Dialogue is more than characters talking about the plot of your story. Good dialogue makes your story come alive. Check out these rules for writing punchy dialogue.
I recently hosted a writing craft session for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writer’s Club on “Writing Punchy Dialog.” Beth Barany, an excellent and well-known writing teacher and novelist, asked me to expand my thoughts for her website Writer’s Fun Zone: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2019/12/16/rules-for-writing-punchy-dialogue-by-terry-tierney/