Dialog for Dummies
Lessons in self-deflection43 total reviews
Comment from Shirley McLain
I loved this. Thanks for bringing it back to life. It was a fun read and made a lot of sense. You did an excellent job, and I can see why it received "All Time Best" status. Have a wonderful Sunday. Shirley
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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I loved this. Thanks for bringing it back to life. It was a fun read and made a lot of sense. You did an excellent job, and I can see why it received "All Time Best" status. Have a wonderful Sunday. Shirley
Comment Written 22-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Thank you, Shirley--so glad you were amused--I sure had a ball writing it--or rather, taking dictation from the evil entities I channeled. Cheers. LIZ (All Time Best is automatic when you get 26+ reviews.)
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This was extremely amusing. I have to admit, since lyenochka challenged me to write a script, maybe three years ago now, I have come to love writing dialogue. Especially hardly any pesky tenses to worry about when something happened before something else... kay
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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This was extremely amusing. I have to admit, since lyenochka challenged me to write a script, maybe three years ago now, I have come to love writing dialogue. Especially hardly any pesky tenses to worry about when something happened before something else... kay
Comment Written 22-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Thank you, Kay--so glad you were amused--I sure had a ball writing it--or rather, taking dictation from the evil entities I channeled. Cheers. LIZ.
Comment from Wendy G
Lol. Very humorous. You achieved all the goals mentioned in your notes, with your characteristic insight and biting wit. Love this piece. Your deliberate spelling and grammar errors are humorous, but unfortunately they are fairly common, even on writing sites! But yes, dialogue does offer freedom. Well done, and I bet you enjoyed writing this one.
Wendy
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Lol. Very humorous. You achieved all the goals mentioned in your notes, with your characteristic insight and biting wit. Love this piece. Your deliberate spelling and grammar errors are humorous, but unfortunately they are fairly common, even on writing sites! But yes, dialogue does offer freedom. Well done, and I bet you enjoyed writing this one.
Wendy
Comment Written 22-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Thank you, Wendy--so glad you were amused--I sure had a ball writing it--or rather, taking dictation from the evil entities I channeled. Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
You always make me smile with you inventive writes and cheeky approaches and we do come up against those who think they know best but give unhelpful reviews and low scores, a fun write Elizabeth, always a pleasure to read your work, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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You always make me smile with you inventive writes and cheeky approaches and we do come up against those who think they know best but give unhelpful reviews and low scores, a fun write Elizabeth, always a pleasure to read your work, love Dolly x
Comment Written 22-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2023
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Thank you, Dolly--so glad you were amused--I sure had a ball writing it--or rather, taking dictation from the evil entities I channeled. Cheers. LIZ
Comment from karenina
This is irony at it's shiniest and most brilliant! Your "tongue-in-cheek" take on how we can hide behind characters in a dialog post is priceless!
Let the errors fly? Never quell an invective! Let them all take it on the chin while your "character" is doing the swinging! Hit below the belt! Toss out two stars! I laughed until there were tears in my eyes. For all those times the "real" me swallowed my pride and wrote "Thanks for your informed and helpful three star review." I NOW want to go back and have "Betty Bitter" let 'er rip! Ha-Ha! I couldn't write dialog, by the way, if someone gave me a golden pen laid by the goose that laid the golden egg--(which would no doubt cause some serious damage)--BUT, I can LOVE LOVE LOVE this! -- Karenina
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2021
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This is irony at it's shiniest and most brilliant! Your "tongue-in-cheek" take on how we can hide behind characters in a dialog post is priceless!
Let the errors fly? Never quell an invective! Let them all take it on the chin while your "character" is doing the swinging! Hit below the belt! Toss out two stars! I laughed until there were tears in my eyes. For all those times the "real" me swallowed my pride and wrote "Thanks for your informed and helpful three star review." I NOW want to go back and have "Betty Bitter" let 'er rip! Ha-Ha! I couldn't write dialog, by the way, if someone gave me a golden pen laid by the goose that laid the golden egg--(which would no doubt cause some serious damage)--BUT, I can LOVE LOVE LOVE this! -- Karenina
Comment Written 29-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2021
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Thank you for this--blast from the past--that makes two from you today.
I aim to amuse--glad I hit the funny bone. I had a blast with this one--I love to skewer our star-system via parody poems/songs as well as serious commentary.
I have no doubt you can write brilliant dialog.
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The only "brilliant" dialog I create is talking to my mirror every morning!
Who is that there? With greying hair?
(the rest will be released in paper book by golden age books....LOL)
Karenina
Comment from Deniz22
You have a sway with words! I love your avoiding clichés like the plague, as well as comma splices. You have taken to this writing thing like a duck to water!
