Writing Dialogue that Sings with Jane K. Cleland
Sunday, January 16th We Level up Our Dialogue Skills
Dialogue is one of three narrative tools to move the plot along and reveal character (in addition to description and action). Each character must speak with a unique voice—an amalgam of style, tone, intonation, and word choices. (And it must be formatted and punctuated properly). This Sunday, Jane K. Cleland will show you what you need to write dialogue that rings with truth.
About Jane K. Cleland
Jane K. Cleland writes both fiction and nonfiction, including the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries and the Agatha-award winning bestsellers, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists. Jane Austen’s Lost Letters is the 14th in her series. She is a member of the full-time faculty at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine, and the chair of the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award (BONA) in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She is a frequent workshop leader and guest author at writing conferences, association meetings, and MFA Residencies.
Jane offers free monthly virtual workshops on the craft and business of writing, and Mystery Masterminds, a series of small group virtual workshops.
Schedule
Admission is $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Hardship pricing is available.
All events on Zoom.
12:00 Club leaders check-in
12:30 Networking jam
Featured Speakers
1:00 Announcements
1:30 Featured Member – Pushcart prize nominee Terry Tierney
1:45 Keynote Speaker – Jane C. Cleland
Support Groups
The marketing and craft support groups have been moved to January 20th at 5:30. Let us know you like this idea by making an appearance on Zoom.
See meetings for more info.
Zoom link is in the booking confirmation when you get tickets, and will be sent immediately via email upon ticket purchase.
Karma is president and web mistress for the Berkeley California Writers Club. She runs Future Is Fiction Communications, where she helps authors and other creatives spread the word about their projects. She writes poetry, and essays. She loves writing about music and politics.