Writing Dialogue
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Amber Bean
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Writing Dialogue
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What is dialogue?
Dialogue is the words someone speaks. It has rules for how it is to be written.
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How do I write dialogue?
Let's look at how to write dialogue using example text from Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo.
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Rule #1:
Everytime a person speaks, the words are indented (or scooted in).
When a new person speaks, a new paragraph is made too.
If you are typing dialogue you would use the "Tab" key on your keyboard to indent and the "Enter" key to make a new paragraph.
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Multiple Choice
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Rule #2:
Only the exact words of the speaker go inside the quotation marks ( " ).
The quotation marks go at the beginning of the exact words and at the end of the exact words.
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Rule #3
The words that tell who is speaking and how they speak are not included in quotation marks.
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Rule #4:
If the speaker is identified BEFORE the quote is spoken, then a comma is placed between the two parts.
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Rule 5:
If the speaker is identified AFTER the words are spoken, put a comma instead of a period inside the quotation marks.
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If the quote is a question or said in an excited way, a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!) will be used instead of a comma.
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Multiple Choice
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Rule #6:
If the speaker is identified in the middle of what a person says and the quote is not finished, a comma is put at the end of the spoken words AND after the speaker.
The second part of the quote is NOT capitalized.
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Rule #7:
If the speaker is identified in the middle of what a person says but the speaker wants to say another sentence too. The second part of the quote is capitalized.
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