Writer's Craft: Plot Structure – Building the Foundation to a Page-Turning Story
Summary:
Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he gives you insight into how to create the structure that will become the foundation for your story.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots.
Description:
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole unravels the mysteries of creating compelling plots. A novel is a huge undertaking, written over weeks or months, and the plot has to hold it all together. From creating an outline to maintaining flexibility, this seminar gives you the insider knowledge that will separate you from all of your peers.
From outlining to writing a synopsis to napkin sketches, we look at different ways to plot a story and help to make sure that whatever method you choose, your plot holds together.
Purple prose, or plain and simple? We look at how rich you should make your writing, and how to make sure that you don't overwhelm the reader with your poetic prose.
Master plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts to plotting to breaking writer's block.
Description:
Plotting is one of the more difficult disciplines to master in writing. Some writers have an innate sense of what makes a story work, but most writers, particularly those early in their apprenticeships, will benefit from plotting. This seminar focuses on various plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts, initial plotting and eventual refinement, how to break the dreaded writer's block and how to avoid it in the first place.
Learn to shape a plot when you have less than 10,000 words to tell the entire tale! It takes a special set of skills to forge a plot that works in short fiction, and we'll tell you how to do it.
Not every hero needs to save the world! Learn to write exciting stories that take place on a small scale, and discover tips for getting readers engaged even if the events aren't earthshaking.
Learn to make a group of characters more than just a bunch of people in the same room, and explore how the team is impacted by the growth of the individual characters in it.