Oh, I didn't mean to disparage dialogue, not at all! I'm sorry if I made it sound that way. I was awfully tired when I wrote the post, so I didn't explain properly. Dialogue is my strength, too, at least that's my impression based both on feedback and the fact I don't usually need fix it as much in editing as other things. I love writing dialogue, and it usually comes to me easily.
But I've noticed I run the risk of focusing too much on dialogue because it's easier for me than some other things, and my stories/characters can easily become just talking heads. In my case, I could easily just keep them chattering on for pages, and not get things done in any other way. There isn't necessarily anything wrong with a dialogue-heavy story (heck, I've read a novel written entirely in dialogue, and I enjoy reading plays, and I love podcast dramas which are mainly dialogue with some sound effects). But I also want to work on the things I'm not usually so strong on, such as sensations and physicality, because I want to get better at writing them, too. I really love reading stories that are strong on those, so I'd love to be able to write some.
Good luck with getting a better sense of the big picture! It definitely happens to me quite often that I don't like parts of what I've written and have to do things all over again. But usually the first writing was still needed to get me to the point where I could write the thing that works better.
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Date: 2020-04-04 07:29 pm (UTC)But I've noticed I run the risk of focusing too much on dialogue because it's easier for me than some other things, and my stories/characters can easily become just talking heads. In my case, I could easily just keep them chattering on for pages, and not get things done in any other way. There isn't necessarily anything wrong with a dialogue-heavy story (heck, I've read a novel written entirely in dialogue, and I enjoy reading plays, and I love podcast dramas which are mainly dialogue with some sound effects). But I also want to work on the things I'm not usually so strong on, such as sensations and physicality, because I want to get better at writing them, too. I really love reading stories that are strong on those, so I'd love to be able to write some.
Good luck with getting a better sense of the big picture! It definitely happens to me quite often that I don't like parts of what I've written and have to do things all over again. But usually the first writing was still needed to get me to the point where I could write the thing that works better.