- Level
- Intermediate
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Premium Members $30 & Basic Members $40
Register by October 4th and save $5, use code DIALOGUEOTTEN2021 at checkout!
- Category
- Characters
- Dialogue
- GMC
- POV
- Voice
- $5 off Early Registration Coupon-expires 1 week before class starts
- DIALOGUEOTTEN2021
One of the most common reasons manuscripts are rejected is because the author has told too much of the story and failed to engage the agent, editor, or reader by showing action. Dialogue is action. It adds tension, conflict, and drama to your story. It’s one of the best ways to engage your reader, yet it has to be crafted in such a way that it sounds natural on the page. In this workshop, through lecture, exercise, and discussion, we’ll look at why we need dialogue in our stories and how you can write the engaging dialogue you’ll need to keep your reader turning pages.
- Syllabus
- Why We Write Dialogue
- Reveal Character
- Create Mood
- Create Tension
- Add Conflict
- Show Growth
- Reveal Back Story
- Include Information
- Increase Pacing
How to Write Dialogue
Writing Dialogue
- People All Sound Different
- Character Names
- Accents and Dialects
- Fads and Swearing
- Subtext
Tags
- Speech Tags
- Action Beats
- Unattributed Dialogue
- Quotations Marks
- Punctuation
- Italics
- Paragraphing