I note you actually reviewed my work as your first paying gig on FS. The piece was "Fan Story Wanderer" and I recognized your gem of a name as I was going through my portfolio.
After I said your name is a gem, I panicked! I have this fear of saying something really stupid when communicating with erudite folk such as yourself, so I went to college on line, AKA Google, to find this gem of a definition of an Emerald:
"Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5-8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor."
Somehow, I believe you're tougher than the average emerald. :)
reply by the author on 20-Nov-2020
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You have a sway with words! I love your avoiding clichés like the plague, as well as comma splices. You have taken to this writing thing like a duck to water!
I note you actually reviewed my work as your first paying gig on FS. The piece was "Fan Story Wanderer" and I recognized your gem of a name as I was going through my portfolio.
After I said your name is a gem, I panicked! I have this fear of saying something really stupid when communicating with erudite folk such as yourself, so I went to college on line, AKA Google, to find this gem of a definition of an Emerald:
"Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5-8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor."
Somehow, I believe you're tougher than the average emerald. :)
Comment Written 20-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 20-Nov-2020
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Thanks for the compliment re my stunning gemitude. Alas, I confess that I am but a faux Emerald--when I divorced Greene I assumed a brighter shade. (My ruby tresses are faux to boot.) Stop by anytime! Cheers. LIZ
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Well, in any case, you shine!
😄👏👏👏👏
Comment from tfawcus
An amusing piece of tongue-in-cheek writing with a kernel of truth at its centre. There's a significant difference between writing as an author and writing as a character. Catching the nuances of speech is a good way of differentiating one character from another, but there's an art to retaining the informality of speech while still using it to drive the plot.
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2020
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An amusing piece of tongue-in-cheek writing with a kernel of truth at its centre. There's a significant difference between writing as an author and writing as a character. Catching the nuances of speech is a good way of differentiating one character from another, but there's an art to retaining the informality of speech while still using it to drive the plot.
Comment Written 15-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 16-Nov-2020
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Thanks for stopping by! I had a blast with this one. (I had to put notes because one reviewer took it at face value.) Cheers. LIZ
Comment from djsaxon
You wanna pick out a tree? Dialog(ue) for starters. I know what you are doing but nah! Funny stuff as always. I can't let you get away with this lot.
"You can(')t blame you(')r characters for the(i)r(e) error's--the(y're)ir all your(')s. Certainly can't blame that mish mash of grammar soup on the students.
DJ
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2020
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You wanna pick out a tree? Dialog(ue) for starters. I know what you are doing but nah! Funny stuff as always. I can't let you get away with this lot.
"You can(')t blame you(')r characters for the(i)r(e) error's--the(y're)ir all your(')s. Certainly can't blame that mish mash of grammar soup on the students.
DJ
Comment Written 15-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2020
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There errers are mutch wurse! Actually, the students' stuff inspired my other piece--the runononononon sentence monstrosity. Apostrophy monstrosities, sad to say, are rife throughout the age spectrum; indeed, I cant believe how often there seen on this site though, Im happy to say, never in you're work! Thanks for stopping by.
Comment from Jay Squires
Brilliantly done, Liz. (Do you prefer Liz over Elizabeth?) I used to have a series here several years ago called, "How this Critter Crits." But, don't believe I covered dialogue directly. I discussed "author intrusion" through dialogue.
Your approach here, intimating the distance between the writer and the character was perfect. This is twice you impressed me today.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2020
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Brilliantly done, Liz. (Do you prefer Liz over Elizabeth?) I used to have a series here several years ago called, "How this Critter Crits." But, don't believe I covered dialogue directly. I discussed "author intrusion" through dialogue.
Your approach here, intimating the distance between the writer and the character was perfect. This is twice you impressed me today.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2020
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Right back at you Jay! I've been thrice impressed by you in two days.
I am fine with both LIZ and Elizabeth (but none of the B-words!)
Comment from royowen
I'm the only one I know that's received two one-star reviews, a few two stars,, three stars, and consistently get four, so I wouldn't complain about three, heh heh. But yes, I agree with revenge, they need to be taught heh heh. Judy love upyiur chatty posts, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2020
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I'm the only one I know that's received two one-star reviews, a few two stars,, three stars, and consistently get four, so I wouldn't complain about three, heh heh. But yes, I agree with revenge, they need to be taught heh heh. Judy love upyiur chatty posts, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 12-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2020
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Funny--three is considered such an insult that I rarely see lower. I'm shocked that you even got so many fours--given your ranking and the quality of your work.
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Thank you I?ve been around awhile , but they even said nice things heh heh
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Whenever you get 4-stars with unqualified praise--"great job" "excellent work" -very likely its due to a slip of the hand OR it's by someone new who associates four stars with the finest restaurants!
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That?s right
