Dialog is a shortcut for conveying details about your story. For
example: "I felt like my arms were going to fall off because I
was carrying those heavy grocery bags.", said Alice as she
flopped down onto the sofa. I could have gone with something
like this instead: Alice started to pick up the bags that the
clerk had filled with her groceries. This store is becoming so
familiar these days - teenagers always seem to be hungry - but
this beats getting dinner from some fast food place almost every
night. Walking home, Alice went through her To-Do list - start
dinner, get the mail, pay some bills tonight. Although Spring
just started it warmed up very quickly, making everyone
sluggish. Everyone except for those that ran their air
conditioner at home. Electricity costs so much these days, plus
the groceries are adding up too. The sun was a little closer to
the rooftops by the time Alice reached home. She heard the TV as
she walked in, Bob is probably playing another game instead of
doing his homework. Her arms ac