#92: The 5 Functions of Dialogue in Your Story

Fiction Writing Made Easy

Savannah Gilbo

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🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we’re going to look at the five functions of dialogue in your story. Here’s a preview of what’s included:

[03:50] Function #1: Dialogue can help you advance the plot

[05:50] Function #2: Dialogue can help you reveal character

[08:30] Function #3: Dialogue can help you establish context

[12:40] Function #4: Dialogue can help you set the tone and mood

[15:45] Function #5: Dialogue can help you reveal or hint at your theme

[17:40] Key points and episode recap

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0:54.3	So I don't want you to do this, and to avoid doing this, you'll just want to determine how
0:58.8	much exposition you really need, especially when you're in the beginning chunk of your story.
1:03.6	And when in doubt, I always say focus on the action of a scene first, and then explain
1:08.8	things later or deliver the context later. Readers will wait for the context as long as there's
1:14.0	something meaningful happening within a scene. Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast.
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