What We're Talking About When We Talk About Dialogue

 

Share your tips for writingbelievable dialogue. What separates good dialogue from poor, and how do youstrike a balance between too much and too little in a scene/book?

I am struggling with this topic. I’ve been told that towrite dialogue well, you need skills in observation and good ears. My eyes are fine, butmy hearing is terrible. Seriously. I’m considered profoundly hard of hearing,with 70% damage in one ear and 50% in the good ear. I can’t hear anythingbehind me, a...