Biological Warfare: It’s More Than Anthrax 2-Week Intensive Workshop – Nanci Race
Biological Warfare: What Every Writer Needs to Know
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Biological Warfare: What Every Writer Needs to Know
This workshop will explore what a Core Wound is, how it goes into the building of a deeply felt and memorable character, and how it influences their actions and reactions in a story.
We will dig into your writing and look for areas your block occurred.
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.
We will cover:
Show vs. Tell?—Examines the difference between telling a story and showing it.
The Five Senses—How to use the senses effectively.
Action!—Using strong, active verbs past.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words—Using Body Language.
I Second That Emotion—Action, reaction, and inner thought.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Dialogue—The unique voice and speech tags.
The Devil’s in the Details—Using details while avoiding detail overload.
Where in the World?—Using setting to show your story.
Final Lesson – Show me your show-don’t-tell!
Writers spend a lot of time on their main characters – our heroes, our villains. We want them to be unique and memorable, leaping off the pages or screen to grab the reader and pull them into the world.
But that world needs to be populated. By names and faces (and the nameless and faceless) who bring forth information, distractions, difficulties and even just color and commentary. They are the supporting characters and to forget to give them the attention and depth they deserve is to short-change both yourself and your readers.
Why compete in a saturated market?
In this class we’ll look at alternative ways to sell your work, everything from lesser-known bookselling sites to setting up your own bookstore.
