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Recent content by joan koster

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    A biographical historical novel about the power of family ties, the pursuit of fame, and the pain of unrequited love, based on the life of 19th century American sculptor, Vinnie Ream Hoxie.
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    Business Graphic Design for Busy Writers with Joan Koster

    Learn to make professional-looking ads, marketing graphics, promotional items such as bookmarks, and more using free software available on the web and programs already on your computer with a special emphasis on using Canva and its competitors effectively. In this workshop, you will start to...
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    Craft Visual Writing: Story Boards & Story Maps with Joan Koster

    Are you a VISUAL WRITER? Instead of words, do you see images in your head? Do you use photos of settings and characters as inspiration to write from? Do you want to? Come explore both paper and pencil, mental, and digital approaches to visual storytelling and learn how to harness this skill to...
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    Craft Laugh, Cry, and Throb: Writing Emotion with Joan Koster

    Discover new ways to show powerful emotion on the page that reaches into readers’ hearts and guts, using a rich mixture of sensory description, body language, close point-of-view, and visceral reactions.
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    Craft Pre-Plan Your Novel and Write it Faster with Joan Koster

    Write a novel in a month? Learn tricks and techniques for getting the words of your WIP draft down on the page in the quickest, most efficient way possible, so that the story makes sense and requires the least amount of revision. Perfect for people planning on participating in NaNoWri in...