Master Class – SiWC at Home

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How to Overcome Your Fear of Writing a Memoir – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded “How is it possible to bring order out of memory? I should like to begin at the beginning, patiently, like a weaver at his loom. I should like to say, ‘This is the place to start; there can be no other.’” Beryl Markham “You own everything that happened t

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Creating Plots for Page Turners – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded From his acclaimed national novel writing seminar Bob teaches with Steven James, the novelwritingintensive.com. Creating Plots for Page Turners From your initial query letter to your published novel, the writer must convey that she understands classic story struct

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Ramping Up Romantic Tension in Any Genre (limited to 12) – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded In this small group, interactive workshop format, we’ll dive deep into what techniques can be used to create or heighten romantic tension throughout a story, and then workshop specific scenes as a group to see those techniques being applied. Romance is a thr

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Outlining Deep Dive – In Person, Virtual, and Recorded

In Person, Virtual, and Recorded For most new writers, getting started can be the hardest part. Or maybe you have some experience but don’t know where to start with outlining. In this master class, you’ll learn from author Pamela Samuels Young how to transition from idea to outline to ma

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Arc, Anti-Arc, and the Forces of Change – In Person, Virtual, and Recorded

In Person, Virtual, and Recorded Fiction earns its power in many ways, most importantly through a protagonist’s arc of change. However, the calculus of arc is complex. Simple growth or fixing a flaw is fine but will have limited effect. In this hands-on master class, delve into the advanced constr

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Side Writing for Character Development – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded This master class will focus on side writing as a way of getting to know your characters better. We’ve probably all done writing exercises that have us create biographical sketches–but characters can’t be reduced to physical descriptions and lists of cha

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* SOLD OUT * Manuscript Critique – First 5 Pages (limited to 12) – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded Join Wesley Chu for an-class critique of 5 pages of your manuscript and those of your fellow attendees in class. You’ll be amazed what you can learn from hearing other people’s pages critiqued as well as your own! Advance submission and reading require

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Break the Block: Strategies and Exercises Designed to Increase Your Creative Output – In Person, Virtual, and Recorded

In Person, Virtual, and Recorded Writer’s Block happens. It’s nearly universal. It can appear in many forms and it often overstays its welcome. But there are proven strategies, behaviours, and processes that can help you to overcome these blocks to finish your manuscript and achieve your

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Scenes That Work – In Person, Virtual, and Recorded

In Person, Virtual, and Recorded Understanding all the elements of a great scene is essential, but putting it all together into an emotionally strong and satisfying story is a craft all its own. We’ll take apart five key scenes every novel needs and examine how to build depth and layers into those

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Writing on Bad Brain Days – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded Whether you are dealing with ADHD, depression, or just generalized angst at the state of the world, there will be days when writing is hard. In this workshop, we’re going to look at workarounds for when the world and your brain are not aligned. This workshop will include s

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Creating a Compelling Protagonist – In Person Only – NOT recorded

In Person Only – NOT recorded A compelling protagonist – that’s what editors often say they are looking for in a novel. Readers need to care what happened to that character before the book opens and what’s going to happen to that character after the book ends. The journey should be trans

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The Beginner’s Top Thirty – In Person, Virtual, and Recorded

In Person, Virtual and Recorded The beginner’s intensive is an SiWC tradition, and once again this 30th year of SiWC new writers can expect to kick off their conference in style! Publishing is a complex world — from finding your voice as a writer to pitching a novel — there’s

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Mining the Future: Looking Forward in Fiction – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded Mining the Future is a three-hour masterclass about going deeper. All too often we rely on our character’s back stories to develop them and the effect can be shallow and inconsequential. This workshop, based on an original idea by Getta Roopnarine, looks forward into those

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Motivation – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded It’s been said that stories are built on the building blocks of Goal, Motivation and Conflict. Your characters must be motivated to reach for their goals- especially with the challenges you’re going to put in their way during the course of your manuscript. This masterclass w

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Narrative Structure and Form in Memoir – Virtual NOT recorded

Virtual NOT recorded Memoir as a genre borrows many of its narrative techniques from fiction, and—like fiction—many memoirs are character-driven. But when we turn ourselves into the protagonists of our life stories, our work becomes shaped by the simple character arc: who we were, what problem(s

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Building a Better World With a Justice Lens – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded Writers help to shape the way people envision the world, so why not try to build better possibilities? In this masterclass, we’ll look at ways to build fictional worlds that reflect our deepest-held values and wildest dreams while leaving plenty of room for engaging stories an

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Stories That Matter: Truth, Originality and Developing Your Unique Voice – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded There is magic in storytelling. A writer trusts words to paper, and a reader’s imagination makes those words come to life. The stories that make us laugh, or cry, or look under the bed before we turn off the lights—those are the stories that touch our deepest emotions. They

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Whole People Finding Love – Virtual and Recorded

Virtual and Recorded In this master class with agent Jessica Watterson, we’ll explore how to fully flesh out your characters and how they exist in the romantic realm–their meet-cutes, desires, loves–and their everyday lives on the page.

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