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How do I properly present dialogue in a scene with two female characters?
When writing a conversation between two female characters, I found myself using their names over and over instead of using pronouns. If I use 'she' for both of them, it's confusing to read because it ...
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I struggle to make characters emote during dialogue
I often find myself with two (or more) characters speaking, and too often my descriptions would be "he paused," "he sighed," "he rubbed the bridge of his nose," etc.
Too ...
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How would a knight act around a princess?
In my current book, the main character is a knight and in one of the beginning scenes, he interacts with the princess. He's intimidated because of who she is (royalty) and acts very formal around her ...
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A question about dialogue and paragraphs?
First question I've asked on here so hopefully it isn't a silly one.
I am a little confused about a certain paragraph/dialogue convention I am using in something I am writing. Occasionally I have a ...
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