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Susan Juby -- She Said, He Said: Writing Dialogue Workshop
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 10am-3pm <--Note different day/time
Angelo's Restaurant, 1830 130th Ave NE, Bellevue, 98005, 425.883.2777
MEMBERS ONLY
DESCRIPTION:
This full day workshop will look at how effective dialogue can transform a piece of writing from ordinary to extraordinary and bring characters and stories to life. We will go over the basic types of dialogue and examine the growing importance of well-written dialogue in contemporary fiction. We will also examine how writers can develop that all-important "ear" in order to convey specific diction. Through a combination of discussion and exercises, as well as reference to examples from film and television and fiction and creative non-fiction, the workshop will give participants a comprehensive overview of the elements that go into crafting unforgettable dialogue.
Schedule: 10-12, lunch 12-1 then 1-3pm (participants can order lunch from restaurant)
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Susan Juby's novels have been published all over the world and nominated for many awards, including the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, an Arthur Ellis Award by the Crime Writers of Canada and for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. She is the author of the bestselling Alice MacLeod trilogy, which was adapted into a television series called Alice, I Think that aired on CTV and the Comedy Network. Her memoir, Nice Recovery (Viking), was a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book for 2010. Publisher's Weekly called her latest novel, The Woefield Poultry Collective, a "funny and touching yarn about an endearing band of social wrecks who are impossible not to love." Booklist pronounced it "sparklingly witty and charming... [it] delightfully combines satire and a distinctly modern voice with old-fashioned sweetness... laugh-out-loud writing is tempered by the characters' emotional pain and efforts to help one another heal. Woefield Farm may not produce a single crop, yet it's fertile ground for superb storytelling."
Susan was raised in Smithers, BC and teaches creative writing at Vancouver Island University and at U.B.C. She lives with her husband in Nanaimo, B.C.
Hope to see you there!
Darlene Smith
Eastside RWA President
