"Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people..."
Crafting convincing and dynamic conversations between characters, including word choice, tone, and pacing.
Character Development: The art of creating fictional characters that are three-dimensional, relatable and dynamic, with distinct voices, personalities, motivations, and emotions.
Plot and Structure: The arrangement of events and actions that create a cohesive and engaging story, with clear exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Dialogue Mechanics: The rules and techniques of how to write and deliver effective dialogue that sounds natural, revealing, and meaningful, with proper punctuation, format, tone, and diction.
Subtext and Conflict: The layer of meaning and tension that lies beneath the surface of the dialogue, often conveyed through nonverbal cues, hidden agendas, and clashing desires and fears.
Setting and Worldbuilding: The creation of a vivid and immersive environment, with a rich history, culture, geography, and symbolism, that enhances the believability and impact of the story.
Genre and Style: The classification and aesthetic approach of the story, whether it's drama or comedy, romance or horror, realistic or fantastical, and the use of various literary devices (such as metaphor, symbolism, and imagery) to add depth and resonance.
Voice and Authenticity: The expression of the author's or character's unique viewpoint, personality, and values, through the way they speak, think, and act, as well as the attention to detail, research, and empathy required to accurately portray diverse cultures and perspectives.
Performance and Delivery: The art of conveying the dialogue through acting, directing, or other forms of presentation, with an emphasis on body language, timing, intonation, and the overall effect on the audience.
Monologue: A long speech made by one person either to themselves or to others.
Soliloquy: A type of monologue in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often revealing their innermost feelings.
Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters, including verbal exchange and response.
Dialect: A conversation in the language or manner of a particular region or group, which can provide insight into cultural and historical context.
Internal dialogue: A conversation a character has with themselves, within their own mind where it is usually expressed in a stream-of-consciousness style.
Polysyndeton: A form of dialogue in which conjunctions are deliberately overused, creating a fast-paced and dramatic effect.
Asyndeton: A form of dialogue in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted, creating a rushed, breathless effect.
Epistolary Dialogue: A form of dialogue communicated through written correspondence, usually between two or more characters.
Direct Address: A form of dialogue in which characters address the audience or other characters directly.
Ad hominem: A form of dialogue in which the speaker attacks the character or personality of their opponent.
Debate Dialogue: A structured exchange of ideas in which two or more characters hold opposing views.
Socratic Dialogue: A form of dialogue that involves a question-and-answer format in which one character leads another to their own conclusion.
"...a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange."
"...antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature."
"...chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato..."
"...sometimes spelled dialog in American English."
"...between two or more people."
"It is a written or spoken conversational exchange..."
"...a philosophical or didactic device..."
"...developed by Plato..."
"...a literary and theatrical form..."
"...chiefly associated in the West..."
"...written or spoken conversational exchange..."
"...chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue..."
"...chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature."
"As a philosophical or didactic device..."
"...a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange."
"...a literary and theatrical form..."
"...antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature."
"...antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature."
"...a written or spoken conversational exchange..."