How to Write Insanely Good Dialogue
Dialogue doesn’t need a 3-page monologue about daddy issues to hit hard. Sometimes one word can carry the weight of an entire prophecy, a lifetime of trauma, and a whole lot of reader tears.
In this video, I’ll show you how to make your dialogue land like Éowyn’s “I am no man:” sharp, unforgettable, and packed with emotional punch.
If your characters sound like they swallowed a bard and are determined to sing the entire ballad at breakfast, this one’s for you.
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You’ll learn:
- Write dialogue that feels raw, messy, and actually human
- Use strategic silence to make readers scream into their pillows (the good kind)
- Master subtext, aka the secret weapon that turns good conversations into legendary ones
- Stop writing exposition dumps disguised as tea-time chats
Video chapters
- 00:00 Never tell them everything
- 04:44 Showing Real Emotions
- 09:39 The Magic of Strategic Silence
- 15:23 The Beautiful Art of Subtext
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