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Writing Dialogue with Rebecca Starford
Welcome
Introduction
Meet Your Teacher: Rebecca Starford (2:05)
Part One: Dialogue, Dialogue, Everywhere
Part One Introduction (1:14)
A Notebook
The Dialogue Voice
The Words Themselves
Exercise: An Ear for Dialogue
Not Just Words (1:14)
The Additional Components of Dialogue
Tone & Cadence of Speech
Gestures or Mannerisms
Physicality and Presence in the Scene
Omission (what is not said)
Tension Between Substance and Interpretation
Exercise: Talking to Those Around You
Exercise: Expanding on the Scene
Real-life Dialogue in Memoir
Exercise: Real consequence
Dialogue in Narrative Non-fiction (0:52)
Avoidance
Exercise: Uncomfortable truths
Part Two: Styling Your Dialogue
Part Two Introduction (0:57)
The Richness of Dialogue
Revealing Character Traits
Exercise: Character
Social Milieu and Social Dynamic (0:58)
The Country Life
Exercise: Power imbalance
World Building (1:33)
Moral Hazard
Exercise: Different worlds
Mood and Disquiet
Part Three: Techniques for Writing Dialogue
Part Three Introduction (0:56)
Economy of Language
Doing A Lot with A Little (1:06)
Exercise: A Conversation with a Friend
Dialogue without Embellishment
Exercise: Stream of dialogue
Humour and Playfulness in Dialogue
Dialogue within Narration
Exercise: Fragmented dialogue
Conclusion (0:55)
Feedback
Thank you
Revealing Character Traits
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