From: BrendaWriter@yahoo.com   
      
   On 5/14/2014 7:19 AM, David Friedman wrote:   
   > On 5/13/14 10:51 PM, C. E. Gee wrote:   
   >> I've noticed, many writers have problems with dialog as they don't   
   >> socialize with such people. Many writers graduate from college, then   
   >> go on to fairly high-end careers, working with others of like   
   >> backgrounds. And they socialize mostly with others of similar   
   >> backgrounds.   
   >>   
   > I expect I've socialized with a fair range, given my SCA involvement. I   
   > suspect the problem is that I don't have an ear for it, don't notice and   
   > remember how different people speak.   
   >   
      
      
   It is a mistake to model your dialog upon what you see on TV or in   
   movies -- screenwriters get big money for writing that dialog, and it is   
   not like life.   
   However, it is not difficult to hear real-life conversation. Restaurants   
   and bars are good for this, especially those who do not have TVs or loud   
   background music. Conventions and meetings, offices (all the time spent   
   in doctors' waiting rooms can be usefully spent eavesdropping in the   
   office staff). Public transport, movie and theater lobbies, airport   
   lounges -- there are millions of places to hang and listen to people.   
      
   Brenda   
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