How to Write Talking Good

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about some of the finer points of writing dialogue, such as giving characters distinct voices through affect and subtle uses of language. You can read Bryon's fic "War Machines" (now completed) here on Ao3. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at [email protected] or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes; we are also now on Bluesky, @thefanfictiontapes.bsky.social, and on Tumblr, https://www.tumblr.com/the-fanfiction-tapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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