September 2021
World Building in Any Genre
Saturday, September 18, 2021 Class will be held on Zoom from 10 AM through noon, PDT.
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Whether you write fantasy, dystopian, science fiction, or contemporary “real world,” fiction or memoir, world building is key to creating a meaningful story. Donna Galanti shares her methods of world building useful for writers of all stripes. From the smallest details to the rules of its universe, discover how a focused approach to world building can govern the hearts of your characters and help drive your story. Topics include: elements of world building, using world building to support conflict and tension, world building questions and resources, and what to avoid in building your world.
When not actively writing, author Donna Galanti teaches courses on marketing and craft at writing conferences and through her online courses. Donna lived in England as a child, and in Hawaii as a U.S. Navy photographer where she served with Fleet Intelligence Pacific. She’s had a long career in corporate marketing. Visit her at donnagalanti.com. She is represented by Liza Fleissig with the Liza Royce Agency in NYC. Pay Here
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October 2021
The Magic of Great Sentences
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Class is scheduled to be held in Room 115 of the Frances Anderson Centre, from 10 AM through noon, PDT.
$60. For paid members. $75.00 for non-members. (If the need exists, class will be held on Zoom.) Select Member or Non-Member option below and then Add to Cart
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The sentence is an infinitely elastic instrument containing thousands of micro decisions. So which decisions make your sentences become your sentences? This session will examine virtuosic sentences—from Herman Melville to Toni Morrison—exploring what these sentences might have been in the hands of another writer, exposing what makes them unique. This interactive workshop will look at syntax, diction, and sonic elements, as well as attitude and subtext. Lecture and exercises, with sharing, feedback, and Q&A.
Anne Elliott is the author of The Artstars: Stories (Indiana University Press) and The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (Ploughshares Solos). Her short fiction can be found in Story, A Public Space, Crab Orchard Review, Witness, Hobart, Bellevue Literary Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, and elsewhere. Elliott is a veteran of the New York spoken word circuit, with stage credits including The Whitney Museum, Lincoln Center, PS122, and Woodstock ’94. Her fiction has been awarded support from The Story Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, The Normal School, Table 4 Writer’s Foundation, and The Bridport Prize. She holds an MFA in fiction writing from Warren Wilson College, and lives in Portland, Maine. Learn more at http://www.anneelliottstories.com. Pay Here
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November 2021
Formed in Fire: Story Smithing with Passion and Precision
Saturday, November 13, 2021 Class will be held on Zoom from 10 AM through noon, PDT.
$60. For paid members. $75.00 for non-members. Select Member or Non-Member option below and then Add to Cart
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Should you write three acts or five? 'Save the Cat' or pants a zero-draft? And the $64 question: is there life outside the Hero's Journey?
If you are long on plotting advice and short on certainty, have no fear: there is a process and a story structure that will suit you perfectly - and we are going to find it! Take a tour of the most common story shapes, discover the logic they are built on, and learn how you can adapt or even abandon them in a way that still satisfies your voice, your vision, and your readers. Forget the formulas, and prepare to take your place at the forge. Find the fire burning inside your memoir or novel with Tex Thompson. Arianne "Tex" Thompson is a licensed locksmith, egregiously enthusiastic editor, and professional ruckus-raiser. She is the author of Children of the Drought, an internationally-published epic fantasy Western series from Solaris, as well as an instructor for Writing Workshops Dallas and ‘chief instigator’ of WORD – Writers Organizations ‘Round Dallas. Now she’s blazing a trail through conferences, workshops, and conventions around the country – as an endlessly energetic, catastrophically cheerful one-woman stampede. Find her online at thetexfiles.com and wordwriters.org Pay Here
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