Back in 2002, I discovered my future writing mentor, Louella Nelson, while taking one of her novel writing classes at UCI extension. It's because of Lou that I was able to write and complete two books.
This is the first book I wrote and finished while attending Lou's classes.
This last year I decided to join RWA since Nationals were held in Anaheim. My current project has more romance and might even end up New Adult--or crossover. So I figured it was time to branch out from SCBWI and take more workshops that deal with this.
Plus Lou rejoined and is very active in our charter.
On Saturday I attended one of Lou's plotting workshops.
Here's an over view of her course:
Learn how to —
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| Breathe life into your story as you learn to craft the
tension-filled opening hook;the conflict-deepening scenes of inciting incident, pinches, and disaster; the high-stakes decisions that thrill readers; the darkness-into- light arcing of character in the crisis;the physical and emotional battles that force characters to dig deep for courage; andthe critical pay-off scene that satisfies even the most well-read reader. You’ll learn how to find your character’s wound and identify the crazy thinking that keeps them from attaining their goals. When you’ve taken away everything of meaning and they have nowhere else to turn, you’ll know exactly how to complete the internal arc of change. I use Lou's writing paradigm for my own writing. Lou will be publishing one of her books on plotting this summer!  I also love to listen to my favorite authors. In March the YA author of SHATTER ME will be speaking on the YA market!   Can't wait to learn more and apply this to my own writing! |
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