I did it. I finished my outline. Tomorrow is the last day of my course and we are going to look at everyone’s revised work.
Today we learned about dialogue. Dialogue is not the same as conversation. Dialogue has to show who your characters are and move the story forward. There actually isn’t much dialogue in movies, especially compared to plays. Plays are mostly dialogue.
We also learned about subtext. This means what the characters are really saying as opposed to the words they are using. For example, at the end of When Harry Met Sally, she says she really hates him, but what she means is she really loves him.
Grandpa has a new rule for Morgane at bedtime. You may not come out of your room if you spot a monster. You may only come out if the monter bites you and you are bleeding! I understand the need for rules because Morgane is very dramatic and creative and tries to find many ways to not go to sleep.
One more day of school and then vacation starts. I want to go to Stanley Park and the Aquarium and so many places. I want to see my friends! And I even want to get started on my many writing projects. I think it will be very important to get into the habit of writing every day while I am on the road. Otherwise I’ll get caught up in seeing new things and meeting new people and eating breakfast, lunch and dinner and finding somewhere to sleep and the days will zoom by. But there will be rainy days when we may hunker down in a cafe and those will be good writing days.