Tales in the New World: Writing the American or Australian Historical – Beth Henderson
So, bring that Highland laddie, that Irish rogue, the Regency dandy, the Plantagenet or Tudor lord, the roving Viking warrior to one of the New Worlds (the continents of North and South America and Australia all qualify). Force a convicted man or woman, or an indentured one, or a slave onto a ship bound for…well, historically, likely death, but while people around our main characters might greet Death, our heroes and heroines will only have a slight brush with it. Match your hero with a heroine he might never have met in the Old World. It’s still a man’s world in these historical periods, though feisty women no doubt abound as well. They had to survive the challenges, you know. The scenery these characters stride is a bit different, sometimes the language is, but these Europeans from earlier centuries are related to the immigrants that settled large new lands. You can convert them into whatever your story and the time period demand.
Unblocking Your Writer’s Block – Two-Week Intensive Workshop – Debbi Cracovia
We will dig into your writing and look for areas your block occurred.
Making Memes Using Stencil, Book Brush, & Canva – Melba Moon
Each week we will have four people (first come first serve) send a book cover which will be used to make memes live.
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.
Writing Historical Romantic Suspense – Beth Henderson
Whether you want to change history (as alternative allows you to do in various ways, just jump in your time machine) or insert characters into an earlier era and give them a crime to deal with or a crime in the making if someone is hunting them, or use actual historical personages – or not – in a real historic mystery setting…well, this workshop will touch on them all.
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”?
Geeks & Fandom A 2-week Workshop
Val will take you on a journey so you learn what the buzz is about cosplay.
Scottish Highlands
The majesty and beauty of the Scottish Highlands provide many a backdrop for historical novels.
Ready, Set, Go
Have you tried to write a novel in 30 days? Failed every time at NaNoWriMo? Not this year…
Writing Suspense to Keeping Readers on the Edge of their Seats
Have you ever picked up a book, planning to read a chapter? Could you stop at one chapter? I have stayed up all night more than once because the writers had me in their clutches! Let’s look at editing away the stuff that doesn’t involve our readers to create that final draft readers can’t put down!