League Policies
Original dialogue is dialogue written by the competitor. You may write original dialogue if you want to create your own original characters for your introduction and conclusion. You may not write your own words for the author’s character to speak.
In your introduction and conclusion, you may also quote a portion of the literature selection – the author’s dialogue, for example. In that case, competitors may even present the author’s quoted dialogue as the author’s character. Remember though, you must cite the quoted words as supporting material.