I'm terrible at writing dialogue. Looking for books with great dialogue to learn from.
Go outside and eavesdrop on some real conversations you nonce.
>>7477293
But everyone outside has an IQ in double digits and nothing interesting to talk about.
Go read some plays
>>7477290
Turgenev
Roth
Beckett
Carpenter's Gothic by Gaddis has best recreation of irl dialogue I have ever encountered
These books feature some of the best portrayals of natural dialogue I've ever read. I highly recommend them (not only for their dialogue; they have great literary merit)
Nine Stories
Franny and Zooey
No Country for Old Men
Rabbit Run
A Confederacy of Dunces
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
listen to people speaking. aping the speech of other writers will date your work, it will show.
Think about how would you answer
>>7477290
Let your characters' dialogue develop naturally based on context and personality. You know, like it does in real life.
>>7477590
I second this motion.
>>7477290
A Brief History of Seven Killings
I'll shill this book every chance i get
