We'll cover magic, along with related topics such as psychic powers and advanced technology.
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This part of the Workshop covers magic, along with related topics such as psychic powers and advanced technology. With Steve’s guidance the audience will define how magic functions in the Workshop world, how many different types or schools of magic there are, and the role magic plays in the world as a whole.
Marie Brennan will walk participants through the components of a fight scene, from purpose to tactics to prose.
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Have you ever: * Held a sword? * Taken a karate class? * Punched another person in the face? Even if your answer is "no," you can still write a good fight scene. In this workshop, World Fantasy Award nominee Marie Brennan, a black belt in shorin-ryu karate and former stage combat choreographer, will lay out the components that turn the strikes into a compelling story, from purpose to tactics to prose. All participants will receive a copy of the WRITING FIGHT SCENES ebook in the format of their choice.
The best writing advice in the business. Hosts Dan Wells and Howard Tayler record live episodes of the award-winning podcast, featuring some of your favorite authors as guests.
Discover the art of crafting chapters that enhance the reader experience rather than arbitrarily breaking up the story. Learn to leverage chapters as a tool in your story telling toolbox.
Find out how to end your novel in a way that rewards the reader for the time they put into reading it. We’ll show you how to end it right so they’ll be begging for your next book!
From chapter length to deciding where to start to using outlines to plan out the tale, we’ll explain the basic skills and information you need to write your novel.
Many authors insist on creating an outline or synopsis before they start writing, and often publishers will require it (even if the story is already finished). We’ll teach you what you need to know!
A novel is only truly finished if it makes it into the hands of readers, so we’ll teach you the skills you need to successfully pitch your novel to publishers.
Look at ways to make sure that those distinct, exciting moments in your novel are working to deliver a powerful story arc that will carry the reader through your novel.