Wednesday, April 4, 2012

D stands for...

description, dialogue and the never ending feud!
It was a cool summer day that found Description and Dialogue embroiled in another quarrel.
Description rode in on her horse and appeared madder than a mosquito in a mannequin factory.
She jumped to the ground and pulled a gun from her holster.
"I'm calling you out, Dialogue!"
Dialogue sauntered out of his tent grinning from quotation mark to quotation mark. "What say you, Description?"
"I'm saying that fiction needs me more than you! That's what I'm talkin' about!"
Dialogue had grown tired of these disputes as evidenced by his yawn that day. "Description, why don't we call a truce? I'm tired of these shootouts we've been having."
Description claimed she won the battle and Dialogue didn't mind. He knew deep down that his writer needed him more. :-)
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24 comments:

  1. Darn it! Why can't I write dialogue.

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  2. Hi Robyn! Another interesting post. I need to do some work on my dialogue.

    Susanne
    PUTTING WORDS DOWN ON PAPER

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  3. Ha! I'm actually reading a book that's heavy on dialogue and description, but it doesn't have enough internal thought. How often does THAT happen?!

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  4. Madder than a mosquito in a mannequin factory? Priceless!

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  5. Delightful, dear Robyn!! I am more of a dialogue gal myself and like to keep description sparse and pertinent!

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  6. Awesome. This one put a smile on my face. Very creative...and true. :)

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  7. I also chose D for dialogue but I concede that your post is the more creative one!

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  8. Description and Dialog need to be lovers in order for a writer's work to sparkle :)

    Look forward to your challenge run…
    --Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012

    Twitter: @AprilA2Z
    #atozchallenge

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  9. Hi Robyn - these are very clever .. near the end I shall have to scan through them all .. such fun to read though .. and as Bish says 'madder than a mosquito in a mannequin factory' - I hardly dare use the quotes .. single ones at that ..

    Cheers from the one elled Hils from Eastbourne .. ?!

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  10. hah, no kidding! I teach kids with learning disabilities grades 3-5 and it seems they ALL want to put this long drawn out dialogue in their writing that never serves a purpose; such a difficult thing to teach.
    Great D word...

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  11. You are a creative genius, my friend!!!

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  12. Very clever! And I wrote my post on 'description' before I had a clue what you'd be doing! http://notesfrominnisfree.blogspot.ca/2012/04/description.html

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  13. Ditto what septembermum said. You are awesome!

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  14. Sounds like this is a high noon gun battle in the middle of your manuscript.

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  15. I like dialogue but it has to be meaningful or I get bored easily. Perhaps I do that orally too? I hadn't thought of that...
    Rhia from Five Minute Piece for Inspiration (about #864 on A to Z list)

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  16. Funny! & forwarding to friends
    :)
    Kate
    Follow & A to Z Visiting: http://whemkateblogs.blogspot.com

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  17. I love good description in a book. I'm getting better at it. Enjoyed your post.

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  18. That is so creative! It is a showdown, isn't it?

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  19. Awesome post, Robyn. I believe there should be a truce.

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  20. Thank you for making your A-Z series so entertaining! :-)

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  21. They need to be friends and work together :-)

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