Showing posts with label characterization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label characterization. Show all posts

Let Them Talk!: Writing Compelling Character Dialogue

Arizona Authors Association Presents:
Writing Compelling Character Dialogue

A Zoom Workshop Presented by 
Award-Winning Author Penny Orloff

This Free Workshop Includes:

  • Exercises to help participants hear what their characters have to say, expressed in the characters' own voices
  • Examples
  • Discussion 

Saturday, July 9, 2022

10am-Noon MST online

 

Email Toby Heathcotte to participate.



Penny’s award-winning book                  Jewish Thighs on Broadway:  Misadventures of A Little Trooper

    Penny’s award-winning book

Jewish Thighs on Broadway:

 Misadventures of A Little Trooper

Penny Orloff was a working actor and dancer in Los Angeles when a Juilliard scholarship took her to New York. She sang more than 20 Principal Soprano roles for New York City Opera, and played featured roles on Broadway under directors Harold Prince and Joseph Papp. Theater, concert, and opera engagements took her all over the US, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Her solo show, “JEWISH THIGHS ON BROADWAY" –based on her novel of the same name—toured the US for a decade, including a successful run off-Broadway in 2005. Her current show, “SONGS AND STORIES FROM A NOT-QUITE-KOSHER LIFE,” is on hold until the theaters open again.

 


She is the author of "Art as Lifework, Life as Artwork," a creativity seminar and workbook offered nationwide since 1991; and is still procrastinating on her new book, "Who Would You Be If You Had Nothing to Bitch About?" A Tarot reader for over 50 years, Penny has used the cards in her counseling practice for decades. She is a regular contributor of stories to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and has worked for a dozen years as an arts journalist for various online and print media.



Find out more about Penny and her work                                                                                                                                   



Writing Workshop: Characterization and Dialogue by Susan Pohlman

Writing Workshop


Sorry. This workshop is full.
Use the "Contact Us" tab in the lower right to be added to the waiting list. 
Watch for our next workshops in Oct.

Saturday, August 25 2018
10:00 am-4:00pm
Continental Country Club
Continental Room
Second Floor
2380 N. Oakmont, Flagstaff

Cost $55

Characterization and Dialogue

What makes a character jump off the page and keep an agent, publisher or reader hooked all the way until the end of the book? How does a writer create believable, compelling, and effective dialogue?

Understanding characterization and dialogue is crucial to effective storytelling. Come enjoy a day of camaraderie and craft as we unlock the secrets of great writing.

In this cross-genre hands-on workshop we will explore techniques for creating characters that your readers or audience won't soon forget.

Susan Pohlman

Facilitator Susan Pohlman, author, editor, and ASU writing instructor, is the founder of The Phoenix Writers Network. Her memoir, Halfway to Each Other, has won numerous awards. Her essays have been published in a variety of publications.