Dialogue Workshop with Bruce Pratt

Eastport Arts Center will present a workshop with award-winning author and educator Bruce Pratt, Creating Dialogue to Advance Narrative Lines and Develop Character, on Saturday, June 7, 1-4 pm.

The workshop will discuss strategies for creating compelling and believable dialogue that both moves the story forward and reveals character. Nothing shows a reader more clearly who a character is than what that character says and how he or she responds to what is said to them. Unlike a play, where actors deliver the playwright’s lines and use postures, gestures and expression to convey their meaning, the fiction writer must make what the character says do all of the above. To that end, the workshop will include short readings, prompt writing, and discussions. Students will share their work in a friendly and collegial manner that will enhance everyone’s experience.

The workshop is designed for older teens and adults. Space is limited,…