Mastering Fiction - Brainstorming Your Way to a Breakout Novel
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Novels begin with an idea. The bigger the idea, the more likely you are to attract the notice of agents, editors, and fans. In this seminar, learn techniques that can help you generate YOUR Big Idea.
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Novels begin with an idea, and the bigger the idea, the more likely you are to attract the notice of agents, editors, and readers. In this seminar, learn techniques that can help you generate your Big Idea from the start, which will help to guide you to writing a novel that will stand out from the crowd.
The ability to recognize patterns is a basic human trait. We use it over and over in our fiction. This seminar discusses how to use patterns to your benefit by both setting and breaking expectations.
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The ability to recognize patterns is a basic human trait. We use it over and over in our fiction. This seminar discusses how to use patterns to your benefit by both setting and breaking expectations. Various techniques such as character building, plot progression, plot twists and setbacks, and world building will be discussed.
Mastering Fiction - Plotting Techniques of the Professional Writer
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Plotting is one of the most difficult disciplines in writing to master. This seminar focuses on plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts, building plot, and how to avoid writer's block.
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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.
Tension is one of the basic building blocks of modern day fiction. 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.
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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.
Well-structured scenes make for compelling storytelling. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to structure scenes that work whether you’re writing a short story or the next breakout novel.
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Well-structured scenes make for compelling storytelling. How can you construct powerful scenes? And how do you string scenes together to create a vivid and stirring piece of writing? In this seminar, you’ll learn how to structure scenes that work, whether you’re writing a short story or the next breakout novel.
Mastering Fiction - Vibrant Writing Through Connective Tissue
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When used properly, tone, foreshadowing, plot and character will greatly deepen a story. We'll discusses these techniques and how to use them in concert to create a stronger, more vibrant story.
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In writing, there are many different techniques that are rarely discussed together. Foreshadowing, parallel threads, theme, tone, character building, and more. In this seminar, these topics are discussed from the viewpoint of strengthening the story as a whole, taking a story that feels loose and directionless and working with the material that's already there to make it strong and vibrant.
Each attendee reads something they've written, & our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work!
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Each attendee reads something they've written, and our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work! Only participants will be allowed in the room during the Read & Critique session. Each attendee should come prepared with a few pages of their writing (typically 5-10 minutes worth). Attendees should also bring material for taking notes. Attendees who are unable able to read their own work should talk to the facilitator at the start of the session and we'll make special arrangements for you.Writer's Craft: Writing What You Don't Know
Each attendee reads something they've written, & our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work!
Description:
Each attendee reads something they've written, and our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work! Only participants will be allowed in the room during the Read & Critique session. Each attendee should come prepared with a few pages of their writing (typically 5-10 minutes worth). Attendees should also bring material for taking notes. Attendees who are unable able to read their own work should talk to the facilitator at the start of the session and we'll make special arrangements for you.Writer's Craft: Writing What You Don't Know
Each attendee reads something they've written, & our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work!
Description:
Each attendee reads something they've written, and our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work! Only participants will be allowed in the room during the Read & Critique session. Each attendee should come prepared with a few pages of their writing (typically 5-10 minutes worth). Attendees should also bring material for taking notes. Attendees who are unable able to read their own work should talk to the facilitator at the start of the session and we'll make special arrangements for you.Writer's Craft: Writing What You Don't Know
Each attendee reads something they've written, & our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work!
Description:
Each attendee reads something they've written, and our panel of experienced authors provide on-the-spot feedback. It’s a fantastic opportunity to get personal feedback on your work! Only participants will be allowed in the room during the Read & Critique session. Each attendee should come prepared with a few pages of their writing (typically 5-10 minutes worth). Attendees should also bring material for taking notes. Attendees who are unable able to read their own work should talk to the facilitator at the start of the session and we'll make special arrangements for you.Writer's Craft: Writing What You Don't Know