Posts Tagged ‘novel writing’

Workshop on Beginnings & Endings

In this fast-paced, upbeat session, I’ll look at the keys to the all-important beginning and ending of a novel. I’ll explain what each should accomplish and share some classic opening sentences. As important as the beginning, a less-than-satisfying ending can ruin an otherwise well-written novel. Participants will have read more…

Storytelling 101 Workshop

Learning to write a well-crafted novel or short story can take years of practice, but an understanding of the basic techniques of storytelling can quickly flatten the learning curve.

Storytelling 101 is for both beginning writers and more advanced pros looking for new insights. I will lead writers in three virtual read more…

How to Write a Novel—Where to Start?

For beginning writers feeling overwhelmed at the thought of writing a novel, here’s some advice I once gave to my sons when they faced the dreaded SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.

My two sons were nothing like that teen prodigy who invented a revolutionary pancreatic cancer detection tool, but they grew into clever, read more…