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Howdy Mr. Zahn! Thank you so much for the AMA, I joined Reddit just for it!

You are, without question, my favorite author. Finding Heir to the Empire in my local library is one of my most treasured memories, and started me down a long path of reading and loving science fiction; I thank you so much for that gift.

Now, for the question: I've always loved the dialogue that you write for your characters. Do you keep anything specific in mind when you do it? Any recommendations for other writers, to keep characters from sounding trite, false, or even worse, boring?

Edit: Also, I just wanted to express how much I love your non-SW stuff also. The Conqueror's Trilogy is brilliant, and needs to come back into print, or at least Kindle. Someone mentioned omnibus...