
You know your characters. You hear them talking in your head. But when you write their conversations on the page, something's... off.
The dialogue feels:
Stiff and unnatural
Like everyone sounds the same
Too formal or too casual
Packed with exposition
Like no human would ever talk this way
You're not alone. Dialogue is one of the hardest aspects of craft to master—and one of the fastest ways to lose a reader’s trust.
But here's the good news: Dialogue is fixable.
This guide will show you the 7 most common dialogue mistakes and exactly how to fix them—with before and after examples you can study and apply to your own work immediately.
By the end of this guide, your dialogue will sound like real people talking, not characters performing.
Let’s fix your dialogue. Today.