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    Craft Writing with Splash: Enriching Your Writing with Sensory Language with Joan Koster

    Did you know that there are 7 senses? Or wait is that 8? At any rate, no matter how many there are, a great writer uses ALL of them in EVERY place possible in their writing. In this course, you will learn about our senses, how they work, and when, where and how to use them in your current WIP...
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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.