How to Write Killer Dialogues?

Tired of your dialogues sounding unrealistic? Follow these simple steps to write killer dialogues:

• Listen to people when they speak- and I cannot stress on the importance of this fact enough. The only way to nail your dialogues would be to write them exactly as they sound in real life.

• Write short incomplete sentences- when we are speaking to somebody, we hardly ever speak in a long-winded manner. We do not bother finishing our sentences unless it is a very formal conversation. For an example: "Got no lunch on me today," she said. "Cafeteria then?" It's pretty much implied in these incomplete sentences that she wants to go to the cafeteria because she didn't carry any lunch. 

• When two or more people are speaking, pepper your dialogues with interruptions- this is what happens when two or more people speak in real life, isn't it? Do they wait for the others to complete what they have to say? No. Unless you're writing a monologue, make sure you include some interruptions.

• Include backstories and facts about the people speaking in the dialogue tags or right after the dialogues to make them sound less monotonous. Ex- "Let's hang out someday, please!" she insisted impatiently over the phone. She hadn't seen her best friend in three years, ever since they had left school after the boards.

• Don't overuse too many mouth sounds like "Hmm", "Ah", "Um", "Err" etc. That's not how we usually speak all the time (unless we have serious speech and memory problems). Use but don't overuse. It makes your writing come off as rather amateur.

Hope you found it useful.

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