Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

The more you know about your characters, the more real you can make them to your readers because you understand how they're going to act, move, talk, and respond.

Yes. In most coming-of-age stories, the main character fights with himself in his mind. Part of him wants to take one side of a conflict while he still feels strongly about the other side.
Does a person often get in their own way? Of course -- the protagonist can certainly be his or her own worst enemy, and keep themselves from succeeding by their thoughts and actions.

Think of your characters as if they are real people. Their beliefs and understanding affect the way they see the world, so they affect the story because of that. If they think that another person is evil, the story will be a different one than it would be if they thought that the same person was good. Even if the character's belief is wrong, it will still affect the storyline.

Yes, Dialogue should be like a conversation. It needs pauses and punctuation, so in each time the speaker changes you start a new line and indent.

Dialogue just means talking and communicating. A dialogue has people speaking with each other.

Writers develop characters by people-watching. Observe everything around you at all times. Most writers keep a notebook or small pad with them to jot down ideas and reminders. Notice how people act, how they speak, and what they do. Write down interesting conversations that you hear, or interesting behaviours. Pay attention to jobs that people do, and take note of unusual situations. Anything that you notice can help your characters to be more realistic. You can also study scientific fact, such as psychology and sociology, to learn how people act and what is normal. Another thing that writers do is to come up with an interesting plot and then imagine what sort of character would find themself in that situation. To come up with realistic characters, you have to understand the way people act. You can invent a character with certain traits so that they will behave the way you want them to, and will react to make your story work out. Write about your characters as if they really exist, and you are merely describing them to yourself. How a characer speaks and reacts in a given situation can develop him/her in the most intersting way for the reader. When your characters tell you, "No, I wouldn't do it like that," as you write about them, they are well developed.

A good essay should be well thought out, and should follow a logical progression of ideas. It should include an introductory paragraph, several body paragraphs with individual topic sentences, and a conclusion that sums up the whole paper.

Characters help us to understand the theme of a story because the actions and thoughts of a character explain to the reader what is going on. Without characters a story would just be a group of words.

"Divertiti" is a good name for an Italian restaraunt, because the word is Italian for "enjoy".

The antagonist opposes the main character.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

Just like real people, characters act based on internal and external situations. Some external situations or traits might be where the character is, who is watching, and their physical shape or limitations. Internal traits that shape actions might include emotional reactions, fears or hopes, and intelligence.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you

the three functions of dialogue are advancing the plot, giving background info about the characters, and tells us about the conflict.
It shows that people are talking to each other. Dialogue in a story allows characterization, plot exposition, and other things be conveyed in a way that isn't just the narrator telling you.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

Surely you or a friend have had ambitions for yourselves. What sort of things do you say when you have a dream or goal? What might a friend say back to you?
When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

You have to pay attention to everything about the character: what they said, what is said about them, what they do and what they think.

The character who has the most to do with the story will be the main character -- there may be more than one main character.

A transcript literally records what is said whereas dialogue gives a suggestion of a real speech.

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No. Astonished is not a permanent characteristic of a person, I hope. It is an adjective describing a temporary condition of a person.

Example: He was astonished to see the woman parachute from the plane.