Dialogue in Fiction Day School Saturday 1st November, St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow
Dialogue in Fiction Day School
Saturday 1st November 10am-4pm
St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow
This is a practical one day course that focuses on dialogue in fiction. The following questions will be addressed: How is successful dialogue constructed? What techniques do writers use to create dialogue? Why is some dialogue flat and unconvincing. What is movement within dialogue? How is character developed through dialogue? What methods do writers use to capture realistic speech? Practical examples from fiction will be used throughout the day and students will have the chnace to write in class and leave with a deeper understanding of how dialogue functions.
Tutor: Alan McMunnigall
Fee: £30
Telephone enrolments will be taken from 10.00 to 16.30. Please call 0141 330 1860/1853/2772
Or enrol at St Andrews Building.
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