Characters are king 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.
Learn to work with the material already in your story to make it stronger and more vibrant.
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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.
Writer's Craft: Finding Work for Your Inner Critic—Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
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Discover how to spot your story’s weaknesses and whip your prose into shape, before it goes out to agents, editors, or your readers.
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Before your story goes out into the world, make it the best it can be! We’ll discuss story structure and how to use it to find weak points, what the rules are and how to know when to ignore them, and the best ways to get your words into fighting shape. There will be an extended question and answer section for specifics and a chance to do guided line-editing on your own work. Erin M. Evans is the author of the award-winning Brimstone Angels saga and a fiction editor. ***Bring a 3-5 pages of your work-in-progress and a colored pen.***
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole takes you through a series of exercises that will let you build a story from the barest spark through twists & turns.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole takes you through a series of exercises that will let you build a story from the barest spark through twists and turns. He’ll give you several story recipes and show you how you can work from them to create delightfully complex and engrossing stories.
Writer's Craft: How to Make a Living as a Writer—Part 1
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Turn the "Best Four Days in Gaming" into the launch pad for a career in storytelling with NYT-bestselling author David Farland. Bring your story!
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Join New York Times bestselling author David Farland in the How to Make a Living as a Writer Seminar. It's an unprecedented opportunity for both new and experienced authors to take part in David Farland's fantastic writing courses. Each event includes an hour break for lunch. YOU DO NOT need to attend all three events! Attend as many or as few as you like. NOTE: Come prepared with an original story in mind regardless of the stage you're at (concept to completion)!
Writer's Craft: How to Make a Living as a Writer—Part 2
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Turn the "Best Four Days in Gaming" into the launch pad for a career in storytelling with NYT-bestselling author David Farland. Bring your story!
Description:
Join New York Times bestselling author David Farland in the How to Make a Living as a Writer Seminar. It's an unprecedented opportunity for both new and experienced authors to take part in David Farland's fantastic writing courses. Each event includes an hour break for lunch. YOU DO NOT need to attend all three events! Attend as many or as few as you like. NOTE: Come prepared with an original story in mind regardless of the stage you're at (concept to completion)!
Writer's Craft: How to Make a Living as a Writer—Part 3
Summary:
Turn the "Best Four Days in Gaming" into the launch pad for a career in storytelling with NYT-bestselling author David Farland. Bring your story!
Description:
Join New York Times bestselling author David Farland in the How to Make a Living as a Writer Seminar. It's an unprecedented opportunity for both new and experienced authors to take part in David Farland's fantastic writing courses. Each event includes an hour break for lunch. YOU DO NOT need to attend all three events! Attend as many or as few as you like. NOTE: Come prepared with an original story in mind regardless of the stage you're at (concept to completion)!
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole gives you the “mission checklist” to make sure your novel is ready to publish.
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New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole gives you the “mission checklist” to make sure your novel is ready to publish. He’ll cover the basics from how to know if you want to do one more draft, on through how to produce and package your book for sale. If you think you’re ready to pull the trigger on publishing, or if you want to make sure you’ve got all the pieces in place, this seminar will provide you with answers to all your questions, and some you didn’t even know you should ask.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots.
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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.
Master plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts to plotting to breaking 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.