Effective dialogue advances the plot, increases the tension, and reveals character. In this class, I will take you through the five stages I moved through for learning how to write dialogue that does all that work, and we’ll write to two prompts. I’ll discuss dialogue as a way to introduce a new POV and how to stay in character. Our ultimate goal will be crafting dialogue that one character does rather than says to another.
MARY KAY ZURAVLEFF is the award-winning author of American Ending, chosen for Oprah's Spring Reading List and inspired by the fact that in 1908, her American-born grandmother lost her American citizenship for marrying her Russian-born grandfather. Her novel Man Alive! was a Washington Post Notable Book. She has taught at Johns Hopkins, George Mason, and American University graduate programs; workshops such as Chautauqua, Key West, and Interlochen. She lives in Washington, DC.
