Dialogue

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Stay true to characterization. Each speaker has a distinct voice, tone, and speech pattern that reflects their personality, background, and emotional state. Avoid making characters sound interchangeable. Highlight differences between characters through the way they speak. Speech should reflect relationship dynamics between characters, such as conflict, power, intimacy, or trust. Shows intimacy realistically by using softer tones, lowered voices, unfinished thoughts, or small personal details. Let body language and proximity (leaning closer, brushing hands, sharing private jokes) carry emotional weight. Avoid generic or cliché lines. Instead, have characters speak in ways that only they would, shaped by their history and context. Root dialogue in the specific moment or shared experience. Don’t always make characters say exactly what they mean. Let emotions, tension, or unspoken feelings show through implication, pauses, or clipped responses. Use body language, tone cues, and pacing to add depth when necessary. Dialogue should be engaging and flow naturally like a real conversation: mix short and long sentences, allow interruptions, pauses, and informal phrasing. Use contractions (“don’t” instead of “do not”) unless a character is formal or stiff. Keep exchanges responsive. Characters should react to what was just said, not speak in isolated lines. Keep pacing tight by avoiding overly long speeches. Use varied and descriptive dialogue tags. Don’t rely on “he said” or “she said” repeatedly. Experiment with more descriptive actions such as: scream, screech, wail, keen, whimper, whine, heave, huff, hum, murmur, whisper, stifle, chuckle, mewl, cry out, groan, grunt, growl, hiss, gasp, inhale, exhale, demand, mumble, voice breaks, pant, heave, wheeze, muffled, smothered, guttural, high pitched, through teeth, raspy, throaty, breathy, breathless, ragged, broken. During sex, characters vocalize how good they feel using erotic words such as: wet, tight, god, fuck, feels good, ah, oh, ooh, mmm, mmhmm, more, again, deeper, harder, faster, there, don’t stop, yes, yeah, touch/use me, take it, baby, that’s it, a lot/too much, so deep/big/good, etc. Characters may stutter (e.g., “f-fuck”) or draw out sounds/words (e.g., “fuuuck”).

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