 Workshops
Dialog Workshop
Let Your Characters Do the Talking
The verbal exchanges our hero has with other characters is usually where a story comes alive. Great dialog infuses characters with life as little else does, and poor dialog reduces them to caricatures. As with other aspects of writing, there's a craft to dialog that can be learned and can take talent to the next level.
This workshop is designed to fill two hours and is highly interactive with time provided for new skills to be put to work. Ideas covered include:
- The basics, punctuation and format
- Making your character's dialog personal
- Using dialog to reveal ... and hide ... character
- Dialog as it propels a plot forward
- Finding the subtex
- Something important to say ... or simple chitchat
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