Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Smack Talk

The Daily Dialogue theme next week: Smack Talk.

“Why don’t we take all these bricks and build a shelter for the homeless,
so maybe your mother will have a place to stay.”

Don’t know what talking smack is? Here is how it’s listed in the Oxford Dictionary: “Insulting speech, especially when intended to irritate or annoy someone; Use insulting speech, especially to irritate or annoy someone.”

The same as trash talk. Obviously for next week, we could feature a lot of sports movies, but I can think of at least a few scenes where characters engage in some serious smack talk that are non-sports related.

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:

August 25-August 31: Delivering Bad News

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 — Smack Talk — in comments. Thanks!

If you have any ideas for Daily Dialogue themes, feel free to post as well. We need to replenish the cupboards!

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