Improving Dialog post 18

Last Friday in class we learned some more on dialog in a story. In class we learned how to improve dialog in a story. The first way to improve dialog is to "Read it aloud" it seems like a no brainer but skipping this advice will make a major difference in a bad way. Things often sound better after reading it aloud and fixing simple grammar mistakes. The second way to improve dialog is to avoid long passages because you may lose the attention of your audience. Giving distinctive dialog for each character is the third step and can really enhance your characters and bring them to life. The forth step is to speak their language or know what they are talking about. The fifth step is to add habitual phrases so go ahead have some fun and give some of your characters a catch phrase. The sixth step is to cut out dialog that doesn’t serve a purpose unnecessary dialog can really lose a reader fast. The seventh step is to listen to people, hear how others talk and your add authenticity to your character. The eighth step is to avoid stereotypes no one wants to read or hear what others have already said a million times. The ninth step is to avoid slang because not everyone will understand what your character is saying. The tenth and last step is to model your characters dialog from similar people or see what others are doing. Thats what we learned about on Friday.