DT-3

Discussion Topic-Lesson 3

1. I mentioned how dialogue seems to flow easily from pen to paper for some writers and many others consciously avoid it. How would you rate your comfort level in writing dialogue?
Rate yourself from 1 to 10, 1 as strong, 5 as mediocre, and 10 as avoiding it at all costs.
If you scored yourself below a 5, share with us what works well for you.
If you scored yourself 5 or above, share your anxiety with us. Do you think the material in the lesson will help you in the future?

I would rate myself as 3. I am not afraid of dialogue. It rattles around constantly in my head waiting for my fingers to grasp a pen or keyboard. I have no doubt my skills of using dialogue can be improved upon. As such, I feel the material in this lesson will be very valuable to me.

2. Have you ever read your dialogue passages out loud, played the parts of your characters to get it just right?
Absolutely! I do this with 99% of all I write, dialogue or not.

3. When you read about subtext in the lesson above, was the term familiar to you? Is subtext something you've read and written yourself without ever realizing it?
The term was slightly familiar. I have read subtext without identifying it as such and probably written some as well, though I cannot recall just what now. It is definitely something to be explored further.