I’m leading a virtual workshop on dialogue as part of The Afterwords Literary Festival’s Winter Writing Weekend. By parsing examples from literature, this workshop will go beyond the fundamentals to explore how dialogue can multi-task: convey speech, advance plot, reveal character, add atmosphere, and enhance setting. We’ll also consider the philosophy of quotation marks, body language, action, subtext, and how to revise a long passage of direct dialogue. This workshop will include a short writing exercise, designed to keep you writing after the workshop ends. If you’re private about your writing, no worries. There’s no expectation of sharing work.

Space is limited so sign up early here. Tickets are $17.