Dialogue I

Writing dialogue can be tricky, but the main thing is to write it how real people speak. For instance, very few of us go around saying "Thank you very much, goodbye". Rather, we say "Cheers, catch ya later" or "Thanks, see you soon".  TASK Have a go at using dialogue to create a story, using as little non-dialogue writing as you can. Begin with the words "Janet and Frank were sitting on the sofa when the bomb hit." When you've finished, read back your story out loud and correct any dialogue that doesn't sound like a real person would say it.