“Unlock the Secrets of Charisma: Transform Your Words into Impactful Conversations!”
Are your characters trapped in a dialogue rut, offering nothing more than a bland back-and-forth? It’s like watching paint dry, right? But fear not, dear writer! There’s a way to breathe life into those static exchanges. Instead of simply tossing in generic dialogue tags, consider the power of action. Imagine your characters not just talking, but moving through their environment—sipping coffee, adjusting a tie, or even giving the dog a bath (yes, bath time can spark some intense conversations!). By weaving in action, you create a scene rich with dimension, tension, and emotion. Curious about how to turn those stilted conversations into dynamic exchanges? Let’s dive into some practical strategies to supercharge your dialogue! LEARN MORE.
The Short Of It
How to make your dialogue more active
Say you’re writing or editing a piece of fiction and you run across a section (or multiple sections!) of dialogue that are very static. Just two characters going back and forth with some generic dialogue tags, but very little other meat on the bones. What can you do? Well, I have to words: “add action.”
People hear “add action” and imagine car chases and fight scenes. Action can be the morning routine in a café before opening, changing a tire, shopping at the mall for prom dress… Whatever makes sense with the setting and genre of your story.
Having the speaking characters engaged in activities while talking gives you are a writer more narrative opportunities to add layers, dimension, and even tension to dialogue scenes.
Here’s three ways to activate your dialogue sequences…
Combine
The first one is easy … Combine your dialogue scene with an already existing scene of action. When editing, if you find them one after the other in the story — or nearly so — that’s perfect opportunity. Especially if that scene of action is not carrying any plot- or character-specific dialogue.
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