I found out that role-playing your characters also helps. If you manage to pretend to be one of your characters and reenact a conversation or a scene it might help you get a better understanding of how your characters work. The trick is not to loose sight of what the character's core is and imagine how he/she would react in a certain situation or talk to people depending on the impression or relationship.
My main character is based off of me in a way so i go off that. I go off what i would say and i go by what everyone would say about me saying what i would say because i said what i would say because i say.
that's right. As a screenwriter, dialogue serves two purposes: characterization and showing intent. basically: what they want. Tho reactions say more about a character than what they could ever say.
Random chitchat is only a negative when it actively bogs down the progression of the story. There are ways to write somewhat idle conversations that serve mostly for character development and still include pertinent information that informs the characters' future actions and role in the narrative. Good dialogue should ideally always be serving both character development and narrative progression, though not necessarily in equal parts. If you want a really simple example for how to do mostly character driven, mostly non-important dialogue that still moves the story forward, I would actually suggest watching some sitcoms and paying attention to the writing behind them. Seinfeld, for instance, is mostly made up of scenes of people just standing around talking about nothing, but it's really good at keeping its characters always involved in what's going on, and because of the time constraints of a 22 minute episode of television, every scene pretty much has to have some degree of forward momentum to make the stories work. Granted, this is probably easier to pull off in a sitcom, where the plots for each episode are usually mundane enough to be able to mix plot-relevant information into idle conversation pretty seamlessly, but it's possible in any kind of writing. Basically, you want any dialogue scene to have some sort of relevance. This can be done a lot of ways, and there's tons of room for experimentation, but my rule of thumb is that you always want a dialogue scene to end with the narrative in at least a slightly different place. Maybe the conversation is mostly an irrelevant display of character quirks and idiosyncrasies, but it's happening in the foreground while a plot important event plays out in the background, e.g. Shaun of the Dead. Maybe the conversation is set outside of the action completely and is just to get to know the characters, but the details it reveals about them contextualize the following scene and their actions in it, e.g. the diner scene from Reservoir Dogs. There's also lots of subtle things you can have going on during a dialogue scene that inform the reader/viewer of greater implications hiding behind seemingly casual remarks. A series that's great at scenes like that is Breaking Bad, and you can find it in pretty much any episode. Anyway, the point to take here is, random chitchat is fine, but it shouldn't JUST be random chitchat.
I don't know if it was intended, but I find it funny. How in your example from your comic the guy talks about "even in death I can't escape you" and then later, but in the same conversation "heavens, you're right" just funny how you chose that expression to go along with it. Very clever!
These might be very simple tips, but you should never underestimate their value. It's not about following them to the letter, but about understanding *why* they exist in the first place. A good writer knows how to break the rules, and motivate his/her decision to do so, but also when it's important to follow them.
I first watched your videos way way back in middle school. They are actually how I learned to draw in the beginning and ignited my love for drawing. Now, I'm going to art school in the fall to be a comic artist. I found your videos again and just wanted to say thanks for being my pseudo teacher
This gave me a sense of comfort as I was writing my first act of my manga/graphic novel. I felt like there were so many plot holes in the dialogue, but then after this, I realized just a few tweaks would smooth it out a bit and that I wouldn’t have to rewrite a large portion of what I already had written.
amazon let's you self publish. I know it does for novels at least. as far as actually getting it out there, idk. Frankly whatever you make will be sold at $5 so whoever buys it will be doing so on a whim.
google "Acapella Box". It is what I use. I write something that I think sounds good, put it in the program, listen to it, think it is crap, and fix it and fix it and fix it till it sounds natural.
I should warn you. It isn't PERFECT. Some pronunciations can be pretty bad. It is also kind of monotone, so "Dialogue" comes out a bit flat in some places. Still, it has helped me a lot.
