Date

1-9-2024

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Chair

Tess Martinus

Keywords

Dialogue, Relationships, Fiction

Disciplines

Creative Writing

Abstract

This thesis began as a decision to explore relationships and how they shape the course of our lives. In looking at relationships, it became apparent that communication, specifically spoken communication, is a critical aspect of any relationship. The artist statement discusses the way communication can impact a relationship as well as the correlation between real conversation and fictional dialogue. The critical paper delves into the traits of realistic dialogue as well as how to distinguish between dialogue that works, and dialogue that will bore or distract readers. The research and application of those two projects meet in the creative manuscript to produce a story that uses realistic dialogue to highlight character relationships.

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