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  1. Kate McMurray

    Craft Punching Up Your Prose with Kate McMurray

    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...
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    Writing Life Fighting Imposter Syndrome: How to keep going when you feel like a fraud with Anna Denisch

    Imposter syndrome can affect everyone, even successful and popular writers. But when your self-doubt starts to creep in, it’s crucial that you learn how to fight back. In this workshop, we’ll look at some of the causes of imposter syndrome as well as some tips and tricks to help you stay on...
  3. Cynthia Owens

    Character Define Your Characters with Dialogue with Cynthia Owens

    If you’re like most writers, you’ve probably taken a number of classes and read even more about writing snappy dialogue. That’s not this class. This class will focus on using dialogue to define your characters. The most important thing to remember when you’re creating character is to make them...
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    Craft Writing a Series with Cassandra Carr

    Writing a series takes time and commitment. After all, any series is going to take you years to complete at the rate most authors release. So is it worth it? Absolutely. Why? Because readers love series books. If you're going to do a series, what do you need to know? Main topics covered will...
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    Craft Adding Humor to Novels and Short Stories with Steve Shrott

    Do you want to write a funny novel or short story? Or perhaps you'd like to add humor to the book you've already written? If so, then this is the course for you. Some of the areas covered in this two week course, include-- The difference between funny and humorous. What makes something fun to...
  6. joan koster

    Plot-Structure-GMC Theme, Trope, & Premise with Joan Koster

    In this workshop, we will explore what these hard-to-define terms mean and how to use them to form the underlying framework for powerful stories and impactful marketing. Learn how to twist tropes, weave in theme, and build a compelling premise that can be used in promoting the finished book.
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    Character Creating Secondary Characters with Cassandra Carr

    Side characters are an important component in your story. You want them to be interesting, but not take over the story, right? In this workshop, you’ll learn some tips and tricks to creating useful secondary characters. Lesson One: Basics about secondary characters Lesson Two: The Sidekick –...
  8. Peter Andrews

    Writing Life How to Write Fast with Peter Andrews

    Crank up the efficiency and get that novel, short story, article or script DONE. Through exercises, evaluations, tips and technologies, you can learn to write faster. Discover how to break through blocks, get ideas, develop plots, draft and polish in less time without losing quality.
  9. Amy L Bernstein

    Research How to Enliven Your Fiction with Research with Amy Bernstein

    Great fiction isn’t only make-believe. Incorporating facts (history, science, medicine, archaeology, etc.) can enliven and deepen a story, contribute to rich world-building, and establish trust between reader and author. Whether you’re writing a futuristic fantasy, a historical romance, or...
  10. LC Hayden

    Craft Show Don't Tell with LC Hayden

    Do you have trouble with telling the reader the story instead of showing it? If so, join the crowd. This is one of the most common mistakes in writing. But there’s hope. In this two week workshop, I will Show you how to tell which mode you’re in Tell you how to fix the problem Show you how to...
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    Craft Adapting Fairy Tales and Public Domain Classics into Original Fiction with Midnight Voss

    From well-worn fairytales to far flung fantasy, the tradition of drawing from beloved stories to create new and striking iterations has a long history. At the core of this story obsession are familiar tropes and relationship dynamics that keep us coming back to similar stories time and again...
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    Craft Daring the Thresholds of Story with Paula Chaffee Scardamalia

    A threshold is any point of entering. The line between here and there. Also called limen, it is any point or line or place between what is and what will be, or between what was and what is now, often that defining moment of no return. Thresholds are important in the structure of story and are...
  13. Deborah Bailey

    Character Using Your Characters' Emotional Wounds for Character Development with Deb Bailey

    Develop your characters and create backstory using emotional wounds and inner conflicts. What motivates your character? What are the traumas that might be inspiring them to take certain actions? How to determine what wounds make sense for your characters and your story Raise the stakes in your...
  14. Beth Daniels

    Genre-Mystery-Crime Scene of the Paranormal Crime with Beth Daniels

    Do the names Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Ben Aaronovitch, Lisa Shearin, Mike Carey, Karen Marie Moning, Jonathan Howard, Kate Griffin, Kevin Hearne, Daryinda Jones, or Benedict Jacka ring a bell with you? They are merely some of the many writers who mix magic, paranormal, supernatural, and...
  15. Landra Graf

    Pacing-Tension 5 W's of Conflict with Landra Graf

    Conflict is the reason stories happen. Conflict is keeping a romance from blossoming, a hero from reaching his goal, a villain trying to stop a hero, or even a killer from being stopped. Nine times out of ten a book falls flat because the conflict is non-existent and in this one-week course...
  16. Cynthia Owens

    Character Take Your Characters From Flat to Fabulous with Cynthia Owens

    Take Your Characters From Flat to Fabulous: Creating Characters Your Readers Will Love will examine how to take a character from a flat, formless idea to a living, breathing, three-dimensional person that readers can root for, care about, and fall in love with. We will cover: · The...
  17. joan koster

    Editing Revise Your Draft in 30 Days with Joan Koster

    You’ve done it! Reached the end of your draft. Wouldn’t it be nice if that was all you had to do? But unless you are a wonder writer, your initial draft will not be perfect. So, what comes next? Revision! In this workshop, you will receive a revision road map and a tip for revising your draft...
  18. Kate McMurray

    Craft How an Idea Becomes a Novel with Kate McMurray

    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...
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    Writing Life Mentoring and Coaching with Editorial Director and Author June Diehl

    Are you seeking a coach and mentor who listens? Doesn't squash your writing style? And who provides positive, constructive feedback to meet your goals? As a certified coach with a background in education and over a decade of working with writers, my goal is to offer you an individualized...
  20. Deborah Bailey

    Genre-Romance How to Maintain Romantic Conflict with Deb Bailey

    Without conflict there is no story. Your characters have to grow and they have to be challenged. They fall in love, break up and make up until the HEA or HFN. How do you keep the tension and conflict as they go through their story arc? What keeps them going and what conflicts do they have to...
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