This was quite enlightening in combining art with dialogue. I noticed how when all the rules are combined and falls into the right place, it makes the readers/viewers enter a state of immersion.
about number 10. pacing of your dialog. the way i always explained it to starting writers was simply by the concept of lung capacity. if someone just made a long speech the're not likely to go into another one for a period of time (with exceptions). its simple wear-down. you just spent alot of energy coming up with and delivering a speech so your not likely to do it again until you've had a moment to breath(figuratively and literally ). its also a matter of a person's awareness. if a person has been expecting a conversation/question then they will be more prepared and therefore more linguistic while doing it. whereas someone who is caught off-guard by a question/conversation is going to be more fumbling. its one of the keys to making dialog feel natural and entertaining is when there is that back and forth. making it feel authentic. it can also be used as a tool to subtly show a characters personality/intelligence. an example would be having a character who is super intelligent always speak slightly longer/more collected than normal. even when that character might be trying to look normal/hide his or her intelligence. also showing when a character has prepared for a conversation without showing them preparing. or having encountered it before.
Your tips are super helpful. And your an amazing teacher. Thank you for your videos and your puns. Always enjoyable. Also gotta love your catch phrase."thank you for watching, and I'll be back with a new video... real soon."
I’m 15 I’m trying to make a cool story I have . It’s actually a weird story of how I came up with the idea. I had a dream about a totally weird thing but it made so much sense and Im writing it down trying to not forget it. Maybe when I’m older I can have the tools to make my story come to life.
I'm thankful for these type of videos as they're helping me write my own manga. I'm only young and still an amateur so these videos will let me improve.
Oh, thank you sensei dude! That was so helpful! I loved how you said every sentence is a mini poem. I need to work on adding a little more purpose to the convos and also just letting the audience drop in on the middle. You really made me realize how much forethought and planning needs to go into the character before you even start a project! Now... if only I could remember all my witty moments to use in my story! : )
The Brody's ghost comic sounds very interesting!! Thank you for making this! Even thought i am not a comic book writer (filmmaking), it was very helpful!!
This was beyond helpful. Even though I love your how to draw videos my real passion is writing and its so great to get such wonderful tips from someone with your level of experience. It's largely due to you that I started getting into writing in the first place and started the Manga club at my high school. I like to think that in a few years I might just be lucky enough to have my own stories published.
Could you do a video on drawing rooms? Not just a simplistic perspective lesson, but an actual lesson on how you approach drawing interior sets in your comics?
Mark your work inspires me, it helps me realize that if i'm no good I can change, and if i'm not proud of a drawing I can always keep trying to never give up, I would just like to thank you for taking your time and posting these amazing videos, thank you again.
markcrilley I was also wondering if you could take a look at which i consider one of my best drawings that I just finished today and that if you could tell me what I could do to improve it :)
Mark, I can't explain to you how AMAZING you are. I mean, your a GREAT artist, an EXCELLENT author, there's just NO ONE that can beat what u do. U are the best there can be.
Great vid! Awesome advice! I just checked some of my old work with your tips in mind. Soon I'll be starting a new project so this was perfect timing :) I really like these tips videos of yours a lot! Thanks!
Thanks for this video, Mark. It came at the perfect time, I am getting ready to start a web comic and dialogue is, of course, going to be an issue... and now I have your information to fall back on.
I just want to say a huge thank you to you mark for inspiring me so much! Because of you i now want to insprie others. You are an amazing artist and one day i hope that i wish i can be half as good as you! for anyone with a dream please follow it becuase you don't know where it can take you! :) I hope to inspire others to never give up on their dreams one day and make a difference! :) ~ Stay happy and never give up! :)
WOW this is so nice, I've seen your videos and it actually is really inspiring so I'm sure you're going to accomplish your dreams because you already inspire me.
Hey Mark i just wanted to say i have bought Brody's Ghost (quite a while ago now) and when you pulled out the book i pulled out my copy and it's amazing being able to hear you speak with your art in my hands i love that you keep connected to your readers through your videos and i wish many more would! Thank you for sharing your talent and amazing work with us!
