The Greek word “dialogos”, meaning conversation, is the point of origin of dialogue writing.
Rule Governing Dialogue Some simple rules that govern dialogue writing include a purpose; convey the tone and plot of the conversation. It must give insights on character traits of people involved and must action the conversation forward. “As a writer, you draw on your lifelong practice of dialogue in creating your characters’ dialogue” (Weinman 5)
Punctuation of dialogues
Quotation marks must be used at the beginning and end of dialogue. The comma should be used after the speaker tag when it precedes conversation and inside the conversation when speaker tag succeeds it. The period is used inside quotation marks if the quote ...