John Marsden Writing Topic #518
Write a conversation where each speaks sentences of a fixed number of words–1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. (Adapted from ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’)**
E = Eleanor (1 words)
A = Alex (2 words)
M = Matt (3 words)
C = Charlie (4 words)
F = Frannie (5 words)
E: Hello!
A: Hello Eleanor!
M: How are you?
E: Fine.
A: Where’s Charlie?
M: At his car.
A: Oh okay.
E: So…
A: There’s Charlie!
M: So it is.
A: Hey Charlie!
C: Hey, how is everyone?
M: Great, where’s Frannie?
C: She’s parking the car.
M: There she is!
E: Frannie!
F: Hey everyone, sorry I’m late.
A: That’s okay.
F: What movie are we seeing?
E: Jaws.
M: It’s retro night.
C: Got the tickets Frannie?
F: Yes, here you all go.
C: Ready to go in?
A: Sure am!
E: Yep!
M: Alright, let’s go!
**Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
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