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The Ins and Outs of Internal Dialogue
When is internal dialogue too much, too little, or just enough? Come visit me over at Writers in the Storm to find out! Last time I visited Writers in the Storm, we talked about dialogue—what characters say out loud to themselves or to other characters. If you missed that blog, you can find it here at Dive Deep into Dialogue. This time, I want to shift to internal dialogue—what your characters don’t say out loud to themselves or to other characters. There are two things to remember before we start. The first is Point of View (POV). When I wrote the sentence above, I should’ve added what your Point of View (POV) characters…
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Dive Deep into Dialogue
There are lots of different ways to start sketching in the empty page of a new scene. Dialogue. Setting. Action. Internal thought. But for me, the easiest way to get words on the page is to use dialogue—what I want my characters to say to each other—as the blueprint of my scene. Visit me over at Writers in the Storm today and learn the do’s and don’ts of dialogue. You might also be interested in Frame Your Scene with Essay Structure.
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Frame Your Scene with Essay Structure
Does the blank page cause you anxiety? Are your readers sometimes confused? Consider using essay structure to plan and write your scenes. Jump over to Writers in the Storm today where I’m guest blogging, and I’ll show you how.
