Fastest Way to Write a Realistic Dialogue

People makes dialogue

People talks. That is the fact. So, a good fiction should have the dialogue. The problem is, writing realistic dialogues could be hard. Here are some tips, anyway.

  1. Make the main character based on you. So all you have to do is think, “What would I say in this situation?”
  2. Listen to real people conversation. There is nothing wrong with sitting in public places and listening to what and how others say. In public places, every voices belong to public.
  3. Read the dialogue orally. Record, if it is necessary, and play it. If you feel that it is a book who’s talking (instead of people), remake it. Still not sure it is working? Call some friends, and read it out loud in front of them. Listen to their opinion about your dialogue.

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Damn Movies that Made Me Cry

Cry like a baby

All movies that made me cry has obvious pattern within its story. The protagonist: fails after gave the best (Sad Movie), success after fight for somene but he himself passes away (Titanic), has ironic end even though we have fun in the beginning (Laskar Pelangi), is so enthusiastic (Pay It Forward, Patch Adam), performs fake cheerfulness (La Vita è Bella), or success after the abyss (Ayat-ayat Cinta). Did you find any other pattern? What movies that made you cry?

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Iklan Hard Selling Vulgar versus Kreatif

Di Bulan Puasa ini sinetron Para Pencari Tuhan tayang lagi di SCTV. Tapi yang baru. Jilid kedua. Komedi lucu yang tanpa slapstik dan tanpa tokoh bencong ini semakin banyak saja iklannya. Tidak cuma pada slot iklan, dalam ceritanya pun pariwara bertebaran. Special Grande, Antangin, Top One, dsb. Saya tidak merasa terganggu. Pasalnya, produk-produk komersial tersebut melebur dengan halus ke dalam cerita.

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