Hey Mark. You're the reason I've gone into Illustration and wanting to write and publish my own comics. It's tough getting used to the ideas and way that comics work, I didn't realize how much I'd be needing to know before I even start, so these videos are A1
I don't write comics, but I am very slowly progressing into a master fantasy writer. With these tips, it boosts me up a lot. Thanks Crilley! U should do more
Hey mark . I just wanna tell you that you inspired me to work hard on my drawings and improve my skills. I know you heard this many times but thanks to you I draw amazing ! Thank you !
Thank you so much Mark. I have become a better artist because of you. I am glad you are making videos. They inspire me to keep trying. I have also been able to draw things I couldn't before. Thank you so much.
noe gomez Sorry for such a late reply, but it is nowhere near that simple. You have to present your ideas to a broadcasting company, or start broadcasting yourself. If you were to broadcast independently, it would require a LOT of money...
Great video Mark! I love these videos that focus on the creation of a Manga. Dialogue is very sophisticated and it's really helpful to hear your advice! Thanks:)
I think you are more reliant on dialogue in a comic so your advice for comics very applicable to all writing technique not limited to just character conversation.
Really enjoyed watching this video, great tips. I think the best way to learn writing dialogue is by going out and listen to people talking to eachother.
Great advice! I recently completed Nanowrimo for the first time and am reading the whole novel for the first time since. I noticed that my dialogue seems really forced most of the time. These little tips are something I definitely plan to implement next year! Also, this made me want to buy your books (other than the drawing books of yours I have.) Thankfully, I can get them on my tablet from Google Play. Going to snatch a few up on Christmas day when I get a bit of alone time to read!
Hello Mr.Crilley I'm ally and I got book two of Brody's ghost and mastering manga for Christmas and I want to thank you for my drawing skill improvement this year. Can't wait for next year
This was a really informative video! Thank you so much for emphasizing what you wanted to say through clear, concise, and relatable examples. In fact, I think I might even give some of your stories a go, since they seem really fascinating. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Mark for your insight. I am new to writing. Well not new, since 2010 but I've only completed two novels and currently working on a third. The tips you give in this post are really helpful and I'm not saying this to boost myself but I found several that I use myself which was for me exciting to have something in common with an established writer such as yourself. Eliminating repetitions, having a clear purpose for dialogue and less is more are some of the hardest to master. You have a new subscriber. Thanks again for the help!!
You explain so well Mark. You break it down and make it simple and I can really understand! My friend and I are working on a Manga together and we watch your videos for advice! It's amazing!
These are my favorite types of videos to see! I write and draw manga myself, so I find these things very helpful for a novice such as myself ^_^ Thank you for the advice!!
Really thankful for this video, i love plotting and developing characters but it took ages to find a good video on actually how to write sentences! Thanks
Thank you so much for making this video. Right now I'm writing my first story (well, fan fiction to be exact) on wattpad, but i really want it to do well. This video is exactly what i needed. Thanks!
Thank you for all the useful advice you have given, Mr. Mark Crilley. You are certainly the best teacher ever! Now I can use all these tips for my 2nd comic, 'Emotions and Fantasy'! Thank you very much!
I would just like to thank you mark for making these videos. The how to draw videos specifically because I have grown so much as an artist. I have improved my work so much since I started last year and I learned a big portion of that skill from your videos. So I would just like to thank you for the things that you've done. Keep making videos because that will help all of your viewers grow as artists. I'm still growing and I hope you are too. Keep up the great work
Thank you, this advices were so helpful! You explained everything in such an easy way and giving examples really made it clear to me :) I honestly appreciate your videos. Well done :D
This video was a great help, I'm always struggling with dialogue and this cleared p a lot. could you make a video on how to publish a comic and what needs to be done?
I finally got on the Brody's Ghost train, I got volume 1 for Christmas I'm really impressed I'm really enjoying it so far and can't wait to read the rest
i just got your " mastering manga" book for my birthday, and i have to say, its really awesome ;) im kind of a newbie to art, just starting off, and your book really helps me! thanks! keep up the good work, man!
