Dialogue-Writing Exercises [2018]

Here are prompts for the 4th annual GITS Dialogue-Writing Challenge. Use these to improve your dialogue writing chops.

Dialogue-Writing Exercises [2018]

Here are prompts for the 4th annual GITS Dialogue-Writing Challenge. Use these to improve your dialogue writing chops.

Day 1: Carrying on a conversation with one’s self.

Day 2: Tirade.

Day 3: Strangers on an airplane.

Day 4: Leaving an important voice mail.

Day 5: Interruptions.

Day 6: Walk and Talk.

Day 7: Teen slang.

Day 8: Dying words.

Day 10: FaceTime Conversation.

Day 11: Flirting.

Day 12: Asking for a raise.

Day 13: Eulogy.

Day 14: A recording.

Day 15: Lecture.

Day 16: Small Talk.

Day 17: Stalling for time.

Day 18: Trash Talking.

Day 19: Yelling at the television.

Day 20: A coach giving an inspirational speech.

For the 2015 Dialogue-Writing Challenge prompts, go here.

For the 2016 Dialogue-Writing Challenge prompts, go here.

For the 2017 Dialogue-Writing Challenge prompts, go here.

These are a great way to practice your chops at writing dialogue. Then in the fall, look for our annual Scene-Writing Challenge.