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Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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I am trying something completely new with my next project. I am very interested to know everyones thoughts on a Dialog only story?I have started a transcript style story called "The Sessions" . It is set in a single room and is a conversation between a Consulting Physiatrist and a Patient who has Depression and Anxiety issues after getting out of a violent relationship. Instead of Chapters I am using "Visits'' which will contain the entire conversation between the two people. After the visit I will display the Doctor's notes which have been taken while the conversation took place.But as I say, it will be in entirely dialog and no fillings. I'm interested to know if people have read these types of stories before and how you got on with them?
Many thanks
]]>James Matthews2021-05-23T20:27:15-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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joecasey2021-05-24T14:16:42-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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Thanks, really interesting thoughts there. There will no he said she said. It will be pure Dialog. I've written it in a way there will be no confusion who is talking but the reader will be the critic. I think those GA stories (sex line chats) would become a bit bland. I do often think gay stories tend to have a bit too much sex sometimes, almost like it's a given. But sex for sex sake is a turn off for me. Love stories are different, and sometimes rather than a graphic portrail of sex it is much more interesting to have sex scenes off page.
Thanks for the input Joe, appreciate your honest thoughts ]]>James Matthews2021-05-24T19:18:14-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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I actually tried to do that myself a while back. I wrote a short story entirely of dialog. Fun exercise, because yes, it has to be clear who's saying what. It took some work, but I did it and posted it as a flash fiction. I think a lot of the fun of writing is trying something new, accepting the challenge and running with it.
This isn't the place for it, I don't think. but if Timmy would like, I could post it here as an example of what such a story could look like.
In any case, go ahead, James, and try it out. It coudl be great, and if it isn't, well, you've learned something. That's alwasy a good thing.
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"cole parker wrote on Tue, 25 May 2021 21:31"
I actually tried to do that myself a while back. I wrote a short story entirely of dialog. Fun exercise, because yes, it has to be clear who's saying what. It took some work, but I did it and posted it as a flash fiction. I think a lot of the fun of writing is trying something new, accepting the challenge and running with it.
This isn't the place for it, I don't think. but if Timmy would like, I could post it here as an example of what such a story could look like.
In any case, go ahead, James, and try it out. It coudl be great, and if it isn't, well, you've learned something. That's alwasy a good thing.
C
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Why not submit it as a regular story first? It may be the placve for it. Who knows?]]>timmy2021-05-25T21:33:21-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained! I'd say that if the idea has your interest, go with it. My only advice would be to keep it fairly short, or at least each segment. A novel written this way would be a little hard on the senses.]]>Geron Kees2021-05-26T15:52:48-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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I did do a dialog only short story ages back called The Break Up, posted on Gay Authors. But the hard copy was lost when I took it down and/or stopped writing. And again, it was never suited to this place.
Thanks for the comments Cole ]]>James Matthews2021-05-26T16:44:04-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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Ah, it's not a spoiler to tell folk that Queer Me! is a true to life diarised dramatised real documentary my own teenage years.
The diary form is unusual, but not unique. It has adherents and detractors. It makes chapterisation (is that even a word?) more than difficult. It has to avoid "Dear Diary" moments of artificilaity yet must convey everything as reported by the diarist. It gives a highly polarised view on the world of the diarist.
I'm glad you're enjoying it. Reviews om Amazon are spread through the entire star range, and I understand the tough reviews almost more easily than the ones I enjoy reading. There are also a couple of weird reviews. Those are fine, too.]]>timmy2021-05-26T19:59:26-00:00Re: Dialog only story - Looking for thoughts.
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"timmy wrote on Wed, 26 May 2021 20:59"
A dialogue only tale sounds hard to write, but not hard to read. It requires great writing discipline, and meticulous attention to paragraphs.
Ah, it's not a spoiler to tell folk that Queer Me! is a true to life diarised dramatised real documentary my own teenage years.
The diary form is unusual, but not unique. It has adherents and detractors. It makes chapterisation (is that even a word?) more than difficult. It has to avoid "Dear Diary" moments of artificilaity yet must convey everything as reported by the diarist. It gives a highly polarised view on the world of the diarist.
I'm glad you're enjoying it. Reviews om Amazon are spread through the entire star range, and I understand the tough reviews almost more easily than the ones I enjoy reading. There are also a couple of weird reviews. Those are fine, too.
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I have yet to read the Amazon reviews as I thought I'd wait until after I've finished Queer Me! I love reading reviews. I am often suprised how some people can rage about a piece of work with such negativity, when I have read the same story and enjoyed it. Just like the movies, i've watched some right rotters, but i'll see a review where someone says it was a masterpiece. What?? But as they say, there is nout queer as folk! Haha.]]>James Matthews2021-05-26T21:01:07-00:00