Thanks I really needed this for a new book I am writing that for once isn't a fan fiction! I don't really know how to express my characters differently so they are friends but don't get along all the time. I really am exited now for it thanks to you. I am ready now to get them to have funny moments but still have it be developed in the story.
Thank you mark you are a brilliant artist and this video is very helpful because I not only draw but also write and I always get nervous about dialogue because they say to avoid it in writing but in manga it is necessary
These tips were so helpful! Thanks :-) And Btw, number 8, that's kind of the same thing with music. The pauses are almost as important as the melody 😊 -Huge fan 😇
![KAYTRANADA - Witchy (feat. Childish Gambino) [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jGK3YVmGZ3Y/mqdefault.jpg)
1:39 Riiiight. the poison. the poison for Kuzco. the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco. Kuzco's poison.
xD
😂😂😂
HA HA HA HA HA!!! Exactly!
Why do we even have that lever? XD
God, I have to watch that movie again.
I found out that role-playing your characters also helps. If you manage to pretend to be one of your characters and reenact a conversation or a scene it might help you get a better understanding of how your characters work. The trick is not to loose sight of what the character's core is and imagine how he/she would react in a certain situation or talk to people depending on the impression or relationship.
Good advice,man
Even better if you could do it with someone else. Just don’t go too deep into it like I have 😂😂😩
Interesting- my characters are all reflections of people I know
That would help a lot for me
That's pretty much how I write all of my scenes. I also like to act.
My main character is based off of me in a way so i go off that. I go off what i would say and i go by what everyone would say about me saying what i would say because i said what i would say because i say.
This is the best lesson I've ever been given about dialogue. You should become a college professor; that would make a lot of students extremely happy.
+sivad parks Exactly I'd love to have him as my teacher!!!
noooo if he is a professor he wont have as much time 4 his vids!
Record during class??
I agree with that😏😏
but random "chitchat" can be good for character development
that's right. As a screenwriter, dialogue serves two purposes: characterization and showing intent. basically: what they want. Tho reactions say more about a character than what they could ever say.
Random chitchat is only a negative when it actively bogs down the progression of the story. There are ways to write somewhat idle conversations that serve mostly for character development and still include pertinent information that informs the characters' future actions and role in the narrative. Good dialogue should ideally always be serving both character development and narrative progression, though not necessarily in equal parts. If you want a really simple example for how to do mostly character driven, mostly non-important dialogue that still moves the story forward, I would actually suggest watching some sitcoms and paying attention to the writing behind them. Seinfeld, for instance, is mostly made up of scenes of people just standing around talking about nothing, but it's really good at keeping its characters always involved in what's going on, and because of the time constraints of a 22 minute episode of television, every scene pretty much has to have some degree of forward momentum to make the stories work. Granted, this is probably easier to pull off in a sitcom, where the plots for each episode are usually mundane enough to be able to mix plot-relevant information into idle conversation pretty seamlessly, but it's possible in any kind of writing. Basically, you want any dialogue scene to have some sort of relevance. This can be done a lot of ways, and there's tons of room for experimentation, but my rule of thumb is that you always want a dialogue scene to end with the narrative in at least a slightly different place. Maybe the conversation is mostly an irrelevant display of character quirks and idiosyncrasies, but it's happening in the foreground while a plot important event plays out in the background, e.g. Shaun of the Dead. Maybe the conversation is set outside of the action completely and is just to get to know the characters, but the details it reveals about them contextualize the following scene and their actions in it, e.g. the diner scene from Reservoir Dogs. There's also lots of subtle things you can have going on during a dialogue scene that inform the reader/viewer of greater implications hiding behind seemingly casual remarks. A series that's great at scenes like that is Breaking Bad, and you can find it in pretty much any episode. Anyway, the point to take here is, random chitchat is fine, but it shouldn't JUST be random chitchat.
Quartet the Kick wow good points
What's even better is useful dialogue that APPEARS random
But that contributes to the story
You got me at "elimination of repeated words". Thank you for being very basic and yet so helpful. I look forward to more input from you.
Sometimes words can become redundant and repetitive.
