that you can hear everything even though you don't want to? Well, then seize the day and LISTEN. Put away your music player and LISTEN.

Later, when you write, detach. Make your characters their own people and give them a voice of their own, maybe by basing each of them on a particular real person you have analysed.

BTW, you should do this with all your characters. Otherwise you might end up with a novel where ALL your characters, female AND male, sound like you. Is that what you want?

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