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Originally Posted by arjaybe
When I read it today I'll pay special attention to the dialog. I seem to remember some places where it was a bit "lumpy," but thought the little things could wait.
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Yes, there's no need to get too hung up on the dialogue until you're satisfied with the structure (as something you spend ages fixing might get made redundant).
However, I will try to get some general thoughts down on dialogue, and I'll see if I can fish out some helpful links.
I've been reviewing the other story I was going to submit this afternoon, which I wrote a year or two ago, and poking it full of holes. I've been very hard on myself and just want to crawl away and cry.
But, if I hadn't spend the last few days looking at your stories I probably wouldn't have seen as much that I need to work on in this one of mine as I have today. It's been very helpful for me.
Now I need to figure out whether the story can be fixed or whether I should bite the bullet and start something new.
Graham