I don't know if it was intended, but I find it funny. How in your example from your comic the guy talks about "even in death I can't escape you" and then later, but in the same conversation "heavens, you're right" just funny how you chose that expression to go along with it. Very clever!
These might be very simple tips, but you should never underestimate their value. It's not about following them to the letter, but about understanding *why* they exist in the first place. A good writer knows how to break the rules, and motivate his/her decision to do so, but also when it's important to follow them.
thanks by- shaji
Not every machine has to be the same, but it helps to learn what the parts do before you build one.
I first watched your videos way way back in middle school. They are actually how I learned to draw in the beginning and ignited my love for drawing. Now, I'm going to art school in the fall to be a comic artist. I found your videos again and just wanted to say thanks for being my pseudo teacher
Glad I could help, Becca :)
Mark, you're uber-talented! I love your writing and your drawing and your voice acting is amazing too, is there anything you CAN'T do?! xD
Caz Tails Thank you, you're very kind!
He also does the music for Old Man Time-Lapse (There ISN'T anything he can't do!!!)
Who Are You? ...
Who Are You? go away ?
Who Are You? ... umm, o-okay....
This gave me a sense of comfort as I was writing my first act of my manga/graphic novel. I felt like there were so many plot holes in the dialogue, but then after this, I realized just a few tweaks would smooth it out a bit and that I wouldn’t have to rewrite a large portion of what I already had written.
If you become a college professor you *must* start every class with: “Hey everybody, it’s Mark Crilley.”
*Where can I buy an essay?*
*essay.ai0.all-about.in* made outstanding Job! I always recommend this to my friends.
You really are a blessing. Thank you for making these videos. Your experience and knowledge is superb!
+Jose Lugo Thank you Jose :)
I agree!
I'm about to make some comics to publish on amazon, and I'm literally writing down all your advice to hopefully help me not suck!
Excuse me how can you put things in amazon? Coz I going to publish a book but don't have an idea how to make it reach people
amazon let's you self publish. I know it does for novels at least.
as far as actually getting it out there, idk. Frankly whatever you make will be sold at $5 so whoever buys it will be doing so on a whim.
I ALWAYS read out my story outloud after I write it.
google "Acapella Box". It is what I use. I write something that I think sounds good, put it in the program, listen to it, think it is crap, and fix it and fix it and fix it till it sounds natural.
HM...
I should warn you. It isn't PERFECT. Some pronunciations can be pretty bad. It is also kind of monotone, so "Dialogue" comes out a bit flat in some places.
Still, it has helped me a lot.
Gotcha
Gotcha.
This was quite enlightening in combining art with dialogue. I noticed how when all the rules are combined and falls into the right place, it makes the readers/viewers enter a state of immersion.
about number 10. pacing of your dialog. the way i always explained it to starting writers was simply by the concept of lung capacity. if someone just made a long speech the're not likely to go into another one for a period of time (with exceptions). its simple wear-down. you just spent alot of energy coming up with and delivering a speech so your not likely to do it again until you've had a moment to breath(figuratively and literally ). its also a matter of a person's awareness. if a person has been expecting a conversation/question then they will be more prepared and therefore more linguistic while doing it. whereas someone who is caught off-guard by a question/conversation is going to be more fumbling. its one of the keys to making dialog feel natural and entertaining is when there is that back and forth. making it feel authentic. it can also be used as a tool to subtly show a characters personality/intelligence. an example would be having a character who is super intelligent always speak slightly longer/more collected than normal. even when that character might be trying to look normal/hide his or her intelligence. also showing when a character has prepared for a conversation without showing them preparing. or having encountered it before.
Your tips are super helpful. And your an amazing teacher. Thank you for your videos and your puns. Always enjoyable. Also gotta love your catch phrase."thank you for watching, and I'll be back with a new video... real soon."
You are my biggest inspiratin Mark! Much love!
/hobby artist from Sweden
Thank you :)
You helped me so much as a young writer struggling with dialogue, thank you!
