Speech pattern is another important tool in the writer’s arsenal. It’s less about dialect and more about consistency and knowing your character. If your character is……

• terse                –   short burst of speech
• angry               –   speaks through clinched teeth
• nervous            –   stammers or rambles
• domineering    –   silent and threatening or rages

If you’re writing science fiction you can develop you own language and your own rules. There are no limits. Just be consistent.

There’s a lot more to writing dialogue than one would think.

Something to think about!

-Jan R