Writing Workshops

Our How To Build A Book Series is taught by Local Author Tonya Macalino.  Each Class will be 4 sessions long.  You can join any class- it is not necessary to take the entire series.  For more info   http://www.tonyamacalino.com/page11.php

Classes are Thursday nights from 7:00-approx 8:30 unless otherwise noted.  

TUITION: Tuition is $60/workshop; due on the Monday prior to the workshop.
Save $5 when you register two weeks before the course start date. Save $10/workshop when you register for two or more workshops at a time!  

How to Build a Book Feb 7, 14, 21, & March 7

Learn how to turn your brilliant idea into a brilliantly structured novel! We will discuss what a novel is and is not. Then we will move on to study the building blocks of a successful and moving story and how they work together to create a satisfying reader experience.  http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-book-workshop

How to Build a Character March 14, 21 & April 4, 18

Learn how to create three-dimensional people in a two-dimensional medium! We will discuss characters in relation to plot structure and narrative point of view. We will also review character archetypes, psychology-focused world building, and how to avoid weak secondary and antagonist characters.   http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-character-workshop

 How To Build A Conversation April 25 & May 2, 9, 16

Learn how to carry on a dialog without saying a word! For the first half of this workshop, we will learn the theories of interpersonal communication as they apply to those quasi-humans known as characters. We will cover how to convey unspoken messages through narrative and the most effective ways of laying out dialog to maintain pacing. In the last two weeks of the workshop, we will analyze sample chapters to determine which methods were applied successfully and which were not. We will use these tools to create our own trial communications between characters from different points of view.   http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-conversation-workshop

How to Build a Scene  May 23, 30 & June 6, 13

Learn how to sculpt the basic building blocks of story! In the first two weeks, we will discuss the types of scenes available to a writer and ways to arrange scenes for optimal impact. We will also go over the structure of a scene, setting the stage, and introducing information through a point of view character. In the third week of the workshop, we will study sample chapters to observe these theories in practice. And finally in the last week, we will begin utilizing these tools to build scenes for our own works.  http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-scene-workshop

How to Build with Words  June 27 & July 11, 18, 25

Learn a new language: the language of fiction writing! We write everyday all day long: texts, e-mails, reports, articles. None of these will truly prepare you for crafting the language of fiction. Join us for four weeks of language play where you will retrain your writing brain to use language to evoke character, to tease out theme and metaphor, and to create a sense of rhythm and imagery that will immerse your reader utterly in the world you have created!   http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-words-workshop

 How To Build A Writing Career Thursday's August 1, 8, 15, 22

Join us for a four week course where we will explore the different avenues to getting your masterpiece into print and how to build an audience for your work!  http://www.jacobsensbooks.com/product/how-build-writing-career-workshop

 


 

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