I’m 15 I’m trying to make a cool story I have . It’s actually a weird story of how I came up with the idea. I had a dream about a totally weird thing but it made so much sense and Im writing it down trying to not forget it. Maybe when I’m older I can have the tools to make my story come to life.
I'm so glad I found this... Struggling writing dialogue... This helped so much
I'm thankful for these type of videos as they're helping me write my own manga. I'm only young and still an amateur so these videos will let me improve.
Oh, thank you sensei dude! That was so helpful! I loved how you said every sentence is a mini poem. I need to work on adding a little more purpose to the convos and also just letting the audience drop in on the middle. You really made me realize how much forethought and planning needs to go into the character before you even start a project! Now... if only I could remember all my witty moments to use in my story! : )
Torissa Utter Thank you Torissa-- glad I can help ^^
The Brody's ghost comic sounds very interesting!!
Thank you for making this! Even thought i am not a comic book writer (filmmaking), it was very helpful!!
Dude, you are genius! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
Thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to use it when I start to work on my first comic.
You had me at 'Hey there'
***** ^_^
This was beyond helpful. Even though I love your how to draw videos my real passion is writing and its so great to get such wonderful tips from someone with your level of experience.
It's largely due to you that I started getting into writing in the first place and started the Manga club at my high school. I like to think that in a few years I might just be lucky enough to have my own stories published.
Ginger Snap Thank you so much! ^^
Could you do a video on drawing rooms? Not just a simplistic perspective lesson, but an actual lesson on how you approach drawing interior sets in your comics?
Mark your work inspires me, it helps me realize that if i'm no good I can change, and if i'm not proud of a drawing I can always keep trying to never give up, I would just like to thank you for taking your time and posting these amazing videos, thank you again.
GrainDesigns You're very welcome! Thanks for your kind words :)
Thanks for the reply Mark and you are also welcome.
markcrilley I was also wondering if you could take a look at which i consider one of my best drawings that I just finished today and that if you could tell me what I could do to improve it :)
Mark, I can't explain to you how AMAZING you are. I mean, your a GREAT artist, an EXCELLENT author, there's just NO ONE that can beat what u do. U are the best there can be.
Mark Crilley is the man for uploading these tip for aspiring writers. Thank you so much!
Wow thank you all your videos are the only ones that truly help me thank you for making these videos 😀
+Bhavani Scott Thank you
You could be a voice actor😂😂😂👌🏻
Great vid! Awesome advice! I just checked some of my old work with your tips in mind. Soon I'll be starting a new project so this was perfect timing :)
I really like these tips videos of yours a lot! Thanks!
Thanks for this video, Mark. It came at the perfect time, I am getting ready to start a web comic and dialogue is, of course, going to be an issue... and now I have your information to fall back on.
I just want to say a huge thank you to you mark for inspiring me so much! Because of you i now want to insprie others. You are an amazing artist and one day i hope that i wish i can be half as good as you! for anyone with a dream please follow it becuase you don't know where it can take you! :) I hope to inspire others to never give up on their dreams one day and make a difference! :) ~ Stay happy and never give up! :)
WOW this is so nice, I've seen your videos and it actually is really inspiring so I'm sure you're going to accomplish your dreams because you already inspire me.
This is actually pretty good
Hey Mark i just wanted to say i have bought Brody's Ghost (quite a while ago now) and when you pulled out the book i pulled out my copy and it's amazing being able to hear you speak with your art in my hands i love that you keep connected to your readers through your videos and i wish many more would! Thank you for sharing your talent and amazing work with us!
Bishop115Gaming Thank you so much! ^^
These are greats tips! A lot of these kinda seemed pretty simple, i guess i kinda forget to keep it simple. Keep up the great videos! :D
Thank you so much! This is the most concise video with the best advice I've seen on the topic!!
+josiah olson Thank you Josiah, you made my day :)
Hey Mark. You're the reason I've gone into Illustration and wanting to write and publish my own comics. It's tough getting used to the ideas and way that comics work, I didn't realize how much I'd be needing to know before I even start, so these videos are A1
I don't write comics, but I am very slowly progressing into a master fantasy writer. With these tips, it boosts me up a lot. Thanks Crilley! U should do more
Oh wow I was just cruising around RUclips looking for videos about writing when I saw this video. I loved reading your stuff growing up.
