Sometimes, when I'm writing, I will write something that will make me laugh. It's because I can "hear" my characters saying the comment and since I know what their "voice" sounds like in my head, I get every nuance of the sarcasm, the amusement, the wry sense of humor that comes with it.

Funny thing is, when I read someone else's work, I "hear" it, as well. If I am trapped in the book (ie: can't put it down) I tend to lose the world around me and immerse myself into the story I'm reading. THAT becomes my world for the duration. I hear the characters talking to each other and I feel their emotions, their happiness and sorrow, their triumphs and failures.

That is the kind of experience I want for my readers.

I think this is why I write in dialogue. Because the vast majority of life happens in interaction with other things, whether that be people, animals, environment...and each one of these interactions is a dialogue between the yourself and the other character.

And so, I have that come through in my writing, as well. My characters interact with one another and action mostly happens in dialogue because that's where most of the action in real life happens, as well. Even if that dialogue is just within a single character and his/her thoughts and reactions to their current situation.

As you can tell, I"m not a huge fan of exposition. I mean, there are moments when it is needed and where it can give the details that are important to the story, but as a main focus of writing - too much exposition kills the pace of the story, deadens the characters, and is flat out tedious. This, of course, is my opinion...your mileage may vary.

Okay, those are my thoughts today. I actually wrote a really good scene last night and started another one on TIAF: Unit Zodiac - Book 2. Maybe later I'll give a snippet of what I'm writing so that you can see. *smile*

Have fun, Stay Safe, Live Your Adventure!