Writer's Craft: Plot Structure – Building the Foundation to a Page-Turning Story
Summary:
Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he delves into the subjects of plotting and reversals, to the three-act play and the “Big Questions” of character motivation.
Description:
Before you start writing your story, you need a clear idea of where your story is going. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he presents his class, “Plot Structure – Building the Foundation to a Page-Turning Story.” This class will give you insight into how to create a structure that will become the foundation for your story, as well as providing you with several tools to help you stay organized. From plotting and reversals, to the three-act play and the “Big Questions” of character motivation, this class will help you understand how to set the “beats” of your story and how to ensure you hit them, leaving your readers hungry for more.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots.
Description:
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots. A novel is a huge undertaking, written over weeks or months, and the plot has to hold it all together. From creating an outline to maintaining flexibility, this seminar gives you the insider knowledge that will separate you from all of your peers.
Learn about the tips & tricks authors use to write amazing fiction based on your favorite RPGs, & find out what it takes to write successfully in a shared world setting.
Learn to tell when to undertake a rewrite and how to make the second draft count. Get tips and tricks for ways to make the most of this challenging task.
Master plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts to plotting to breaking writer's block.
Description:
Plotting is one of the more difficult disciplines to master in writing. Some writers have an innate sense of what makes a story work, but most writers, particularly those early in their apprenticeships, will benefit from plotting. This seminar focuses on various plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts, initial plotting and eventual refinement, how to break the dreaded writer's block and how to avoid it in the first place.
Learn to create & sustain riveting story tension for an entire novel. Discover the difference between the type of tension that thrills readers VS the type that just wears them down.
Discuss types of tension, as well as ways to maximize them to keep your reader glued to the page.
Description:
Tension is one of the basic building blocks of modern day fiction. If you know how to lay the seeds of tension, and how to coax them, you can transform your fiction from merely noteworthy to exceptional. In this seminar, the different types of tension are discussed, as well as ways to maximize them to keep your reader glued to the page.