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donutsweeper) wrote2009-02-13 10:39 am
donutsweeper) wrote2009-02-13 10:39 am
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On writing dialogue
When you have a scene with several characters in it I feel I a little more careful making it obvious as who is saying what.
Sometimes I manage this by using the character's movements:
"I don't know, Jack." Owen put his feet on the desk. "Seems to easy to me."
But a lot of the times I am stuck with:
"So what's next?" Jack asked.
"We could cross reference the new data with information from the archives," Ianto suggested.
"I can run another scan," Tosh offered, "See if I missed anything?"
"We order pizza. I'm hungry," Owen said.
etc, etc.
Do you find that annoying? Is it worse or better to use 'said' over and over or would you rather the word varied? Is there another way to do it?
Sometimes I manage this by using the character's movements:
"I don't know, Jack." Owen put his feet on the desk. "Seems to easy to me."
But a lot of the times I am stuck with:
"So what's next?" Jack asked.
"We could cross reference the new data with information from the archives," Ianto suggested.
"I can run another scan," Tosh offered, "See if I missed anything?"
"We order pizza. I'm hungry," Owen said.
etc, etc.
Do you find that annoying? Is it worse or better to use 'said' over and over or would you rather the word varied? Is there another way to do it?
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Glad you're finding these discussions interesting, I'm finding it very helpful to work out the various issues in my own brain as well as shedding light on how others feel about it.