Let's take some time to think about dialogue.  At the beginning of class, you wrote some dialogue in your notebook that showed conflict between two characters; now let's see if you can improve on what you wrote.  How do you do that?  Fortunately, there's some good advice out there.  Let's read what the famous author, Stephen King, has to say about writing good dialogue (begin at the top of page 24 and read through to page 128).  After reading his advice, look at the dialogue you wrote and see what changes you can make (think about what King said about adverbs).  You'll need to see me for the Stephen King handout.

HOMEWORK: Find some dialogue in your IRB that show conflict between characters and copy that dialogue (in correct dialogue form) in to your notebook.  Circle the words that show the reader what the characters are feeling or the characters' personality.