Controlling Fiction's Grammar with Sally J. Walker

Controlling Fiction's Grammar with Sally J. Walker

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Category
  1. Editing
  2. Grammar
  3. Writer's Life
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FICTION
The grammar rules of any language provide a framework of meaning allowing humans to accurately communicate. Students learn the definitions and how to apply them. A writer’s PURPOSE for grammar usage goes far beyond these fundamentals. Writers want to smoothly paint vivid word pictures the reader will believe and mentally envision. This 8-Session workshop will walk you through the most common grammar problems encountered by professional book editors, including passive vs. active writing, appropriate use of adjectives and adverbs, use of commas, variation of sentence structure, transitions between scenes, and shifting point-of-view. How to develop your own “voice” will be addressed, as well as revision techniques.
Syllabus
Session One: Artistic Mindset about Basic Language Concepts
Session Two: Logical Ordering of Words, Sentences, Paragraphs
Session Three: Verb Variety, Word Usage, 107 Misused Words
Session Four: Punctuation that Makes Sense
Session Five: Logical Transition Words & Techniques
Session Six: Point of View, Idioms, Jargon & Dialect
Session Seven: Elements of Prose & Development of Style
Session Eight: Art of Revision
Author
sallyjwalker-cox.net
Start date
May 1, 2017 at 9:00 AM
End date
May 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Registration end date
May 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Rating
3.67 star(s) 3 ratings

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