Try to incorporate aspects of the character's personality. If they're humorous, intelligent, serious, scared, etc , add something into their speech. Have
K.S. Crooks Today, 07:23 PMYour smartphone will doubtless have an App enabling you to record yourself speaking the dialogue naturally. Before comitting it to paper, listen, then
Bloggsworth Today, 07:20 PMReduce the comparisons, especially if the reader may not know what you're referring to. Instead of saying a drink looks like milk, state that the drink
K.S. Crooks Today, 07:14 PM
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My characters tend to be introspective, and so the word 'would' sometimes infests my writing and is whittled down during edits.
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