Action scenes are the best parts of many stories, but among the hardest to write. Learn how to write action scenes that thrill the reader while contributing something to your story beyond thrills.
If Characters are king, these techniques teach you how to establish a dynasty. New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole reveals the advanced techniques he uses for creating characters.
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If Characters are king, these techniques will teach you how to establish a dynasty. New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole reveals the advanced techniques he uses for creating characters of depth, intrigue and humanity, who manage to grow in realistic but seldom predictable ways. You’ll learn how to create the sort of characters that can carry whole sagas and keep readers locked in and waiting for each new book’s release.
Award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake takes you deep inside the violence, breaking it down piece by piece, & giving you some tricks you can use to create more realistic & exciting fights.
Authors often want to give a story a particular "feel," such as dread, wonder, romance, or weirdness. Learn how to create atmosphere through word choice, sentence construction, & other techniques.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents Badass Badguys. Mike will run through the steps of creating memorable villains & making them work through a set of novels.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents Badass Badguys. In this one hour presentation, Mike will run through the steps of creating memorable villains and making them work through a set of novels. As the creator of Ysanne Isard (Rogue Squadron), Katrina Davion and Chytrine, he understands the intricate delicacy with which such characters need to be constructed and deployed, and will share all of that with you.
Characters are king and New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole brings you a toolbox full of techniques to create compelling and memorable characters.
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Characters are king in literature and New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole brings you a toolbox full of techniques to create compelling and memorable characters. Readers read for and remember characters, and after this course, yours will be unforgettable, which will keep them coming back for more.
Join Scott Lynch as he dissects some well-known action and sci-fi movies for the purpose of learning how to use cinematic idiom in written storytelling.
Learn to work with the material already in your story to make it stronger and more vibrant.
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In writing, there are many different techniques that are rarely discussed together. Foreshadowing, parallel threads, theme, tone, character building, and more. In this seminar, these topics are discussed from the viewpoint of strengthening the story as a whole, taking a story that feels loose and directionless and working with the material that's already there to make it strong and vibrant.
Discover methods for describing the setting & action through the characters' dialogue. Learn to convey plot, emotion, & intent with a few lines of conversation.