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Grammar resource: Formatting dialogue

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Formatting dialogue

This guide may be particularly useful for Creative Writing students but the rules of writing dialogue may be useful for students using sections of interviews or recording events in their writing. With creative writing, there is some room for experimentation, but the key is consistency. Sometimes, to break the rules, you need to understand them first.

Our thanks to the Creative Writing department for providing all the examples in this guide.