Characters are king in literature and New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole brings you a toolbox full of techniques to create compelling and memorable characters.
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Characters are king in literature and New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole brings you a toolbox full of techniques to create compelling and memorable characters. Readers read for and remember characters, and after this course, yours will be unforgettable, which will keep them coming back for more.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole—a leading advocate for independent publishing—explores the digital revolution and explains how you can profit and develop your career.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole—a leading advocate for independent publishing—gives you an up to date look at the digital revolution and explains how you can profit and develop your career. The old, traditional route to success is under reconstruction, and the digital detour is fast tracking authors into building an audience and career. If you want to know where to get started, and how to do it well, this is the seminar for you.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots. This seminar gives you the insider knowledge that will separate you from all of your peers.
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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.
Have your prose critiqued by professionals! Presenters will have three to five minutes to read their material. They will receive verbal critiques based on the “critique sandwich” method.
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Have your prose critiqued by professionals. Presenters will have three to five minutes to read their material. They will receive verbal critiques based on the “critique sandwich” method. Attendance is limited to those being critiqued, and pre-registration is required.
Have your prose critiqued by professionals. Presenters will have three to five minutes to read their material. They will receive verbal critiques based on the “critique sandwich” method.
Description:
Have your prose critiqued by professionals. Presenters will have three to five minutes to read their material. They will receive verbal critiques based on the “critique sandwich” method. Attendance is limited to those being critiqued, and pre-registration is required.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents the Rules of Writing. These are the insider tips and tricks that will cut three years out of your development as a writer.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents the Rules of Writing. These are the insider tips and tricks that you'd pick up in the first five years of your writing career, all presented here in an hour. Gleaned from personal experience and the experience of writers dating back to the 1930s, these tricks will cut three years out of your development as a writer.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole walks you through the twenty most common "first novel problems" and provides a host of solutions for them.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole walks you through the twenty most common "first novel problems" (which plague more than just first novels) and provides a host of solutions for them. If you dread hearing someone say, "I liked your novel, but...," this seminar is guaranteed to erase the sorts of problems that lead to just such a statement.
You’ve been to our seminars and listened to our August advice. Now it’s time to apply it! We’ll give you an assignment, a little time to complete it, and then we’ll critique your efforts.
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You’ve been to our workshops and seminars, listened to our August advice, and taken copious notes. Now it’s time to apply it! We’ll give you an assignment, a little time to complete it, and critique your efforts. Attendance is limited and pre-registration is required.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole guides you, step by step, through the intricacies of sitting down and writing your novel and helps you sidestep book-dooming errors.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole guides you, step by step, through the intricacies of sitting down and writing your novel. This includes specifics on the planning phases, on-the-fly development, designing a killer first chapter, and troubleshooting things like runaway characters and plots that bog down and kill the book. This seminar gets into the nuts and bolts of actually writing a novel, and will help you sidestep all the book-dooming errors that sour so many authors on actually finishing their novels.
New York Times best selling author Michael A. Stackpole presents his three week program for preparing yourself to write a novel. This set of 21 exercises is broken down to give you everything from character creation to world building, practical plotting devices, dialogue development and character voice creation tools. This program is a practical, kick-in-the-pants place to start your career.