Hi y’all,
Next month I’ll be teaching my month long workshop The Essentials of Plotting and Characterization for the Hearts Through History Romance Writers of America (RWA) chapter. If you’ve been interested in taking it, now’s the time, baby!
Writer Kitteh needs my class. I could help her. *grin*
Here are the details:
Tambra Nicole Kendall: July 2- 27, 2018 Essential Guide to Plotting and Characterization
Syllabus:
In this course, we will discuss how to plot a story, what keeps it moving, and how storytellers drag readers into a fictional world and keep them there. We will learn story structure, pacing, world building, how to connect the beginning, middle and end, and much more.
Lesson One: Brainstorming
Lesson Two: Backstory, Plot Sketches, Show, Don’t Tell and Effective Description
Lesson Three: Character is Action, Plot is Action
Lesson Four: GMC – Goal, Motivation and Conflict Goal, Urgency, Motivation
Lesson Five: Writing Strong Characters and Viewpoint, Deep Point of View, Stimulus and Response
Lesson Six: Sagging Middles
Lesson Seven: Scene and Sequel Structure
Lesson Eight: Plotting Methods
Lesson Nine: Creating Dimensional Characters
Lesson Ten: Adding Tension and Danger
Lesson Eleven: Writing Sexual Tension
Lesson Twelve: Basic Worldbuilding
I do my best to cover all of the essentials of genre fiction writing. These are the building blocks, the foundation you need for a strong story.
I hope you’ll join me for this fun and informative workshop.
See you in July!
Tambra Nicole
Tambra Nicole Kendall 