Instructor: Shannon Donnelly
- DATES: November 1-23
- PRICE: $20 YRW members/$25 non-members
We all know great dialogue when we read it—and the best dialogue seems effortless. But good dialogue takes work and a few key ingredients.
What do you need to get your characters talking in ways that make for riveting, exciting scenes?
- Your Characters’ Voices
- Making it Better Than Reality
- Subtext: Layering Under the Words
- Accents, Ye Olde English, and Slang
- Internal Dialogue – What’s too Much?
- Invisible Tags and Punctuation
- Punch it! – Making it Matter
For more information or to register: http://www.yosemiteromancewriters.com/#!workshops/cctds
The Instructor
Shannon Donnelly’s writing has won numerous awards, including a RITA nomination for Best Regency, the Grand Prize in the “Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer” contest, judged by Nora Roberts, RWA’s Golden Heart, the Laurel Wreath, the Winter Rose, the Bookseller’s Best, and multiple finalists in the Holt Medallion, the Colorado ACE, the Golden Quill, and others. Her work has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: “simply superb”…”wonderfully uplifting”….and “beautifully written.”
In addition to her Regency romances, she has had novellas published in several anthologies, has had young adult horror stories published and is the author of several computer games. Currently, she is a member of several chapters of RWA, and she is a past-president of the Beau Monde, Regency Chapter of RWA. She has spoken at past writer conferences, including RWA’s national conference, and regularly gives workshops online. Her abiding passions include–besides writing–her dogs, reading, gardening, painting, belly dancing, and the ever present horses in her life.