Speak it out. Loudly if required. I dont care if you appear like a deranged idiot while doing it.
Just speak it out loud. And do it a few times over.
And then, at some point, it will sound just right. Just crisp enough to pronounce. Just easy enough to understand. Now write it down.
Then move on to the next character and speak out again. Continue this process.
Once you get to the end of the scene, go back and read it all over again, aloud. You may find little bits of dialogue, that stick out like stubble patches. Shave them over. Clean em up. Until its all just right.
And how do we know, if its just right? Speak it out mate. You will know.
After four years of trying to figure it out, I promise you, this is the only way I have found.
At the very least, your dialogue will be good. I dont promise you Tarantino. But I promise you good, crisp, legible dialogue. And for now, that will do. For this draft, that will do!
Just speak it out loud. And do it a few times over.
And then, at some point, it will sound just right. Just crisp enough to pronounce. Just easy enough to understand. Now write it down.
Then move on to the next character and speak out again. Continue this process.
Once you get to the end of the scene, go back and read it all over again, aloud. You may find little bits of dialogue, that stick out like stubble patches. Shave them over. Clean em up. Until its all just right.
And how do we know, if its just right? Speak it out mate. You will know.
After four years of trying to figure it out, I promise you, this is the only way I have found.
At the very least, your dialogue will be good. I dont promise you Tarantino. But I promise you good, crisp, legible dialogue. And for now, that will do. For this draft, that will do!
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