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On a scale of 1-10 how was your partner's dialogue? Did it feel natural? Did it flow well? Did it blend in well with the prose? Was it grammatically correct (punctuation-wise)?
"Let's talk about dialogue!" exclaimed Liann.
I've been doing a lot of critiques lately and one recurring problem I see is dialogue punctuation errors. So, we're going back to basics this week! I'm gonna put a little, teeny-weeny crash-course in this chapter on how to properly punctuate your dialogue.
BUT! Here's a website that explains everything in-depth ---> https://litreactor.com/columns/talk-it-out-how-to-punctuate-dialogue-in-your-prose (I'll post it in the comments so you can copy and paste)
There can be two parts to dialogue. A dialogue tag (said, exclaimed, stated, yelled, whispered, etc.) and the dialogue line (what the character says).
The dialogue line can go all by itself and it's no problem, but if you write a dialogue tag before or afterward, they must be united by a comma. For example,
"I like pizza," Papa John stated.
Little Ceasar slammed a fist on the table and yelled, "Pizza! Pizza!"
When the dialogue ends in an exclamation/question mark, the dialogue tag must begin lower-cased, like:
"Trix are for kids!" exclaimed the rabbit.
"But aren't we all kids at heart?" asked Liann.
Might've been hungry when I wrote this, but I hope it's helpful! <3
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Remember that after reading and commenting on the 3 chapters of your fellow bookworm, you have to let me know you're finished, in the comment section of THIS chapter. And answer the question of the week.
