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Writing Realistic Dialogue In-Person
This class focuses on techniques for writing realistic dialogue for fiction or drama. Students will observe, record and transcribe small amounts of natural conversation. This will provide the material for analyzing how conversation works and exploring how to create original dialogue that sounds natural and yet helps tell a story.
Dr. Mercilee Jenkins is Professor Emerita of Communication Studies at San Francisco State University as well as a produced playwright, published poet and short story writer. She is also a member of the Playwrights Lab, currently in residence at the Mill Valley Public Library, and recently participated in their Shorts Festival in November. She is also associated with 3Girls Theatre who presented her solo performance piece, It’s Later Than You Think, at the Phoenix Theatre in 2024 and read excerpts from her chapbook-in-progress, Words You Can’t Eat in Public at the Babylon Salon this Spring .
- Date:
- Saturday, August 16, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Creekside Room
- Audience:
- Adults High School
- Categories:
- Literary