Hey mark . I just wanna tell you that you inspired me to work hard on my drawings and improve my skills. I know you heard this many times but thanks to you I draw amazing ! Thank you !
Thanks Mark! I've been working on a novel and this really helps!
Thank you so much Mark. I have become a better artist because of you. I am glad you are making videos. They inspire me to keep trying. I have also been able to draw things I couldn't before. Thank you so much.
Thank you soooo much for your videos, i'm new to your channel but I find it super helpfull!
My friends and I are writing a tv series, your advice is extremely helpful, keep up the good work!
I have some tv series but how can you put it to work in tv? Do you have a link or something? Thanks
noe gomez Sorry for such a late reply, but it is nowhere near that simple. You have to present your ideas to a broadcasting company, or start broadcasting yourself. If you were to broadcast independently, it would require a LOT of money...
thanks for the vid i was always using dialouge from other manga and stuff and change only a few words but now i have made my own manga.
Thank you so much Mark for making these videos they help me so much and I'm sure many others are very appreciated too.
im thinking about making my own comic... this rlly helps me out! thank you mark :)
GREAT advice. thanks alot!!!! especially the read out loud and how you showed how its written in the book (pauses)
For Christmas I got your mastering manga 2 and I LOVE IT!!!!
Great video Mark! I love these videos that focus on the creation of a Manga. Dialogue is very sophisticated and it's really helpful to hear your advice! Thanks:)
I have watched a number of dialogue advice videos. In both presentation and content, this tip collection ranks high.
Glad it was helpful!
I think you are more reliant on dialogue in a comic so your advice for comics very applicable to all writing technique not limited to just character conversation.
Really enjoyed watching this video, great tips. I think the best way to learn writing dialogue is by going out and listen to people talking to eachother.
4:10 the guy's face is so funny😂😂
Great advice! I recently completed Nanowrimo for the first time and am reading the whole novel for the first time since. I noticed that my dialogue seems really forced most of the time. These little tips are something I definitely plan to implement next year! Also, this made me want to buy your books (other than the drawing books of yours I have.) Thankfully, I can get them on my tablet from Google Play. Going to snatch a few up on Christmas day when I get a bit of alone time to read!
Desirae Hatcher Thank you so much Desirae! :)
Every time I watch a video, my drawing skill increases by 99%! Thank you so much for all the videos that you do!
Thanks! I definitely appreciate the tips!
Thank you so much for posting this video Mr.Mark I honestly didn't know any of these things about writing and you have helped so much!
These are SO helpful, thank you for making these videos!
Thank you again for sharing these great pieces of advice I feel a will be rewatching this video a lot of times.
Sir this is amazing, Thank you so much.
Mark is such a good samaritan, eliminating cheesy cliches in the media one lesson at a time
Hello Mr.Crilley I'm ally and I got book two of Brody's ghost and mastering manga for Christmas and I want to thank you for my drawing skill improvement this year. Can't wait for next year
This was very helpful one thing I do is observing people around me to see and hear how they talk to each other. That works for me too.
This was a really informative video! Thank you so much for emphasizing what you wanted to say through clear, concise, and relatable examples. In fact, I think I might even give some of your stories a go, since they seem really fascinating. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Thank you Mark for your insight. I am new to writing. Well not new, since 2010 but I've only completed two novels and currently working on a third. The tips you give in this post are really helpful and I'm not saying this to boost myself but I found several that I use myself which was for me exciting to have something in common with an established writer such as yourself. Eliminating repetitions, having a clear purpose for dialogue and less is more are some of the hardest to master. You have a new subscriber. Thanks again for the help!!
You explain so well Mark. You break it down and make it simple and I can really understand! My friend and I are working on a Manga together and we watch your videos for advice! It's amazing!
Great, I love insight on writing and dialogue.
