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As I mentioned in my last post, I began writing a new short story to flex my muscles. I don't know about you, dear reader, but I have a heck of a time getting my words down on paper. Maybe not to the degree James Joyce did, he was happy with 7 words a day, but still having difficulty.

The good news is that I do continue slogging away at it, even if I only get a paragraph down. I'm trying to get to know my characters, and it's already led to a few surprises for me in the discovery process, even though "all I have" is two pages so far. I actually stopped last night in a place where I think I can pick up readily.

One of the areas I'm sensitive to is dialogue. My characters seem to say such mundane things like, "Are you leaving?" "Yeah, I'll be back by dinner." I want to pep up my dialogue to make each of the characters distinct without looking like I'm trying too hard. I'm vigilent about over-use of adverbs, for instance, so the dialogue has to stand on its own.

What experiences have you had in writing dialogue? Do your charcters speak in scintillating syntax?

Do tell.

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