-- Posted by Anonymous at 3:16 pm on July 12, 2008 One of my biggest problems is when the characters are talking. I tend to make them talk like they would really sound, quickpased and scatterbrained, often cutting eachother off or joining in unison on a word or phrase. When I do this, it's too inconvinient to write: so and so replied "blah blah blah". so and so glanced at blah blah, "yada yada", he shot back. I know there isn't one way of writing, but would it be unprofessional/bad if I did it this way... *scene with details and all that garbage" "blah blah blah" character one spat "blah blah blah-" "blah!" Does anyone know what I mean? -- Posted by HatesYou at 3:18 pm on July 12, 2008 I know what you mean. It's been done before, and it's worked just fine. Depends on the theme/subject you're on about.