Creative Writing Part 5: Dialogue & Description

In this lesson, part 5 of 6 of the Creative Writing series, Michelle Stimson gives you tips on how to write engaging dialogue and describe your characters, their actions, and their surroundings. You will learn about dialogue tags (or ways to say "said") and how to show your readers the characters, instead of telling them about them, by describing their actions, they way they dress, the way they interact, where they live, and more.

This is lesson 5 of 6 in the Creative Writing series of lessons. See the others:
Part 1, Ideas: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/2031
Part 2, Plot & Organization: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/2034
Part 3, Character & Viewpoint: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/2040
Part 4, Voice & Word Choice: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/2039
Part 6, Getting Published: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/2043

Do you have the next great American novel sitting in your desk drawer – or in your head? Ever read a book and thought to yourself, “Why didn’t I write this?” If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, you owe it to yourself to join national bestselling author and reading/writing instructor Michelle Stimpson, M.Ed., for this intense workshop, preparing you to take your writing to the next level! Who knows? Maybe YOU are sitting on the next bestseller! This session covers dialogue & description - and includes a handout. It was recorded at a face-to-face workshop session.

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Michelle Stimpson is an author, a speaker, and an educator who received her Bachelor of Science degree from Jarvis Christian College in 1994. She earned a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2002. She has had the pleasure of teaching elementary, middle, and high school as well as training adults.

In addition to her work in the field of education, Michelle ministers through writing and public speaking. Her works include Boaz Brown, Divas of Damascus Road (National Bestseller), Breaking Bondage to Biscuits, The Good Stuff and Trouble In My Way. She has published several short stories for high school students through her educational...

Dialogue is tricky

04/07/2009

~ alexjurek

Dialogue is always the most difficult part for me to write. These tips are really helpful in guiding towards dialogue that pulls readers in. I also love the examples from the books she reads when discussing descriptions. They really drive home her point about letting readers come to their own conclusions.

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