Dynamic Story Creation Part One: The Philosophy of Story Creation
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Before you start writing your story, you need a clear idea of what your job is as a Story Creator. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake for this master class in writing.
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This class gives you insight into the theory of story creation, generating a strong foundation for you to build upon and ensuring readers will be captivated from the very first page. From why readers read stories, to understanding how stories must be created so readers will read yours, this class will help you understand the psychology of what it means to create stories for others, leaving your readers hungry for more.
Dynamic Story Creation Part Three: The Physical Layer & The Hero's Journey
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All great stories need both a hero and a villain. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he discusses the tools you need to create both sides of this opposing force.
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This class will give you the tools you need to create both sides of this opposing force. You will learn to create each in a dynamic way that will capture the hearts of your readers, making them cheer for their triumphs and commiserate their losses.
Dynamic Story Creation Part Two: The Invisible Layer
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Once you have an understanding of why you are writing your story, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel on how you are going to create it. Join Maxwell Alexander Drake for this master class in writing.
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We have been telling stories for thousands of years, and during that time all the tools you need to create compelling, well-thought out stories have been created. This class introduces you to many of these tools in a way that will stoke the creativity within you, keeping you motivated and organized as you move through the creation of your own story.
Even in worlds of goblins and dragons, the hero probably rides a horse. From falcons to stallions, learn how to write real animals right. Featuring Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Sandra Tayler
Finding Work for Your Inner Critic: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
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Join Forgotten Realms author & editor Erin M. Evans, and discover how to spot your story’s weaknesses and whip your prose into shape.
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Before your story goes out into the world, make it the best it can be! We’ll discuss story structure and how to use it to find weak points, what the rules are and how to know when to ignore them, and the best ways to get your words into fighting shape. There will be an extended question and answer section for specifics, and if time permits, a chance to do guided line-editing on your own work.
Mastering Fiction: Brainstorming Your Way to a Breakout Novel
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In this seminar, learn techniques that can help you generate your Big Idea from the start, which will help to guide you to writing a novel that will stand out from the crowd.
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Novels begin with an idea, and the bigger the idea, the more likely you are to attract the notice of agents, editors, and readers. In this seminar, learn techniques that can help you generate your Big Idea from the start, which will help to guide you to writing a novel that will stand out from the crowd.
Mastering Fiction: Connective Tissue—Advanced Techniques to Create Stories that Resonate
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Learn how to use viewpoint to strengthen 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.
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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.
Mastering Fiction: It's All Entertainment—Crafting Stories that are a Blast to Read
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In this seminar, learn about the entertainment value of writing, and the techniques you can use to maximize each page for a more engrossing, emotional, page-turning read.
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It's easy while writing to focus on the mechanics of writing and forget that fiction is a form of entertainment. Writers can become lost in topics of theme, characterization, plotting, or even the line-by-line writing, while forgetting to accentuate the things that make people want to read books in the first place. This seminar discusses the entertainment value of writing, and the techniques you can use to maximize each page for a more engrossing, emotional, page-turning read.