I am reading "Dune" (about 1/3 of the way through the book), and it is amazing how at least ~80% of the book is dialogue.
I don't know how I feel about the author injecting people's thoughts in the middle of the dialogue though. It happens ~10% of the time, and it feels...Well, it feels like "the least bad writing technique" for the situation.
I cannot honestly think of a better alternative, but it *feels* like this is hard to get right, and anyone trying to imitate Herbert could screw this up badly.
#Dune #Writing #WritingStyle #Dialog
Alex Nelson /
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2025-03-26 18:39:02
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