DON'T BUTT ME

You know what I love about books?

Characters cannot butt into each other’s conversations.

And the reason I even say this is…

The other night I was channel surfing…

And came upon the show Monsters In-Laws.

Ugh!

Another screaming-meemy reality show.

Really?

Can anyone even hear what the other is screaming?

And me? I’ve been in conversations…

Where each person is so excited to speak…

They jump on the other person talking.

At least in printed dialog…

Each character gets to finish their sentences....

Before the next one can start...

Because if characters on printed pages could butt in..
You might get this:

“Wait! You can’t talk yet...

I haven’t even gotten to my period yet."

"Well your sentence is too long and boring."

"Well you use too many exclamation points."

"Do NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"And you’re dialog doesn’t sound like a real person."

"Yeah it DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Yeah? You’re such a diphthong."

"Am NOT!!"

"OK, then you’re so disjunctive!"

"Shut your dialog up!"

"No you shut YOUR dialog up!"

Phew! I’m so glad Word…

Doesn’t have a ‘butting in’ function key.

Aren't you? 

And what about you?

How do you handle a Budinski?

Or ever watch a screaming-meemy reality show?

Always, Em-Musing