It solves the story’s problems, sketches in clues, builds anticipation, suspense and more. In storytelling, great dialogue often follows the verbal definition. But it’s useful to remember the definition of dialogue as a verb: To ‘take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem’. ‘Dialogue’ as a noun means ‘a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or film’ ( OED). The subtle shades of spoken conversation have to be shaded in using descriptive language. Written dialogue (as opposed to spoken conversation) is challenging in part because the reader does not have auditory clues for understanding tone. Read 7 dialogue examples and the insights they give us into crafting effective character conversations: Defining dialogue Good dialogue intrigues, informs, moves a story along. Writing dialogue in a novel requires more than knowing how to write a conversation.
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