Writing Discussion 2

[kriadydragon]

Including descriptions of characters' actions in dialogue scenes - how much is too much, and how much is not enough? You don't want it to just be a long string of "he said/she said", but you don't want to describe every eyebrow twitch, either ...

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[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

My own rule of thumb when I don't know when to work in dialog is two things - when I need to emphasize something of importance and to bring narrative that's covering the passage of a certain amount of time into the present (Ex. they swam, they ate, they got back into the car. "So, have a good time?")