Things I've learned writing and reading Fanfiction! - Fanfiction Writing Advice

First of all, don't write like a screen play.

Sitora: It sucks and shows you have no skill.

Only acceptable if it is edited out and replaced by a proper text. That it is just a very rough draft. Some people write in script to get their idea on (digital) paper to not forget it, but then edit it to a proper text. This is a lot of work, so just write a proper text, it isn't that complicated.

'The author tells you, "Really, don't write script. It is lazy to write and boring to read." '

I would like to start with the part in the quotation marks. To make things less boring and to give the characters a characterisation, let different characters say things different. That does not mean to give them each a different accent, which can go wrong easily, let them articulate differently. One character could say more insults, one could try to avoid certain phrases, like Deadpool never saying 'kill' or, if the character should appear smarter, let them say more difficult synonyms. Or a shy and a talkative character. The shy one speaks in short sentences and the other one in rather long sentences and gives more information, while the shy one says only the required information.

Again, you should know well how each character acts. Analyse how they speak in the original material, to avoid them to be OOC, unless, again, if it is intentional.

And now the part that isn't in the quotation marks. This part tells the reader who says what and how. It can also stand after the spoken part, or in the middle, interrupting it. Something many writers struggle is the overuse of 'said', 'told' and other words. Again, look for different words. try to avoid reusing the same words over and over. Once again, it is recommended to read other peoples writing to see what words can be used as well.

Another thing would be, the referring to the speaker. Don't constantly say their name. This also is very repetitive and boring. Mix it up with nick names, call them brunettes, get creative. But don't overdo it, then your writing is just cringe. Especially referring to something about their looks gets overused easily.

Now, you should try to limit the dialogues to progress the plot, to reveal information. If the talking isn't progressing the plot and just filling and bloating the word counter, it is empty filler and a space of words. Honestly, the last thing I have to say is, just practice.