(D)ialogue is generally the worst choice for exposition. ‘When you’re writing lines…you need to focus on the way people actually talk. And when we talk to each other we never actually explain our terms. We don’t say ‘Sweetheart, would you pass me the sugar bowl, which we picked up for a song at that antique stall in Munich.

(D)ialogue is generally the worst choice for exposition. ‘When you’re writing lines…you need to focus on the way people actually talk. And when we talk to each other we never actually explain our terms. We don’t say ‘Sweetheart, would you pass me the sugar bowl, which we picked up for a song at that antique stall in Munich.

– Jincy Willett –

The Writing Class

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