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Writing Better Dialogue: A Craft Guide to Making Your Characters Sound Like Real People

Writing Better Dialogue: A Craft Guide to Making Your Characters Sound Like Real People

Here is a passage of dialogue: "Hi, Sarah," said Tom. "How are you doing today?" "I'm fine, Tom," Sarah said....

by Writing Workshops Staff

5 years ago

7 Lessons You’ll Learn from a Writer’s Workshop

7 Lessons You’ll Learn from a Writer’s Workshop

5 years ago

10 Books to Supplement Your Next Writing Workshop

10 Books to Supplement Your Next Writing Workshop

5 years ago

Instructor Diana Spechler Writing in The Guardian

Instructor Diana Spechler Writing in The Guardian

5 years ago

Seeing the World Through a Magical Lens with Magical Realism by Alex Temblador

Seeing the World Through a Magical Lens with Magical Realism by Alex Temblador

5 years ago

5 Famous Writers Share Essential Lessons on Mastering the Craft

5 Famous Writers Share Essential Lessons on Mastering the Craft

5 years ago

LitTalk in The Dallas Morning News!

LitTalk in The Dallas Morning News!

Thank you to Tim Diovanni and The Dallas Morning News for covering LitTalk in the Sunday Arts Section today! Be...

by Writing Workshops Staff

5 years ago

9 Novels Guaranteed to Make You a Better Writer

9 Novels Guaranteed to Make You a Better Writer

5 years ago

Writing Workshops Featured in Book Riot

Writing Workshops Featured in Book Riot

5 years ago

5 Creative Writing Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block

5 Creative Writing Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block

6 years ago

The Big Texas Read Featured in Forbes Magazine!

6 years ago

The Big Texas Read Featured in Poets&Writers Magazine and The Dallas Morning News!

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Meet our Instructors:

Melanie Hyo-In Han on Building a Poetry Manuscript

Melanie Hyo-In Han on Building a Poetry Manuscript

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Adapting Source Material for Film and TV: A Working Writer's Decision Guide

Adapting Source Material for Film and TV: A Working Writer's Decision Guide

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Get Unstuck, Start Writing Again with Jennifer Mattson

Meet the Teaching Artist: Get Unstuck, Start Writing Again with Jennifer Mattson

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Arielle Burgdorf on Writing Travel in Fiction

Meet the Teaching Artist: Arielle Burgdorf on Writing Travel in Fiction

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Student Publication News:

Cover Reveal: Anne Hellman's THE INDECIPHERABLES Lands January 19, 2027

Cover Reveal: Anne Hellman's THE INDECIPHERABLES Lands January 19, 2027

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Alumni Spotlight: Erin MacNair's Ghost Story Finds Its Right Reader — and Joyce Carol Oates

Alumni Spotlight: Erin MacNair's Ghost Story Finds Its Right Reader — and Joyce Carol Oates

2 days ago

From the Burn Barrel to Black Lawrence Press: Celebrating Mickie Kennedy's Worth Burning

From the Burn Barrel to Black Lawrence Press: Celebrating Mickie Kennedy's Worth Burning

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Online Writing Workshops with Published Alumni: A Decade of Real Stories

Online Writing Workshops with Published Alumni: A Decade of Real Stories

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