Dialogue is often one of the most confounding elements for writers to handle. Repetition, unnatural and on-the-nose speech, and expositional info-dumps are just a few of the pitfalls that regularly plague manuscripts.
To help with this, today we’re sharing a video by writer Mark Crilley wherein he uses his own Brody’s Ghost comic books to demonstrate 10 superb tips that will help you bring a natural spark to your dialogue.
Set aside 20 minutes for yourself and give it a watch. Your editor — and your readers — will thank you!
Good stuff, thanks.
Very nice. The examples are helpful. Looking forward to more videos from this author.
An excellent video, entertaining and relevant. Thank you Mr. Crilley!
How can I give each character a unique voice when my historical novel is set in another country where no-one actually spoke English? Can I still give the less educated slang or bad grammar?
Excellent video on dialogue. This is one of the trickiest things to talk about with other writers. I look forward to more content like this.
Makes me want to get back to the job of writing.
Quite informative. This video had me realizing what I’ve been doing wrong and what I’ve done correctly.
Thanks, Mark. Your illustrations are so apt.
I am working on how to give each character a unique voice of their own, not the writer’s voice