August 20-31, 2012
MASTER CLASS: Dialogue That Dazzles
by Lori Wilde
Prerequisite: Must have completed at least one manuscript.
Dialogue that dazzles is about creating the most exciting, compelling conversations you've ever written. Stellar dialogue can make your story leap to life the way nothing else can. If you've gotten comments from editors and agents that your dialogue is trite or stilted or dull, this workshop will teach you how to write fresh, natural, dazzling dialogue. Focusing mostly on dialogue from television and movies, because screenwriters are adept at creating dialogue that "shows" instead of "tells," you'll learn new techniques to make your dialogue stand out and dramatically increase your chances of selling your book! Topics include:
What exactly is great dialogue?
Using dialogue to breathe life into your characters
How to create expressive language
People rarely say what they mean--subtext
Structuring dialogue to match real conversations
Dusting your book with dazzling dialogue
Examples of dialogue that dazzles
New York Times and USA Today best selling author Lori Wilde has sold 61 novels and novellas to four major New York publishing houses. She holds a bachelors degree in nursing and a certificate in forensics. A past RITA finalist whose novels have been translated into 22 languages, she has won numerous honors including including four Romantic Times Reviewers Choice and the BestBooks of 2006 Book Award.
To register for the Maser Class: "Dialogue That Dazzles," click HERE.