Edit like an Editor: A Wattpad Featured Guide ✔

SECTION II: DIALOGUE

Is your dialogue properly formatted? Do your characters speak coherently?

Do they have an accent? Will you be writing their accent into the dialogue, or expressing it through adjectives?

Is your dialogue believable? Is it compelling?

Do you know any other alternative to "say/says/said?"

And how do you avoid boring and redundant dialogue?

This section will focus on the following parts:

Part i. Writing Believable Dialogue:
• Writing Believable and Genuine Dialogue
• Writing Dialogue With Dialect
• Unique Dialogue for Each Unique Character

Part ii. How To Properly Format Dialogue:
• Attribution
• Commas in Dialogue
• Formatting Attribution
• Formatting Dialogue
• Placement of Attribution
• Is Your Dialogue Too Long?

Part iii. Attribution:
• What are Dialogue Tags?
• Is 'Said' Really Dead?
• Alternatives to "He Said/She Said"

Part iv. Compelling Dialogue:
• Adding Emotion to Dialogue with Word Choice & Body Language
• Showing Relationships Through Dialogue
• Adding Meaning with Internal Dialogue

v. Strengthening Your Dialogue:
• Subtleness in Dialogue
• Personality of Character Through Dialogue
• Context in Dialogue
• Speeding Up Dialogue

Part v. The Dialogue Pitfalls to Avoid:
• Empty Chitchat
• Adverbs with Attribution
• Going Too Long
• Who's Talking?
• Dialogue Clichés
• Too Much Dialect

A/N: This section is considered complete. However, if there is a particular topic you need assistance with that pertains to dialogue and you do not see it here, request it! I will still add parts upon request.