Group: Writer's Symposium / Event Type: SEM - Seminar

ID:: 2014-SEM1462307
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Editing Your Work
Summary:: Make your stories the very best they can be with these tips, tricks, and techniques for editing your own work.

ID:: 2014-SEM1462308
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Ending the Story
Summary:: Learn how to finish your story in a way that results in happy readers, discover ways to leave them wanting more without driving them crazy, and get advice on what NOT to do!

ID:: 2014-SEM1462312
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Epic Storylines
Summary:: Learn how to keep characters important in the face of world-changing events, discover ways to present an epic tale that readers can relate to, and get tips for crafting truly epic storylines.

ID:: 2014-SEM1462275
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Finding your voice
Summary:: Find out how to create your own, unique authorial voice while still making use of what you've learned from other authors.

ID:: 2014-SEM1462365
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Heroes & Villains – Creating a Character Driven Story (Part 2 of Plotting)
Summary:: All great stories need both a hero and a villain. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he presents the tools you need to create both sides of this vital opposing force.
Description:: All great stories need both a hero and a villain. Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he presents his class, "Heroes and Villains – Creating a Character Driven Story." This class will give you the tools you need to create both sides of this opposing force. You will learn to create each in a dynamic way that will capture the hearts of your readers, making them cheer for their triumphs and commiserate their losses.

ID:: 2014-SEM1462291
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: How Much Description?
Summary:: Should you give detailed, rich descriptions? Or offer the bare minimum and let the reader fill in the blanks? Learn the tricks and techniques for getting description right in your fiction!

ID:: 2014-SEM1462392
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: How to Create a More Realistic Fictitious World
Summary:: Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he lets you in on some of the secrets he uses to create worlds that suck readers in and question whether or not the world is a fantasy.
Description:: Have you ever wondered how sci-fi and fantasy authors create such vibrant, detailed worlds that suck their readers in and wrap them in a blanket so real, you question why our own world is not more like theirs? Join award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake as he lets you in on some of the secrets he uses to create worlds during his seminar "How to Create a More Realistic Fictitious World."

ID:: 2014-SEM1462286
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Monomyth Making
Summary:: Learn to use the concepts of the monomyth (as explored by Joseph Campbell) to create rich stories that readers automatically relate to without stumbling into tired tropes.

ID:: 2014-SEM1462278
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Mysteries
Summary:: Look at ways to add mysteries to your stories in a way that hooks the reader without confusing them or giving too much away!

ID:: 2014-SEM1462293
Year:: 2014
Title:: Writer's Craft: Natural Speech vs Prose Dialogue
Summary:: Is there a difference? Which one is better? And how do you write it right? We explore ways to write dialogue that feels like natural speech when you read it.

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