Yesterday and the day before this blog ran a two-line twitter fest focused on improving dialogue! Check out this post to get the down-low on how this works--and how Joss Whedon uses two lines of dialogue to kick storytelling butt--and check out my results below.
"Live and let live, that's what I always say.""Except you shot that guy.""Hey man, I said it's what I say, not what I do."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 5, 2013
"I just can't! Every time I try to get better, I just find myself hating everyone more! I hate ME!"
"It's okay. I love you enough for two."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 5, 2013
"Gah, your problem is, you love yourself like--like--like you just can't get enough of you!"
"And you're mad because neither can you."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
"If I WANTED to risk my life for ten l'il alien-huggers, how'd I know you won't leave me behind?"This one's probably best done with the last line in reverse: "You're curious. You won't care if we do."
"You won't care if we do. You're curious."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
"I feared the worst."@StaceyNash responded to and liked that one!
"WHAT? What's worse than being boiled alive and thrown into a meat grinder?"
"Falling in love with you."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
"Live and let live, that's what I always say.""Except you shot that guy.""Hey man, I said it's what I say, not what I do."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 5, 2013
"You know, I didn't love you the day I married you."Man that one's a little o_O
"That's okay. You loved me the night after."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
"Hold up--you're gonna KILL my bro? Fo' TREES?"I really like the story that one implies.
"I only say this once: if I lose just one leaf'd brother tomorrow, you lose one with flesh."
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
"Positive thoughts draw benevolence from the ether, making dreams reality, happiness attainable--"
"Yeah, but can that get me outta hell?"
— Petre Pan (@petr3pan) April 4, 2013
What do you think? Does that do anything for you? What are your favorite "two-liners" from movies/books/your WIP/etc?
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