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I'm a big fan of using conversation in my writing.
As a "listener" and self described 'not much of a talker' Lee Anne, this may be easier for you than you think.
I'll simply imagine what would be said between two people in the setting and put it to words. Here's an example I used in a story written right here on "Cubits".
Quoting: “Officer Williams….are you officer Williams” asked the obviously scared young man?
“Well it’s like I told the cops this morning, I was walking to my job over at the auto parts store. I cut through that alley over behind the movie house and that’s when I seen her. She was just laying there with her head on her purse. I wondered why she picked that spot to lay down. It’s still a little cold in the morning you know, and I couldn’t figure out why she was wearing a short sleeved dress on a morning like this. Then I saw her face and the blood….. and I knew she was dead.” The boy began to shake and tears welled up in his eyes.
To me, conversations make the story come alive. A narrative is fine to set up a scene, but to really draw the reader into the story and make them feel like they're in the room, I love the use of conversation.