Workshop: “The Games Texts Play” Topic of the meeting: “Dialogue Window: How Conversations Work in Literature”

Workshop: “The Games Texts Play”

Topic of the meeting:
“Dialogue Window: How Conversations Work in Literature”

Together we will explore how literary dialogue differs from real-life conversations and examine writing techniques through practical exercises.

Program includes:

• Why do writers need dialogue?

• Conflict, disagreement without direct argument, and mismatched intentions

• Different voices = different characters: how is it done?

• Analysis of dialogues from books

• Interactive exercises:
  “A line with a purpose”, “Hidden intentions”, “The unanswered answer”

Author and host:
Natalya Gorbunova — philologist, literary coach, writer, and editor.