This week's Practice exercise~
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Exercise: In a two-person dialog of no more than 400 words show us as much as you can about the characters' personalities and their situation. Stick to their own words. Use as little exposition/description as possible.
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Listen to people talking. How are their words strung together? Are the speakers aiming for meaning or for effect? Do they speak formally, in complete sentences and well-thought-out paragraphs, or do they use use verbal shortcuts? From their conversation, what can you tell about their moods, their ages, backgrounds, emotional states, their relationships, their personalities, their "stories"?
Well-written dialog puts us with the characters and tells us a lot about them and their situation.
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These exercises were written by IWW members and administrators to provide structured practice opportunities for its members. You are welcome to use them for practice as well. Please mention that you found them at the Internet Writers Workshop.
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