tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post8490890893083795307..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: Thirteen Tips for DialogueMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-91508336213896629092008-09-30T22:08:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:08:00.000-04:00Great examples, Keith. I'll have to remember to g...Great examples, Keith. I'll have to remember to give my characters dialogue with more "s" sounds, though,as I do enjoy a well-placed hiss once in a while. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-27204790837268004442008-09-30T13:00:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:00:00.000-04:00Great post and advice! Don't you just love those b...Great post and advice! Don't you just love those beats? :)<BR/><BR/>I while back I read a novel in which the author had a tag on every line of dialogue. It was very distracting especially when it was clear who was speaking.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-73580187881485100792008-09-29T23:13:00.000-04:002008-09-29T23:13:00.000-04:00I'm glad the article was helpful. Thanks to everyo...I'm glad the article was helpful. Thanks to everyone who commented, everyone who read, and even everyone who started to read, got bored, and stopped. Ha.Keith Pyeatt, author of paranormal thrillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823860449145957932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-73427729520897271752008-09-29T22:02:00.000-04:002008-09-29T22:02:00.000-04:00This is a keeper and really has helped me as I thi...This is a keeper and really has helped me as I think of how to keep dialogue both authentic and fresh. Thanks!BookingAlonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655376894890319257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-12610855524366178282008-09-29T21:40:00.000-04:002008-09-29T21:40:00.000-04:00I agree Marilyn, and am doing likewise. I think th...I agree Marilyn, and am doing likewise. I think these items need repeating even to established authors, as we tend to keep doing things the same way we always have done, and sometimes need a fresh approach.Kim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933746166088034102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-18952459810897458352008-09-29T18:43:00.000-04:002008-09-29T18:43:00.000-04:00Good article! I'm going to send it to my critique ...Good article! I'm going to send it to my critique group--you said very succinctly what I've been telling them for years.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-81216619957254856402008-09-29T12:43:00.000-04:002008-09-29T12:43:00.000-04:00I love good dialogue. That's another reason wh...I love good dialogue. That's another reason why Mr. Pyeatt's writing strikes such a familiar cord. The tone, speech, and patterns always make me forget I'm reading, & instead put right in the scene. <BR/><BR/>Excellent article!Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-61483779228783904022008-09-29T12:40:00.000-04:002008-09-29T12:40:00.000-04:00Wow! Keith, your advice on dialog is great. I've...Wow! Keith, your advice on dialog is great. I've already forwarded it to a bunch of writer friends. No wonder a publisher has chosen your book, STRUCK. You're good!!!Javilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288462485480519312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-49831571894501723852008-09-29T10:51:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:51:00.000-04:00Thank you, Keith. I appreciate it! I just let the ...Thank you, Keith. I appreciate it! I just let the voices in my head out - I guess they sound natural because they live there and are as "real" as can be. LOL.Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-44741399042764267602008-09-29T10:48:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:48:00.000-04:00Thanks, Aaron. I enjoyed the dialogue in your nove...Thanks, Aaron. I enjoyed the dialogue in your novel, TREMELO, by the way. You've a knack for making it realistic.Keith Pyeatt, author of paranormal thrillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823860449145957932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-48911948618475880832008-09-29T08:28:00.000-04:002008-09-29T08:28:00.000-04:00Nicely done, Keith. Thanks for guest blogging toda...Nicely done, Keith. Thanks for guest blogging today on MB4.<BR/><BR/>One of my problems (such a strange one) has to do with when to start a new paragraph of dialogue. In my head, I always feel like dialogue should be on its own line. Not sure why, but that's one of my failings. You'd think after 12 books I'd have picked up on this one. LOL. Anyway, thanks for the insightful tips. I especially liked the "hammer," example. <BR/><BR/>Best of luck with "Struck" when it is released. Can't wait to buy it.Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.com