#46 WORKSHOP V, Sunday, 3:15-4:15 PM Location: Laurel Lounge (Across Road from Dining Room) Instructor: Marlo Schalesky, Power for Living
Making Your Story Sparkle: Tricks & Tips for Putting Beauty in Writing This workshop will focus on ways to polish away the rough edges of a story so the writing gets out of the way and allows the reader to fully experience the beauty of the story. The workshop will also include numerous examples and activities to emphasize and clarify points (and to make it all more fun!). Calling all Storytellers -- A Workshop for: Writers of: novels, personal experience articles, narratives, non-fiction with anecdotes and stories, and short stories, novels. The Goal: -
Natural beauty Letting the Reader LIVE Power in Storytelling and how to get it
The Realities of the Market: - Why your writing must stand out (in a good way, of course!) - Dead giveaways of less-than-stellar word-crafting. Getting Down to Details – Making your stories SHINE - The first draft - The real secret behind “Show Don‟t Tell” - “Watch for” words - The truth about adverbs. - “She whispered. He exclaimed.” Practical ways to banish those pesky speaker attributes. - Pet words and phrases (and using word search) - The final draft (talk it out!) - A word about characters - Head hopping Reeling „Em In – The Magic of Tension Management - Opening with Oompf - Ending with Ooooooo Where to Get More Help Recommendations Questions and Answers Markets, sentences, examples, you choose!