: Re: How can one write good dialogue in a story without sounding wooden? I began an assignment to write a short story for a Creative Writing submission to a publication and although it was accepted,

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Characters interrupt each other
People don't always wait for one another to finish speaking (and say "over" to indicate they are done) before they start talking. To extend Amadeus answer from above:

"That is a beautiful necklace, did you just get it? I haven't gotten any new jewelry in so long. I was going to buy myself something but my hus-"
"I saw your husband leaving the Emporium yesterday, didn't get the chance to say hello. I love that place!"
"Oh, really? We love it too." He told me he went to Dallas, yesterday.

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