dialogue writing
nounUK /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
US /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
Dialogue writing is writing the words that characters say to each other in a story.
Our teacher gave us a dialogue writing exercise where two friends meet at the park.
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2. The part of a script that shows what each character says.
The actor practiced his dialogue writing before the school play.
3. A school task where you write a pretend conversation between two people.
For homework, we did dialogue writing between a shopkeeper and a customer.
4. The skill of making conversations in stories sound real and natural.
Good dialogue writing makes the characters feel like real people.