“How the heck do I write really, really, really good dialog?” she queried quizzically. “You don’t know?” quoth he. “Nay,” she stated sadly, “and it’s really bumming me out.” Dialog writing holds pitfalls aplenty.  There are so many ways we can stumble (witness the example above), it’s a wonder we ever get it right.  But the effort is worth it.  Well-written dialog … [Read more...]