Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Stammer

The Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Stammer.

“You… you… you… you… you’re on the nest?”

Sometimes a revelation occurs that just floors a character, so the resulting dialogue is filled with stammering. We could also include characters who stutter, plenty of those in movie history. One question is how to write stammering in a script? And when to best use it. Let’s explore a variety of examples this week and see what we can learn about that for our own writing.

Take part in the grand Daily Dialogue tradition — 2,500+ consecutive days and counting! How about your suggestion for this week’s theme?

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, such as it is:

May 4-May 10: Graduation

That’s right, just one more on the slate. If you have suggestions for Daily Dialogue themes, please post them in comments.

Check this out: The GITS Daily Dialogue Topic 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 — Stammer — in comments. Thanks!

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