tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post1275317725767574373..comments2023-06-20T06:22:38.967-07:00Comments on Eileen Astels <em>-- Writing Faithful Romances To Grow With</em>: Anyone for a Useless Dialogue Beat?Eileen Astels Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-61351477701277368102011-04-07T14:10:05.530-07:002011-04-07T14:10:05.530-07:00Great contrast between the two examples. I definit...Great contrast between the two examples. I definitely like the second one better. It places me at the scene.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-90591724271011874402011-04-07T12:32:14.710-07:002011-04-07T12:32:14.710-07:00Hi Eileen -
Great examples. I LOVE writing dialog...Hi Eileen -<br /><br />Great examples. I LOVE writing dialogue! <br /><br />Thanks for an interesting post.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-88071938098171707832011-04-06T21:47:04.444-07:002011-04-06T21:47:04.444-07:00What great examples. I can see I have a lot of wor...What great examples. I can see I have a lot of work ahead of me.<br />Thanks.Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-46737236516025548832011-04-06T13:32:31.428-07:002011-04-06T13:32:31.428-07:00Perfect timing! Working on a couple of dialogue sc...Perfect timing! Working on a couple of dialogue scenes today and found myself nodding off. Going back to add some revealing beats now! Thanks so very much!Amy Sorrellshttp://amysorrells.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-17496330799204494142011-04-06T12:52:00.953-07:002011-04-06T12:52:00.953-07:00Great contrast, Eileen! This makes the second scen...Great contrast, Eileen! This makes the second scene much more alive and readable.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-38472517809548658062011-04-06T12:18:05.100-07:002011-04-06T12:18:05.100-07:00I love action beats. So much so that I find I rare...I love action beats. So much so that I find I rarely use 'said' in my work. <br /><br />Great examples in this post. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-12726186810828035982011-04-06T09:07:41.497-07:002011-04-06T09:07:41.497-07:00Great example! Thanks for sharing this handy info....Great example! Thanks for sharing this handy info. Hugs :O)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-61109401899660065382011-04-06T08:46:41.980-07:002011-04-06T08:46:41.980-07:00The most interesting thing was how the beats evoke...The most interesting thing was how the beats evoked emotion in me, the reader. I felt nothing in the first example, but in the second, it took me back to times I'd had these kinds of discussions, either w/my parents or my own kiddos. You gave me an emotional connection to the scene by playing off of beats that were familiar to my own experiences. Great post!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-11306446455891770742011-04-06T08:32:10.375-07:002011-04-06T08:32:10.375-07:00Thanks for this post. I didn't understand the ...Thanks for this post. I didn't understand the beats until you showed the difference. Very interesting to read and feel them.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-77763182317489362032011-04-06T07:03:18.635-07:002011-04-06T07:03:18.635-07:00Thanks for stopping by everyone!
I half expected ...Thanks for stopping by everyone!<br /><br />I half expected complaints that my example didn't have romantic slant being that I'm a romance writer. <br /><br />In case you hadn't guessed, I wrote this post in the midst of a very real conversation like this. And yes, I'm such a softie, the sleepover survived.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-84790833763045250082011-04-06T06:54:22.341-07:002011-04-06T06:54:22.341-07:00I like what you've done with it.
I love to pl...I like what you've done with it.<br /><br />I love to play like that. Change it up, ground my readers in the scene.<br /><br />I kept thinking of Adele's Rolling in the Deep while reading this though. You listen, you'll know why.<br /><br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-855032940544293442011-04-06T06:27:10.377-07:002011-04-06T06:27:10.377-07:00I couldn't help but thing of my DH's littl...I couldn't help but thing of my DH's little cardboard book with monkeys and drums. Best line: "dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dum"...<br /><br />It's the BEAT and rythm that keeps dialogue flowing. You hit the nail on the head with your post :)Jaime Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768583469408522818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-86559332598065067992011-04-06T06:16:32.840-07:002011-04-06T06:16:32.840-07:00I like how the beats help convey more than dialogu...I like how the beats help convey more than dialogue. Lots of attitude shines through them too, giving the dialogue a great energy.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-27363112440816775402011-04-06T04:15:08.079-07:002011-04-06T04:15:08.079-07:00Wonderful example, Eileen! The beats made the char...Wonderful example, Eileen! The beats made the characters become more alive too!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.com