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Do you have any advice on how to make dialogue more interesting? Whenever I write dialogue, it always feels so bland and monotonous.

So, I actually have a college degree in screenwriting, and I think trying to write a script or two will really help you practice those skills! Since almost everything is communicated in a script as very simple action, it's the dialogue you actually have to think about and play with how it is phrased.

Reading your dialogue out loud is also a good tactic; does it sound clunky? Would you naturally shorten words, use a different term, interrupt someone?

What about the differences in how characters speak? Maybe one has certain words they use more than others. One character might be a bit more monotonous, the other might use a ton of exclamation marks. You want to be able to do this with two characters (aka write a back and forth with no dialogue tags) and not have the readers be confused:

"And then, get this, I was walking down the trail, in the dark, all alone, the wind whistling around me, like it was drawing me in–"

"Yeah, yeah. I get it. What did you see?"

"Well I saw a HUGE monster with glowing red eyes, fangs, drool dripping from its maw–"

"...It was the neighbor's cat, wasn't it."

"IT WAS THE NEIGHBOR'S CAT!"

Really simple example, but I think you can pick up instantly what kind of characters are talking, who is talking, their attitudes about the situation without directly saying that, and probably a guess at the age range the characters are.

You can communicate far more than just what characters are actually speaking about within their dialogue, you just need to study how other authors (and people in real life!) do it and practice.

an accomplice turned victim his apology, long overdue

we as a queer community don't talk enough about the reality that some people are forcibly outed.

i was forcibly outed and it is jarring and uncomfortable and i wasn't ready for it. it's emotionally violating, and you cannot ever go back into the closet.

the reality is, some people are just not safe, just not trustworthy, and don't actually value your well-being.

it shapes your experience in the world, especially for a young child to learn that someone they thought was trustworthy is not actually willing to protect them. it sets up the basis for fear, and denial, and repression. it cements in someone's brain that no one is to be trusted with your identity, and that you are somehow wrong.

it's never a good thing to tell someone to repress their identity, but the reality is that some people do not have queer safety in their minds. some people do not care.

I saw the TV glow, too.

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girl's night!!

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(here's a follow-up post^^ thanks for all the notes everyone!!!)

Making a a tomodachi life living the dream wishlist

gay dating/marriage

Nonbinary miis

Family trees (like being able to mark certain miis as family that aren’t related to you

Plays/musicals (basically just an expanded music hall)

Miis having jobs

More places and stores or hangout spots

Earrings (they gave miis ears I better be able to pierce them)

Pets (like ones that have names and belong to certain miis not like the rent a cat/dog coupon)

More mini games

More in depth relationships

Multiple miis can live in the same house

More customization options for your island

More stuff to do with kids (like add a school or something/let us do certain actions that change their personality when they grow up)

More personality types

more interactivity with other players miis

Keep the realistic objects and photo backgrounds please (if it’s all cartoon I will cry)

Miitopia customization options (and while their at it could they just take that whole catalogue of miis and make them available for tomodachi life)

At least over 100 miis

Keep the charm of the original

And lastly

GIVE ME TOUCH SCREEN OR GIVE ME DEATH