I don't mind parentheticals myself, though I try to limit them to two lines; they can get extreme in the JAWS script. I even include them in dialogue now if it makes what's happening read more naturalistic. A newer trick is bracketed comments, to suggest what someone is not saying. For example, "What the...are you talking about?" This do…
I don't mind parentheticals myself, though I try to limit them to two lines; they can get extreme in the JAWS script. I even include them in dialogue now if it makes what's happening read more naturalistic. A newer trick is bracketed comments, to suggest what someone is not saying. For example, "What the...are you talking about?" This doesn't imply the decision to censor oneself. But, "What the [fuck] are you talking about?" does. You need context around it, of course, but scripts are very flexible things. I hate rules beyond "How do I make this emotionally land with readers?"
I don't mind parentheticals myself, though I try to limit them to two lines; they can get extreme in the JAWS script. I even include them in dialogue now if it makes what's happening read more naturalistic. A newer trick is bracketed comments, to suggest what someone is not saying. For example, "What the...are you talking about?" This doesn't imply the decision to censor oneself. But, "What the [fuck] are you talking about?" does. You need context around it, of course, but scripts are very flexible things. I hate rules beyond "How do I make this emotionally land with readers?"
Oohhh. I like that. And agreed!