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In this workshop, the focus will be on revising the end of your novel. You will have an opportunity to ask questions or post excerpts for feedback. The key takeaways will be: • Making the climax as exciting as possible • Finding the right spot to end the novel • Making the last three chapters...

In this workshop, the focus will be on the middle section of your novel. You will have an opportunity to ask questions or post excerpts for feedback. The key takeaways will be: • Avoiding/fixing the soggy middle • Making sure the middle builds tension in the novel • Keeping track of and...

In this workshop, the focus will be on revising the beginning of your novel. You will have an opportunity to ask questions or post excerpts for feedback. The key takeaways will be: • Great first lines/first pages that pull in readers • Choosing what information to include so that your reader...

Revision Breakdown (Three Parts) Revision is a difficult process that a lot of writers struggle with, so in this series of workshops, we’ll walk through the process, focusing on one section of the novel at a time, demystifying and the process and making it fun, too. Each workshop will focus on...

Maybe you feel you’ve got the elements of a story down but still struggle with language and how to use it to tell an effective story. In this workshop, we will take a closer look at: The key traits of good writing (organization, word choice, voice, and writing conventions like grammar) How to...

What does “write what you know” actually mean? How do advances work? In this workshop, we’ll take apart 10 common writing and publishing myths and discuss what they actually mean. We’ll cover both writing and industry misunderstandings, discussing everything from picking apart what “show don’t...

How does an idea become a real book? It requires some planning! Planning a novel has two major components: planning what you are going to write and when you are going to write it. So in this webinar, we will discuss how to think about story in advance of writing so that even your vague idea can...

Ideas are awesome. But ideas aren’t stories. In this workshop, we’ll look at some techniques for figuring out how to turn your ideas into stories, and those stories into great novels. The focus on this workshop is on the pre-writing phase, where we’ll think about brainstorming and planning to...

What is the function of a scene in a story? It can have many, but it must do something to drive the story forward. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to write tighter scenes and ensure that each one is serving your larger story. We’ll look at different kinds of scenes, such as action scenes...

Conflicts drive story. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to write better conflicts that engage your readers and make your books more compelling. We’ll discuss: kinds of conflict appropriate stakes for your story internal vs. external conflict The take away will be to write stronger conflicts...