The best way to find out? Write one. Bring it to class next Monday for workshop.
Double space. Follow the criteria.
If you were absent today, you missed USSR time. We were quite fussy about our post-it noting today. Obviously Ms. Stenson needs more sleep. No students were hurt during the lesson. Well, not seriously hurt.
Also, you will need two handouts.
1. How to punctuate speech. Your BIBLE. Do not, never, not no how submit a story to your workshop group without bothering to check the rules. (Next week a lesson on double and triple negatives in sentences).
2. A handout from the wonderful Bill Gaston. 16 rules for good dialogue. Lucky you. Ask Gurpreet for more details. She knows the only reason one would want dialogue in a story anyway . . . (No, I can't share it here. You must ask Gurpreet.).
Bring a laptop or other suitable word processing device to class this week so that you can keep your story fresh.
