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	Tips to creating believable dialogue.

Communicator

1-17-2009 6:16 AM

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Some good tips to keep in mind for your creative writing needs - whether it be for theatre and movies, or forging transcripts to incriminate your enemies.

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1-17-2009 11:31 PM

tanyamm

I read the clip at source. I've always got my foot in my mouth. Sometimes I only open my mouth to change feet.

1-18-2009 4:02 PM

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