Developing Understanding when Reading (Photo credit: Ken Whytock)
Since I got my Kindle, I’ve been reading a lot of books that are not necessarily best-sellers. Some of them are firsts for the author, others are from previously published authors. I always try to pay attention to writing styles when I’m reading. Of course, we all notice spelling or grammatical errors. I also notice editing or publishing errors that distract from the joy of reading.
But lately, I’ve really been paying attention to dialogue styles. It seems that some authors write their dialogue in proper grammatical form (those are probably the folks who paid the most attention in English class!). My issue with writing (and reading) dialogue written in this manner is that it’s not really how most of us speak in our everyday lives. I suppose, if we’re highfalutin’, hoity-toity, upper crust, tea and scones in the afternoon types, then that could…
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