Classes begin at 9:00 AM CST and break at noon for lunch before recommencing at 1:00 PM and concluding at 5:00 PM. Please have your stories ready to turn in before class. You will receive feedback within the next 30 days.
CREATING ATMOSPHERE IN YOUR WRITING WITH EDEN ROYCE
9:00 — 10:00 A.M. CST
This class focuses on techniques to amplify the mood and tone of your writing, including foreshadowing, sensory imagery, and a brief introduction to symbolism.
YES, YOU HAVE A VOICE, AND YES, WE NEED IT WITH LINDSAY HUNTER
10:00 — 11:00 A.M. CST
In this workshop, we'll embark on group exercises focused on celebrating the way you—and only you, not your influences or peers or enemies or friends—like to write.
MONSTROUS WOMEN WITH CARINA BISSETT
11:00 A.M.—12:00 P.M. CST
This workshop focuses on the depiction of female characters in contemporary literature and, as such, offers attending members the opportunity to make relevant connections by defying common stereotypes and tropes in the depiction of monstrous females in their own work.
WRITING SEX WITH JACKLYN DRE MARCEAU
1:00 — 2:00 P.M. CST
Incorporating sexual (and sensual) situations into written work often proves difficult for even the most skilled writers. This session is designed to guide writers through difficulties in crafting scenes of a sensual and sexual nature.
BLOGGING 101 WITH LUCY A. SNYDER
2:00 — 3:00 P.M. CST
Do you have a blog? Have wondered if you should start a blog? Or are you wondering what blogging is all about? Whether you’re a blogging veteran or are completely new to it, please attend this overview of how to effectively write (and promote!) a great author blog. Blogging can be a rewarding way to connect with readers and other authors and to build your brand as a professional. But it’s potentially fraught with pitfalls. Lucy is here to steer you away from trouble and toward a great blogging experience for you and your readers.
PSYCHOLOGY FOR WRITERS: COMING OF AGE WITH S.L. CONEY
3:00 — 4:00 P.M. CST
Discover how to incorporate the important physical and psychological changes that make coming of age stories so powerful.
BEGINNINGS: WHAT ARE YOU PROMISING YOUR READERS? WITH BRIAN EVENSON
4:00 — 5:00 P.M. CST
We will look at your opening sentences and think of them as funnels: What are you telling readers to pay attention to? What is important to you? How can you effectively swerve?
