tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post2144654181846331602..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Dialogue in YA FictionMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-71295916109921735512012-09-26T23:38:41.368-04:002012-09-26T23:38:41.368-04:00Very true, Cyndi.
Very true, Cyndi.<br />Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-83296542206189380352012-09-26T20:05:30.263-04:002012-09-26T20:05:30.263-04:00I agree. It isn't always "like" over...I agree. It isn't always "like" overuse, though. Too much slang (Dude! That's wack!) can kill it for me as well. Slang is fine if it's sprinkled in like seasoning, but it overpowers the whole thing if it's dumped in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332426347997158850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-4458289676001631182012-09-26T14:22:50.379-04:002012-09-26T14:22:50.379-04:00Molly, I think that's why Dawson's Creek w...Molly, I think that's why Dawson's Creek was so popular. Those kids talked like teens *think* they talk.<br /><br />Same with The Vampire Diaries. Those teens talk smart. The show doesn't pander because the characters are teens. <br /><br />Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-35005417474587802782012-09-26T14:18:58.751-04:002012-09-26T14:18:58.751-04:00Kristin, Ha! I think I do that too. Try to edit my...Kristin, Ha! I think I do that too. Try to edit myself mid-sentence when I'm speaking. LOLMaureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-29243386946874968402012-09-26T12:38:18.173-04:002012-09-26T12:38:18.173-04:00Eilleen, hilarious about the Scotland books, some ...Eilleen, hilarious about the Scotland books, some have so frustrated me with the dialect I couldn't read them. And Maureen, so right about Blood Red Road, it took about a chapter, but then the dialect became about voice and the world building and I completely bought into it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-45770937974598747992012-09-26T12:38:17.343-04:002012-09-26T12:38:17.343-04:00Eilleen, hilarious about the Scotland books, some ...Eilleen, hilarious about the Scotland books, some have so frustrated me with the dialect I couldn't read them. And Maureen, so right about Blood Red Road, it took about a chapter, but then the dialect became about voice and the world building and I completely bought into it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-48206264407504616292012-09-26T11:40:26.465-04:002012-09-26T11:40:26.465-04:00It's not just YA. All those books that take pl...It's not just YA. All those books that take place in Scotland? Eesh. When it's done well, it's awesome. When it's not, I find myself rolling my eyes a lot. Inconsistency with it also bugs me. If a character talks all dialect-y in one place, he or she kind of has to keep doing it unless there's a damn good reason for them to change. Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-89447713406662454292012-09-26T10:43:41.302-04:002012-09-26T10:43:41.302-04:00I hear you Maureen. Something like that can take m...I hear you Maureen. Something like that can take me right out of the story and start to turn it into a parody. Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-59113496074073456902012-09-26T09:53:16.996-04:002012-09-26T09:53:16.996-04:00oh I like that - it's how we want to talk. I r...oh I like that - it's how we want to talk. I remember being so frustrated with Dawson's Creek - watching it thinking what teenager talks like this. And then i watched it with a teenager and said that to her and she shot me such a look of scorn and told me "we all do."<br /><br />Wishful thinking, I'm sure - but still, I think they were onto something. And yes - Kristin - I totally agree about kids. As someone who puts a lot of kids in her books - it's fun to write them without the annoying stuff. Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-47100150394917418952012-09-26T09:04:17.700-04:002012-09-26T09:04:17.700-04:00Hi Maureen,
I like agree! Sometimes language, di...Hi Maureen,<br /><br />I like agree! Sometimes language, dialect in particular, can really irritate me, but if it’s a good story, I can skim over it.<br /><br />You said that dialogue is how we wish we spoke, and that is so true. I find the further along I get on this writing journey, the harder it is to have a normal conversation because I’m constantly wanting to edit what I said. Sometimes while talking to someone new, I can see the curser going delete, delete, delete.<br /><br />You know what else in fiction is closer to fantasy than reality? Children. I love how fictional kids are so smart and clever without being annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com