One-Day Workshop
at Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
Friday, May 3, 11:00 - 5:00
Dialogue Skills to Bring Characters to Life
Good dialogue is a mark of an experienced writer. But writing dialogue is much more than copying the spoken word onto the page. Learn the three basic rules for great dialogue in fiction and memoir. We'll explore how what we don't say speaks louder than what we do say, and why gestures, body sensations, and surrounding "container" (setting) in a scene works hand-in-hand with dialogue. Plenty of new writing exercises to practice your skills in class. For fiction and memoir writers (and even nonfiction writers) who want to craft strong dialogue that brings their people to life on the page. Find out more >
One-Day Workshop
at Grub Street Writing School, Boston
Saturday, May 18, or Saturday, June 22, 10 - 4
How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book
Spend a lively two days exploring your book--and how to finally get it written and published. Hands-on workshop covers the ins and outs of book structuring in any genre (fiction, nonfiction, memoir) via storyboarding, writing in "islands," getting to know your ideal reader, premise statements, right-brain storyboards (image maps), and much more. Find out why past attendees have called this "the best writing workshop I've ever been to!" Find out more >
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"How to bake a book: Start with a big love of words, add a generous helping of Mary Carroll Moore, mix with leavening from your peers, knead vigorously for twelve weeks, and voila! Your book has risen!"
-- Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader