Writers Lab: Recap Week 3 September Sundays (Live):
Afternoon, Lab Coats. You’ll find the NOTES and suggested reading, watching, listening and THE ASSIGNMENT/EXERCISE from today’s Writers Lab LIVE below.
FIRST THINGS FIRST:BRAVA, Lab Coats! Take a bow. What a fabulous 75 minutes of live interaction this morning! Thank you for coming to the Lab today. I’m struck, truly, by the variety we’ve got going in these Sunday Lives, and everyone’s willingness to write together, share together, and cull from story, film, and song, to make us the best writers and storytellers we can be.
To each of you: YOUR WORK IS SO GOOD — and we’re just getting started.
One more LIVE next week, before we hit October and the run to the end of the year.
COMING UP NEXT:Second Sunday Live LabsLet’s try a Live Lab on the second Sunday of each month in October (12th), November (9th), and December (14th). We’ll keep building on what we’ve done so far. If you’re just coming into the Lives, no worries, as each craft focus also stands alone, so wherever you are in your writing life, you can find good stuff to keep you company and help make your writing sing.
Also, once you are in the Lab, you’ll have access to all past Lab Posts and Assignments. If you’d like to join us, this is where you do it.
Now for Lab Notes and this week’s Resources in film, books, songs for you to take into the week and into your work until next week’s last September Sunday. I’ve copied the dinner table scene from Revolution here, too — a good example of dialogue that characterizes, provides information, and moves the story forward. It’s the one I meant to read from today, so do give it a look-see with those tasks in mind for your own work.
AND NOW, TODAY’S LAB RECAP:This week we talked about:how Dialogue is a Workhorse;
how it is closely related to SHOW, DON’T TELL;
how it utilizes BEATS;
how it CHARACTERIZES,
provides INFORMATION and context,
creates suspense or comfort, and can foreshadow, and finally,
how it MOVES THE STORY FORWARD.
INSIDE THE LAB:
