An adult sounds different from a four year old. A teen speaks different from a senior. And a trucker may sound different from a lady selling yarns. Select one of the following dialogue exercises, or do them all!
• Write a page of dialogue between a man working in the hardware store and an elderly lady who comes in looking for a tool.
• Write a page of dialogue between a pilot and air traffic control. Make it exciting.• Write a page of dialogue between six year old Anna and her friend Michael. They are in the backyard. Show me, through their dialogue, what is happening.
Which children's books have great dialogue? Read a Clementine book, and a book by Wendy Maas.
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