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Parentheticals: Character Action, Dialogue Delivery & Direction Dialogue

by T. J. Alex

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Other than (beat), Parentheticals offer a variety of other uses, such as detailing character action while a character delivers dialogue, telling how dialogue is to be delivered, and instructing to whom the dialogue is to be directed. Let's examine each of these uses in this article.

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