10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue

writer-blood:

As a writer, dialogue lets you:

Show rather than tell – when characters act and speak, they become real to us
Build tension and drama, furthering the plot
Reveal character in what’s said (or what isn’t said)
Create white space on the page – attractive to busy readers

But many writers list “dialogue” as one of the key things they struggle with. I love writing dialogue, and I still have to work hard at it – though thanks to the wonderful Lorna Fergusson from fictionfire, I’ve definitely improved.

So what makes for good dialogue?

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