http://writeabetternovel.net/dialogue-in-fiction-what-it-cant-do/ Practical wisdom for novelists and other storytellers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://writeabetternovel.net/dialogue-in-fiction-what-it-cant-do/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Stormy Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:04:16 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=899#comment-340 Definitely agree! I think a good example off the top of my head is Hagrid in the Harry Potter books. Certain words are spelled to show his uneducated dialect but it still flows well in the dialogue and isn't distracting. I've read books where this was poorly done; it's too difficult to read and I ended up losing focus on the story itself just trying to decipher it all. Definitely agree! I think a good example off the top of my head is Hagrid in the Harry Potter books. Certain words are spelled to show his uneducated dialect but it still flows well in the dialogue and isn’t distracting. I’ve read books where this was poorly done; it’s too difficult to read and I ended up losing focus on the story itself just trying to decipher it all.

]]> http://writeabetternovel.net/dialogue-in-fiction-what-it-cant-do/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Elizabeth Mallard Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:49:19 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=899#comment-339 Amen, bro. Occasionally a book is really well dialected--The Commitments, by Roddy Doyle for example. But still it's a strain. I think using one example as you do later is GREAT. Thanks. Amen, bro. Occasionally a book is really well dialected–The Commitments, by Roddy Doyle for example. But still it’s a strain. I think using one example as you do later is GREAT. Thanks.

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