Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Delivering Bad News

The Daily Dialogue theme next week: Delivering Bad News.

“One of our base commanders, he had a sort of…
well, he went a little funny in the head…”

The usual drill:

* Copy/paste dialogue from IMDB Quotes or some other transcript source.

* Copy/paste the URL of an accompanying video from YouTube or some other video source.

I’d also ask you to think about why the dialogue is notable. Is there anything about the dialogue which provides some takeaway re screenwriting?

Here is our lineup for upcoming Daily Dialogue themes:

There are none! The cupboard is bare. We need new themes! Here are some of my suggestions:

Abduction
Adultery
Childish Behavior
Embarrassing Moment
Friendship
Leadership
Madness
Overreacting
Politics
Quitting
Punishment
Wisdom

What are your suggestions?

Check this out: The GITS Daily Dialogue Topic Index! You can read about Liz and Allie, two sisters who are big fans of the blog, and were inspired to create the index. A great resource for writers looking for inspiration for their own dialogue writing. You can be a part of this proud tradition with your ideas for weekly themes and Daily Dialogue suggestions.

Please post your ideas for this week’s theme — Delivering Bad News — in comments. Thanks!

If you have any ideas for Daily Dialogue themes, feel free to post as well. Thanks for your suggestions!

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