The Center for Writing Excellence
is now offering
live, face-to-face writing workshops
for those of you living in
(or traveling to) the Phoenix area.
Story Starting is the first in the series. It will be held twice:
Thursday, March 21, 2013: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
and
Saturday, March 23, 9:00 a.m. – Noon.
Story Starting
Do you sometimes find yourself staring at the screen when you are supposed to be writing? Is is hard to come up with story ideas? Having a prompt is nice, but that is not always possible. In this 3-hour course, you’ll learn techniques for getting new story ideas whenever you need them. You will generate several story ideas during the course that you can use later. A free copy of the course materials: Mini Lesson in Story Starting is included with your registration.
Part I: Characters
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Part 2: Conflict
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Part 3: Setting
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Bonus: Four Story Ideas You Can Use Right Away |
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Story-Starting Workshop Registration Information
$5 off if registered by the Early deadline: March 15. Fee: $54.00***
After March 15: Fee $59.00***. Final deadline: March 20.
Free ecopy of my workbook: Creating Characters that Speak for everyone who registers. A 40-page workbook on character and dialogue development techniques, including writing exercises, examples, and links.
A minimum of five participants must sign up to make this valuable writing workshop happen. Maximum number of participants is 10. Refreshments will be served at both sessions.
To Register: email me at janiewrites1@gmail.com. I will send you an invoice from PayPal. (you do NOT need a PayPal account to register – any credit or debit card will work).
*** 10% discount for any previous contributors to the Excellent Writing enewsletter, previous C4WE contest participants, and editing clients of the Center for Writing Excellence. Let me know if you fit one of these categories when you register.
Who will benefit from taking this hands-on writing workshop? Anyone who has struggled with generating ideas for writing projects or would like to learn some new techniques to find those elusive story ideas.
Workshop Presenter: Janie Sullivan, MBA, MAEd, has been teaching adult learners for over 20 years. She has taught online over 10 years, specializing in writing, communications, and small business applications. She is the co-director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, an online resource for faculty development. Janie also directs the Center for Writing Excellence where she offers writing services, sponsors a writing contest, blogs, and publishes a free electronic newsletter for writers. Both centers are divisions in the Institute for Instructional Excellence, which Janie co-founded in 2009. She has been published in several newspapers and magazines as well as multiple online sites. You can find her books and workbooks on Amazon.com and at LuLu Press.com.
Workshop Location: The Center for Living and Writing Excellence Classroom at Baseline and Greenfield in Gilbert, Arizona. The actual address and directions will be provided upon registration.
Next in Series:
- Character Development for Fiction Stories (April)
- Novel Writing with a Partner (May)
- Blogging Your Writing (June)
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