Even the most mundane or tired plots can seem exciting when they are presented with unique dialogue. The reader stops and thinks about the phrase, wondering if they’ve heard anything like it. If they decide that they have not, they are overcome by amusement, entertainment, or (if they really like reading) delight.
This Monday, experiment with an deliciously unique turn of phrase.
In the TV show Supernatural, an older gentleman says a line that made me smile.
“But you better prep for the “B” side, ’cause when Sam realizes we’re shining him It ain’t gonna be cute.”
I urge you to come up with a line that has this level of homespun rarity.
Maybe the dialogue has a regional dialect, or uses a special dictionary that only someone from the character’s hometown could recite the origin of. Play with time, the phrase could simply be outdated – something that someone just wouldn’t say nowadays. Perhaps, when all is said and done, you can cobble together a beautiful line of metaphor and simile that perfectly symbolizes what the character is trying to get across.
All that is important is that you write the line.
And if you want to post it the reply section, I won’t stop you. Unsurprisingly, that would be something I fully support.
ALEX BILLEDEAUX 