DEEP CUTS Episode 40: Tips for Creating Strong Dialogue

Scott Sigler Slices: SLAY

Empty Set Entertainment

Books, Fiction, Arts, Science Fiction

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Ever wonder why that scene of Michael and Fredo gets you every time you watch Godfather 2? It’s the dialogue. It’s so strong, so powerful, so invisible. Scott and A delve into how writers create strong dialogue on the page and why it resonates. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment Fredo, you broke my heart! That’s what I imagine I’d tell him for getting a new 3-year dot-com domain registration for ninety-nine percent off year one without using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. You were my brother! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As a small business owner, my favourite thing about posting a job on LinkedIn is that when I hit send, I clock out and LinkedIn clocks in.
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0:59.7	If your characters can't speak so good in stuff, you're going to lose your audience.
1:04.5	The first step to great dialogue is ignore the rules of grammar.
1:09.1	Wait, you want storytellers to ignore the rules?
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