Great advice - expertly communicated.
These are my favorite types of videos to see! I write and draw manga myself, so I find these things very helpful for a novice such as myself ^_^
Thank you for the advice!!
Really thankful for this video, i love plotting and developing characters but it took ages to find a good video on actually how to write sentences! Thanks
Thank you so much for making this video. Right now I'm writing my first story (well, fan fiction to be exact) on wattpad, but i really want it to do well. This video is exactly what i needed. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video!
And ofcourse a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! :D
Thank you for all the useful advice you have given, Mr. Mark Crilley. You are certainly the best teacher ever! Now I can use all these tips for my 2nd comic, 'Emotions and Fantasy'! Thank you very much!
TheChibChibi Glad I can help! ^^
I would just like to thank you mark for making these videos. The how to draw videos specifically because I have grown so much as an artist. I have improved my work so much since I started last year and I learned a big portion of that skill from your videos. So I would just like to thank you for the things that you've done. Keep making videos because that will help all of your viewers grow as artists. I'm still growing and I hope you are too. Keep up the great work
Alvin Stjohn Thank you for your kind words, Alvin :)
Anytime mark 😊 and keep doing the Brooklyn guy! I love your voice impersonations 👍
Thank you, this advices were so helpful!
You explained everything in such an easy way and giving examples really made it clear to me :)
I honestly appreciate your videos.
Well done :D
StillwaitingforSomethingGreat Thank you :)
Thanks for the writing vid, since I write a lot. I have used a lot of techniques you showed in the video, and they really do improve writing a lot.
Hey Mark... Love the videos but i was just wondering if you could do more videos like this that a apply to writing more?
+markcrilley
Devin D I'll definitely do more in the months ahead :)
markcrilley Would love that because I write more than I draw (and I like writing better than drawing lol) :)
***** then find a writing RUclips channel not a drawing one...
FranticGoatOfWar I didn't say I DIDN'T like to draw I just said I like writing BETTER I do both -.-
***** Same, I love to draw but absolutely suck at it, writing is my real passion. It'd be great to see more writer's advice videos from Mark.
This video was a great help, I'm always struggling with dialogue and this cleared p a lot.
could you make a video on how to publish a comic and what needs to be done?
Mark, your advices and ...everything you show, everything you do..... This is soooo good, so amazing... so helpful, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Dmytro Rudenko You're very welcome ^^
Very helpful, thank you! Also, I can't wait until Brody's Ghost book 6 comes out! :)
Hey guys, if you look at the two boxes in the top right corner you can see an easter egg where it says "Miki Falls"
This helps a lot! i was literally stuck because i had no idea how to write this dialogue scene and now i have some ideas!!
I finally got on the Brody's Ghost train, I got volume 1 for Christmas I'm really impressed I'm really enjoying it so far and can't wait to read the rest
Totally subscribing to your channel, Mark. Your video tutorials are too helpful to pass up. I love your thoroughness, keep it up!
I want to cry
This has helped me way more than I expected
Thanks
Thx to u my comic became more popular in my school!!! May god smile upon u or bless u
I always enjoy your vids that are more about writing.
i just got your " mastering manga" book for my birthday, and i have to say, its really awesome ;) im kind of a newbie to art, just starting off, and your book really helps me! thanks! keep up the good work, man!
Mark. You are a. Real artist.
Thanks I really needed this for a new book I am writing that for once isn't a fan fiction! I don't really know how to express my characters differently so they are friends but don't get along all the time. I really am exited now for it thanks to you. I am ready now to get them to have funny moments but still have it be developed in the story.
You sir just got a new subscriber! I'm an aspiring filmmaker and these lessons are a blessing. Really helpful. Thank you!
Thank you mark you are a brilliant artist and this video is very helpful because I not only draw but also write and I always get nervous about dialogue because they say to avoid it in writing but in manga it is necessary
These tips were so helpful! Thanks :-)
And Btw, number 8, that's kind of the same thing with music. The pauses are almost as important as the melody 😊
-Huge fan 😇