How to Handle Multiple Speakers in a Scene Without Confusing Your Reader

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy

Too many cooks might spoil the soup, but too many speakers will clutter the scene.

Before I dive in today, here's a heads up that I'm guest posting at Writers in the Storm today, chatting about 10 Ways to Get a Stuck Story Moving Away. Come on by and say hello.
I love dialogue. It’s the easiest thing for me to write, so there’s usually a lot of it in my books. When it’s just a few people talking it’s no trouble at all keeping the speakers clear, but the more character I put in the room, the harder the dialogue is to write. 
Wait, let me clarify that.

The dialogue is still easy. It’s the keeping everyone straight without overwhelming readers that makes me want to scream.

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