tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post2659230903876761838..comments2024-03-29T10:48:22.829-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: Notable DialogueKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-51655304529871186092012-09-27T09:49:17.583-04:002012-09-27T09:49:17.583-04:00Thank you for this comment. Dialogue is actually c...Thank you for this comment. Dialogue is actually considered an action.<br />Faye Tollisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-12838301056816794642012-09-27T09:47:42.291-04:002012-09-27T09:47:42.291-04:00Thank you for your question. It is a good one, and...Thank you for your question. It is a good one, and I"m glad you asked it. The reason you shouldn't put your attribute first is it brings your dialogue to a halt. Dialogue is a form of action. By bringing it to a halt, you slow your action down. This breaks up the action. By doing this, you can break your readers interest in the dialogue, especially if you do it frequently.There are Faye Tollisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-80857132747720475402012-09-27T09:34:17.445-04:002012-09-27T09:34:17.445-04:00Thank you for commenting and for the point you hav...Thank you for commenting and for the point you have made. Yes, I did mention that, but I didn't make a big point of it as I probably should have because this is the case most of the time. Thanks for pointing it out.<br /><br />FayeFaye Tollisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113348457975392252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-41670328694166848252012-09-26T11:35:38.237-04:002012-09-26T11:35:38.237-04:00Great tips Faye. Great comments also. To add to th...Great tips Faye. Great comments also. To add to the discussion, you can use actions before or after dialogue for attribution.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-14783922609605830482012-09-26T10:32:26.943-04:002012-09-26T10:32:26.943-04:00I've seen attributes at the beginning of the d...I've seen attributes at the beginning of the dialogue, so why should you not start a dialogue with an attribute? It's funny that in working with the writing classes, this is something we cover and very similar to what you have covered. Passing this information on to the classes - E :) <br /><br />Elysabeth Eldering<br />Author of FINALLY HOME, a middle grade/YA mystery<br />http://elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-61071115564859235442012-09-26T09:57:56.251-04:002012-09-26T09:57:56.251-04:00Thanks for this, Faye.
And of course sometimes yo...Thanks for this, Faye. <br />And of course sometimes you don't need to use speakers' attributions at all, when there are two people talking back and forward and it is obvious who is speaking.<br />Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.com