Dialogue

[MrsWinters]

My story was rejected based on dialogue between characters wasn't set out as needed. My story wasn't particularly perverse, and is probably written better than most I have read on here. I'm just a little confused, and yes, rejected, that my story, which has received lots of attention etc... on other such sites, wasn't to your liking because of dialogue.

Have you even looked at the grammar in some of the stories on here? Or the dialogue even? As a teacher, I am appalled by what is considered a good submission over one that is rejected over 'dialogue that hasn't been set out properly.

 

[CallMeBambi]

Was it was the content of the dialogue that led to the story's refusal, or just its formatting?

 

[sr71plt]

It's likely that the problem is the punctuation of the dialogue and that you're being concerned about irrelevant issues. If you PM me, I can provide an e-mail address you can send it to, and I'd take a look at the dialogue and correct the punctuation for you, if that's the problem.

 

[MrsWinters]

It was the formatting.

 

[MrsWinters]

Nope. But thanks for the offer.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

It was the formatting.

If you need a steer just google 'writing dialogue' and you will have a deluge of sites.

 

[astuffedshirt_perv]

"As a teacher, I am appalled by what is considered a good submission over one that is rejected over 'dialogue that hasn't been set out properly."

So, as a teacher, you would grade your submission as a...

 

[lovecraft68]

Take a look through this list there are a few on dialogue.

http://www.literotica.com/storyxs/writ_stor.shtml