Writing Dialogue Workshop

A character-based approach to writing dialogue.

Some writers seem to be born with an ear for writing dialogue. Many writers are not. I count myself in the latter category.

Some writers believe you cannot teach someone how to write dialogue. Many writers believe you can. Again I count myself in the latter category.

That’s why I have created a new one-week online class: Dialogue-Writing Workshop. The fundamental premise of the course is this:

Dialogue emerges from deep character work.

In my class, you will choose and develop a single character, engaging in seven writing exercises, not only to explore that character, but get them ‘talking’ to you. I mean it stands to reason the best dialogue derives from the characters themselves.

Here is the lineup for the week’s activities:

Lecture 1: Believing is Seeing… and Hearing
Writing Exercise: Free Write

Lecture 2: Who Are They?
Writing Exercise: Autobiography

Lecture 3: Why Are They?
Writing Exercise: Therapy Session

Lecture 4: Where Are They?
Writing Exercise: Character Observations

Lecture 5: How Are They?
Writing Exercise: Monologue

Lecture 6: Inward Journey
Writing Exercise: Journal Entry

Lecture 7: Outward Expression
Writing Exercise: Your Story’s First Scene

These daily character development exercises combined with seven dialogue-writing tips and techniques provide a process you can use to make your characters come to life and hear their voices emerge as potential dialogue for your stories.

COURSE DETAILS

• Analyze great dialogue from notable movies
• Download seven lectures written by Scott Myers
• Put theory into practice by writing and workshopping your own scenes
• 24/7 online forum Q&As moderated by instructor
• Pro insider writing tips
• A 90-minute live teleconference with instructor and class members

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

Screenwriters, TV writers, novelists, playwrights, and anyone interested in upgrading their ability at writing dialogue.

The ability to write dialogue — not just characters talking, but good dialogue — is a critical skill-set for anyone wishing to work as a writer in the film or TV business.

So if you feel like your dialogue-writing chops could use an upgrade…

If you want to learn techniques you can use to write better dialogue…

If you would like to see how developing your characters can result in their voices emerging for you to tap into and use in your own writing…

Check out my Dialogue-Writing Workshop. It begins Monday, May 8.

I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.