tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post4450411378437447441..comments2024-03-27T13:26:32.587-07:00Comments on Mystery Fanfare: The Great Myth of Naturalistic Dialogue: Guest post by Gwen ParrottJanet Rudolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-52868491076777552702016-11-08T09:11:21.872-08:002016-11-08T09:11:21.872-08:00All very true, but the art lies in the concealment...All very true, but the art lies in the concealment of the illusion. I'm sure there are several blogs to be written on 'The Importance of being Inconsequential' - it's a crime writer's secret weapon after all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286919140410556363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-223730397345367302016-11-08T09:07:22.381-08:002016-11-08T09:07:22.381-08:00All very true, but the art lies in the concealment...All very true, but the art lies in the concealment of the illusion. I'm sure there are several blogs to be written on 'The Importance of the Inconsequential'. It's the secret weapon of the crime writer - perhaps more important for us than any other kind of writer. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286919140410556363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-72090954251468547202016-10-26T09:23:39.601-07:002016-10-26T09:23:39.601-07:00I'd also say that the purpose of dialogue in a...I'd also say that the purpose of dialogue in a novel is not natural, either. We all converse inconsequentially all the time, but in a novel, the dialogue has to move the story forward or deepen the reader's understanding of a character. If it accomplishes neither one of these objectives, then it doesn't belong in the novel.Dinah Forbesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-83123619886852810712016-10-21T17:54:43.139-07:002016-10-21T17:54:43.139-07:00Good stuff, Gwen. And the way I see it is, dialogu...Good stuff, Gwen. And the way I see it is, dialogue isn't everyday conversation, but it's supposed to give the illusion that it is.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com