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When naturalistic dialogue fails on the page

My writing teacher said my dialogue sounds like real people talking which I thought was good but apparently it is boring and needs to be more literary

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What we've seen

The faithful reproduction of reality often lacks the heightened purpose that transforms observation into art.

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“Where Are You with Fiction and storytelling — craft fundamentals?”

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