The Emotional Arc – Tere Michaels
In this workshop, we’ll drill down into the different facets of your characters’ emotional arc and how it is both the spine (structure) and heart (feelings) of your story.
He Said, She Said: Defining Your Characters with Dialogue – Cynthia Owens
If you’re like most writers, you’ve probably taken a number of classes and read even more about writing snappy dialogue. That’s not this class. This class will focus on using dialogue to define your fictionals.
Hero’s Journey for Lovers – Tere Michaels
In this workshop, we’ll talk about the structure of the romantic journey (based on the Hero’s Journey framework) and how it is the bones of a solid relationship story.
Make Villains Memorable – Mary Marvella
Learn how to make your villain the best he/she can be!
Gut Punch: Using Emotional Conflict as Plot Intensive 2-week Workshop – Tere Michaels
We’ll examine the difference between internal conflict and external trauma and how they can bring a reader closer to the character – or drive them away.
Who Makes the Rules?
Who Makes the Rules? by Mary Marvella Joy glared at the box of discarded words. She hoped she wouldn’t need any of them to ward off the evil horde of […]
Imagination in Overdrive: Save the Plot Challenge! – Beth Henderson
Have you ever completed a story or been partway through writing one when you realized “This just isn’t working as it should”?
Character Building Part of 3 – Using Emotional Conflicts as Plot 2-Weeks, Oct 2th – Sept 13th
Core Wounds sit in the heart of every person – both real or fiction.
Writing the Historical Mystery
To solve a mystery, clearing up that who, what, when, how, and why wasn’t as involved in the past as it is today. Find out what you can and can’t use, and who the cops and sleuths were back in much earlier eras. The time machine will be waiting at the Outreach International’s virtual “door”.
Rejection Guaranteed
Does your story keep getting rejected but you’ve no idea why?