The Power of the Monologue

The Uninterrupted Voice

In modern fiction, we are often told to keep dialogue snappy and brief. We fear the “wall of text.” But there is a profound power in the monologue—the moment where the world falls away and a character is allowed to speak until they reach the truth.

A monologue isn’t just a speech; it’s an excavation. When we allow a character to speak without interruption, they move past their social defenses and eventually reveal the thing they didn’t know they were going to say. Today, I let a character talk for two pages on a legal pad. I’ll cut most of it, but the one sentence that matters is finally visible.

The Monroe Minute
Write a one-page letter from your protagonist to their younger self. Don’t edit. Just let them speak.

Until the next page,
Sloane S. Monroe

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Sloane Shay Monroe

I don’t write to idealize love, but to explore it honestly, with emotional precision and depth.