by PeggySue Wells @PeggySueWells
When people speak to one another, we often say one thing while meaning something completely different. In other words, we are adept at not meaning what we say, and not saying what we mean.
When possible, duplicate this situation in writing your dialog. In this segment of a conversation between a teenager and his mother from Chasing Sunrise, the spoken words are different from what is truly being communicated. Yet both understand the underlying topic.
