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Episode 173 - The magic of dialogue.

Episode 173 - The magic of dialogue.

Update: 2025-07-11
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Dialogue is fun to write and fun to read.  Our story should have lots of it.  Here's a powerful thing dialogue can do: it can reveal (that is, to show rather than tell) what a character is thinking.  The character's conversation can be lively and fun, and hearing the character speak is so much stronger than reading the character's mind.  Here are thoughts on writing revealing dialogue. 

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Episode 173 - The magic of dialogue.

Episode 173 - The magic of dialogue.

James Thayer