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Three-dimensional dialogue
Dialogue is the third D in the Three Ds of Three-Dimensional Writing:
Description (characters and setting)
Despair (and all the other emotions too)
Dialogue
The best writers are those who can nail all three of these facets. The key in all cases is not too much or too little, but just enough so the reader forgets it’s fiction and lives inside your story for a few hours.
How much dialogue is just enough will be different for every writer and for every story. Each genre, style, story, and voice has different demands.
There is no magic formula here—just some general observations, tips and techniques to help your writing pull readers into the scene and believe, for just a little while, that your characters are real. Le…
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