Dialog. This is one of the most important pieces of a story. Sure you can have a lot of description but there needs to be some type of dialog to move the story along. It helps explain emotions, decisions, and can help explain details in a plot line. One tip that I've been encountering in the Writing Fiction book and different author FAQ websites is that the dialog should be succinct and have a flow to it. This actually makes me scratch my head because I've read different books where the dialog was a bit rough to get through and others where it flowed smoothly and easily.
I think this goes back to interpretation. For example, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris has a distinct first-person narrative. The dialog has a certain flow to it. To be completely honest, I hated the first 50 or so pages. The dialog irritated me. However, after reading some more, I understood what the author was trying to accomplish with the style of dialog and I liked it after that.
So I'm left with an unanswered question. What determines good dialog in a story? Proper English? Punctuation? Cohesiveness? Or is it just personal opinion yet again?
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