This Week's Practice Exercise~
Prepared by: Prepared by: Alice Folkart
Reposted revised on: Sunday, 15 March 2009
Reposted revised on: Sunday, 15 March 2009
Exercise: In less than 500 words, write a dialogue twice: first just the words, as if overheard, and then with description/action added as if you're watching the two people talking.
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This is a two-part exercise, but with a total word count of 500 words. First write a two-person dialogue of 100 words or so, and then write the same dialog as a full-blown scene of approximately 400 words incorporating description/action.
The bare-bones dialogue should be something one might overhear when unable to see the speakers. This part of the exercise should be quite short, 100 to 150 words. Then, revise, adding description and/or action. The word count of the "revised" dialogue should bring the total word count of the two parts up to no more than 500 words.
Your submission will consist of the two parts together, and should total no more than 500 words.
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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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