Dialogue for writers (online)

2-hour ONLINE writing workshop

Come and explore approaches to dialogue writing in a supportive, informative, encouraging environment. This 2-hour workshop that will allow you to gain practical skills, ideas, and techniques you can use to strengthen your writing and improve your dialogue writing. Whether you end up adding a new tool to your toolbox, or whether you end up honing or sharpening existing skills, you’ll find something to boost your techniques.
We’ll be exploring three approaches to dialogue – the spoken words themselves and what they can reveal about characters; ways of dealing with dialogue tags; and some hidden magic to improve dialogue writing – after all, there has to be something to pique your interest on the day!

The session will be a mix of formal skill-based taught techniques and group-led voluntary/optional peer sharing and feedback.

The workshop is a great low-cost opportunity to test out how well the approach fits what you’re looking for as a writer in terms of writing support.

Bring your thoughts on dialogue to share.

Online sessions take place on Zoom and sometimes on Nearpod as well. Participants are asked to introduce themselves on camera unless there's a good reason not to (please contact me to discuss this).

OUTLINE:

1. Introduction and ground rules (c. 15 mins)
2. Practical session: Spoken words and characterisation (c. 30–35 mins)
3. Practical session: Dialogue tags (c. 30–35 mins)
4. Practical session: ‘Hidden magic’ to bring spoken words to life in print (c. 30–35 mins)
5. Voluntary sharing, option for feedback, and group discussion (c. 15–20 mins)

2-hour writing workshop