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How to Write Dialogue

Episode 258: January 13, 2011
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Today we’ll talk about a question that can come up if you’re writing fiction, or really, anything that contains dialogue and action.

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How to Write Dialogue

Suppose I’m writing a scene in which Aardvark gives Squiggly a present. I write:

“You shouldn’t have!” said Squiggly, and grabbed the box of chocolates.

Or wait—instead of that, maybe I should write

“You shouldn’t have!” said Squiggly, and HE grabbed the box of chocolates,

putting in the pronoun “he” to refer to Squiggly.

In fact, both sentences are fine, but if you’ve started to pay attention to parallel structure in your writing, you might be second-guessing yourself about what to do in cases like these.

Recap: What Is Parallel Structure?

I talked about parallel structure in the episode on how to write a better resume. Here’s a quick review. A sentence like this is sloppy:

Fenster crawled slowly, steadily, and won the race.

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