What is “Talking Heads”?
“Talking heads” or “talking heads syndrome” is a term used in the creative writing community for a passage of dialogue where all that exists is the dialogue.
To the reader, it feels as if heads are floating in space, talking.
We don’t get any description. We don’t get any blocking. We don’t get any introspection. Just talking.
As an example, it shows up like this.
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