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Live! Speech Tag Jam Session
Friday August 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Acadia
Speech tags. Fiction writers of all genres have to deal with them. What are they, how are they used, and are we really confined to only three or four said, replied, asked, answered? Does asked even qualify if it's used after a question mark? Are there any exceptions? We'll cover the basics of speech tags, action tags, and said bookisms, but the real fun is the Jam Session. Come prepared to barnstorm and brainstorm creative ways to 'show, don't tell' without de-faulting to awkward speech tags and unnecessary adjectives. It's Night at the Improv meets Fiction Writers' Guide to Dialogue.
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avatar for Deven Kane

Deven Kane

Deven Kane plays a mean bass and loves to tell stories. He writes dystopian science fiction and urban fantasy, which he describes as supernatural thrillers set on another world. He's been honing his writing chops since junior high school, and had barely entered eighth grade when he... Read More →
Friday August 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Acadia
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