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23198041 No.23198041 [Reply] [Original]

>"novel" is 70+% dialogue
just write a fucking play/screenplay at that point

>> No.23198045

>>23198041
Dune

>> No.23198060

J R?

>> No.23198422

>>23198041
Wilhelm Landig - Götzen gegen Thule
Some chapters are 90% longass dialogues with characters explaining nazi esoterism.
Still a fun read if you know German though

>> No.23198473

Confederacy of dunces

>> No.23198508

>>23198041
if the 30% are worth it to be written as a novel, your argument is invalid. take Corncob's last two books for example.

>> No.23198515

>>23198508
>take Corncob's last two books for example.
They massively suck. Thanks for proving me right.

>> No.23198572

>>23198508
Stella Maris worked great as an audiobook.
>>23198515
>filtered

>> No.23198578

>>23198041
Dire-slog.

>> No.23198597

>>23198572
>filtered
No such thing when it comes to fiction.

>> No.23198649

novel of ideas

>> No.23198674

>>23198041
Dostoslop

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>>23198041
I like dialogue heavy fictional stories. Some people may find it childish, but it’s a great info shortcut when writing.

>> No.23199375

>>23199343
>I like dialogue heavy fictional stories.
Me too. They're called (screen)plays.

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It's much easier to sell the TV/movie rights to a novel than it is to sell a screenplay. And the novel author makes a lot more money selling those rights than he would have selling a screenplay.

>> No.23199673

>>23199637
>have a huge towers of scripts dominating the entire room
>make another remake

>> No.23199731

>>23199673
i know, right? no wonder hollywood is going bankrupt

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>>23198041
Wait until OP finds out about Plato's Dialogues

>> No.23200406

>"novel" is 70+% descriptions
just paint a fucking painting at that point

>> No.23200409

>>23200406
except a painting is not made up of words

>> No.23200425

>>23198041
Are you actually going to give us a few examples as to what the fuck you're on about, or are you going to be a coy cunt?

>> No.23200575

>>23198041
>novel doesn't go BIM! BIM! BIM!