Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Dialogue, prose, pace & style · Specialist

Overlapping dialogue

Also called: overlap

ELI5

Dialogue written or performed so speakers talk at the same time.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the overlapping dialogue clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

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