Dialogue and Internalization

Characters talk, both to other characters through dialogue and to themselves with internalization. Here are some articles that talk about talking.

A sampling of articles on dialogue

• He Said, She Said: Formatting Dialogue
• Tag! You're It: Talking About Dialogue Tags
• Hey, Who Said That? Polishing Our Dialogue Tags
• "Speechtags are of the Devil," He Said
• Wait—Who Said That? Keeping Your Speakers Straight
• The Right Time to Speak: Proper Dialogue Placement
• How to Format Remembered Dialogue
• Forget He Said, She Said – Three Easy Tricks for Better Dialogue
• Making Dialogue Dynamic
• Dialect in Dialogue: A Little Goes a Long Way
• Your Words Are Dead to Me: Infodumps Through Dialogue

See all articles on dialogue

A sampling of articles on internalization

• Thinking to Myself: Internalization 101
• Living in My Head: Crafting Natural-Sounding Internal Thoughts
• Internal Medicine: How Much Internalization is Too Much?
• Bob and Weave: How to Mix Character Actions and Internal Thought

See all articles on internalization