Writer's Craft: Plot Structure – Building the Foundation to a Page-Turning Story
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Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he delves into the subjects of plotting and reversals, to the three-act play and the “Big Questions” of character motivation.
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Before you start writing your story, you need a clear idea of where your story is going. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he presents his class, “Plot Structure – Building the Foundation to a Page-Turning Story.” This class will give you insight into how to create a structure that will become the foundation for your story, as well as providing you with several tools to help you stay organized. From plotting and reversals, to the three-act play and the “Big Questions” of character motivation, this class will help you understand how to set the “beats” of your story and how to ensure you hit them, leaving your readers hungry for more.
Learn about the tips & tricks authors use to write amazing fiction based on your favorite RPGs, & find out what it takes to write successfully in a shared world setting.
Learn to tell when to undertake a rewrite and how to make the second draft count. Get tips and tricks for ways to make the most of this challenging task.
Learn to create & sustain riveting story tension for an entire novel. Discover the difference between the type of tension that thrills readers VS the type that just wears them down.
Writer's Craft: The Hero’s Journey – Creating a Character Driven Story
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Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he gives you some tools to create dynamic stories that will make your readers cheer for the character’s triumphs and commiserate their losses.
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All great stories need both a hero and a villain. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he presents his class, "Heroes and Villains – Creating a Character Driven Story." 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.
Learn how to effectively and properly use Point of View (POV) from Geoffrey Girard, MA in Creative Writing and author of more than sixty speculative stories.
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Narrative Point of View is the most important element of storytelling. The decision of “Who” is telling your story sets the Tone, drives the Plot, and has full control over your readers’ experience. But choosing between First, Second or Third person is only the start. POV options include fascinating questions of When, Why and How and include a fuller range of your POVs’ true identity. A workshop led by Geoffrey Girard, who has an MA in Creative Writing and has sold more than sixty speculative stories; most recently CAIN’S BLOOD and the Stoker- nominated PROJECT CAIN to Simon & Schuster.
Explore the meaning behind the old writer's adage "Show, Don't Tell," discover ways to make your writing more powerful, & learn when you're better off just telling the reader what they need to know.