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AJYour dialogue isn’t boring because it’s unrealistic. It’s boring because it isn’t doing anything.
If your dialogue feels flat or your scenes lose tension, the problem usually isn’t realism. It’s function. Strong dialogue doesn’t say exactly what characters mean. It protects what they’re afraid to admit and changes what happens next. That’s how subtext is created, not added later.
If you’re stuck wondering how to write better dialogue or what your characters should say next, this approach gives you momentum instead of overthinking. Dialogue becomes action, not explanation.
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