Dialogue Presentation: Dialogue Writing (Harvey Ardman)

Dialogue Presentation: Dialogue writing gets a bad rap among writers, even very good writers. They think they have trouble making it realistic. They feel awkward when required to write it. They don’t know when to use it and when to resist using it. As a result, many writers think of dialogue as a problem. They overlook a simple fact: dialogue is a tool, an extremely useful tool that can greatly enrich writing and storytelling in fiction and other forms of creative writing, adding a dimension of reality that no other technique can equal. In this presentation, Harvey Ardman will share some of what he’s learned about dialogue.

In this presentation, Harvey Ardman will share some of what he’s learned about dialogue writing in his nearly 70-year writing career, with examples from his work and others. He’ll talk about how to turn dialogue writing into a tool that’s both powerful and easy to use.

Harvey Ardman has been a writer all his life. He has written and published 23 books, fiction and non-fiction, as well as dozens of PBS documentaries on a wide variety of subjects. He lives in SLO, having moved here from the Maine coast three years ago. His most recent book “Hello, Earth” is available on Amazon.