Writing Dialogue

[Keith]

I plan on writing some stories (and eventually perhaps, a novel), and I think that writing dialogue is going to be the most difficult part. I've never really written dialogue, except for some comedic plays I wrote for drama class in high school (which were 100 % dialogue), and that seems way different than writing it for a story.

I'm wondering if anyone here has any advice or useful practice techniques which I could use to get comfortable with it. I'm sure google could point me in a million different directions, but I'd like to ask some "actual people" first. Thanks in advance

Start a new line each time the voice changes, I always forget to do that, and watch out for self inflicted tense changes. Sorry my knowledge is rather basic. Best Keith