Time and Place
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Upper Crust Bakery & Cafe
Street: 130 Main Street
City/Town: Chico, CA
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Contact Info
Phone:530.521.4264
Email:kathie dot blog at gmail dot com
Description
NOTE: Location is tentative. Please check back with us prior to the meeting for the exact location. It would be helpful to have a firm headcount (please don't say you'll be there if there's a good possibility you won't be) by Thursday, September 18th.
AGENDA
2:00 PM Craft Workshop: Dialogue
Writing exercise:
Write a conversation between two characters where they are both lying. Never directly state that they are untruthful; instead write it so the reader figures out the characters are lying exclusively from the dialogue.
Give it a go and bring your finished product with you (preferably with a few copies) to share with the others and talk about what hurdles you may have come across, what doors you might have opened and other writer chit-chat sort of things.
2:30 PM Craft Chat
A CWG member will be giving an informative presentation on the topic of dialogue:
"Effective dialogue moves the plot forward, reveals character and punches up conflict and tension. So how does a writer shape dialogue to sound more real life? Our craft chat will explore various strategies in writing compelling dialogue."
3:00 PM Critique Workshop
Two manuscripts will be critiqued by the group. Lead critiquers will have been assigned prior to the meeting to help move the discussion along. (Note: Manuscripts will only be sent to members in good standing, meaning you must have attended at least one Meet & Greet session and/or a writer's group meeting. If you have not, you are still very welcome to attend AND participate!)
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