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Summer 2010 Sessions Available Now
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CULTIVATING CHARACTERS

FIVE WEEK CLASS 

* Research Online and Off *     * Solo Field Trips *     * Critiques by Instructor *

 * Short Writing Assignments *


WEEK ONE
: What If     WEEK TWO: Who     WEEK THREE: What Then


WEEK FOUR: How … Why     WEEK FIVE: It's a Wrap! 


$55.00


 

 

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3 WEEK DIALOGUE COURSES

EACH ONE AVAILABLE as STAND-ALONE CLASS or in DISCOUNTED COMBO PLANS

DIALOGUE I:  Beginner — Basics
Learn how to format dialogue and why. Explore the use and abuse of dialogue tags (he said, I laughed,
they shouted), including Tom Swifties and other urban legends. Cure chronic as-you-know-itis, aka info dumps.


DIALOGUE II:  Intermediate — Naturally
You talking to me? Balancing narrative and flying solo. A dash of dialect.
Authentic language isn't always four-letter words.


DIALOGUE III:  Advanced — Double Duty
Reveal characterization, enhance description and setting - while moving plot forward - beyond the no info-dump zone.

 
DIALOGUE I, II and/or III

 
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Assignments for Character and Dialogue Courses emailed to students on Monday of each week and must be completed and emailed back to instructor by midnight (Central Time) the following Sunday. Questions? Contact Cyber Class Instructor at: cc@janicewiley-dorn.com 

Payment: Sign-up by using the PayPal buttons, or make check/ money order out to: Janice Wiley-Dorn. Send payment, your contact information and a notation of which class you're taking to:

Janice Wiley-Dorn
P.O. Box 1031
Pell City, AL 35125


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PAST EVENTS

ALABAMA WRITERS' CONCLAVE
CRITIQUE WORKSHOP LEADER


July 20-22 2007
: Led a critique group for novels at the 2007 Alabama Writers Conclave, held at the Dixon Conference Center on the Auburn University campus. 

This year's AWC will be held
July 16-18, 2010 at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park, 8 Perimeter Park South, Birmingham AL 35243
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De-WAS-ify: Weed Out Wimpy Writing

August 12, 2006: Half-day workshop presented at the Pell City Library, Pell City, AL.


Prune weak/passive/linking weeds to unearth a garden of vibrant characters in vivid settings.
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DAZZLING ~ DIALOGUE


June 12, 2004: Half-day workshop presented at the Pell City Library, Pell City, AL.

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