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All the Nuances of Dialogue: Exercises in Writing Dialogue – Mar ’25

$15.00$25.00

Instructor: Sally J. Walker
Start Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
End Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Type: Online
Duration: 4 Weeks
USD Fee: $15 HHRW Members/$25 Non-Members

Whether in prose or dramatic mediums, characters need to speak in a succinct, entertaining manner that moves the story forward. Inner character motivation and personality can be revealed through what is spoken and how. This workshop will cover diction & syntax, concepts of multi-layered meaning, the difference between speech patterns of male-female speakers, influence of age-education-culture, how to control lecturing and argument orchestration.
Course Outline
Session One: Fundamentals & 12 Rules
Session Two: Principles of Diction & Syntax
Session Three: Multi-layered Meaning
Session Four: Males vs. Females
Session Five: Age-Education-Culture & Dialects
Session Six: Salt-and-Pepper Exposition
Session Seven: Art of Arguments
Session Eight: Problem Solving Techniques

 

Expiry Date: March 21, 2025

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About the Instructor:

Sally Walker’s published credits include literary, romance and western novels, a nonfiction essay collection, several creative writing textbooks, stage plays, poetry, and many magazine articles on the craft of writing, including staff contributions to two international film magazines for 10 years. Sally has written 33 screenplays, sold 1, and has Hollywood representation. In addition to long time active memberships in such national writing organizations as RWA, WWA, and SCBWI, she was president of a state-wide writers organization 2007-2011 and is active in the Nebraska Film Association. While keeping to a strenuous writing schedule, she worked as Editorial Director for a small publishing company for 18 years. Besides being an adjunct professor of screenwriting at a local community college, Sally has taught writing seminars, both on-site and on-line, for over 30 years and is the facilitator for the weekly meetings of the Nebraska Writers Workshop in Ralston, NE.
~ Sally J Walker
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