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August 2-29
Conflict!
Conflict! Conflict! How to Write Conflict in Every Scene!
From
warriors fighting on the battlefield and storms that threaten mayhem, to the conflict in relationships from romance to just
plain living around others--EVEN if the individual is shipwrecked alone on a desert island--conflict is all around us. For
fiction, it's essential to show conflict in every scene, to engage the reader throughout our tale. Even for nonfiction, conflict
in the story makes for much more interesting reading. So we will discuss internal/external conflict,
conflict in dialogue, conflict in actions and reactions, conflict in settings, conflict between individuals, conflict in plot,
and subplots, subtle and not so subtle conflicts, and much more. Every lesson has exercises and I critique your writing samples. We
have 3 lessons per week. So if you'd like to find some ways to make those scenes much more conflictive,
join me in Conflict! Conflict! Conflict!
To Pay for this Online Writing Workshop using Paypal,
click here:
Sept 1-30 (3 Lessons per Week, 4 weeks) $25 What a Character!!!
Jump from Cookie Cutter to Great 3-Dimensional Characters in Your Writing! How many times have you heard how important it is to have 3-dimensional characters?
That the publisher wants character-driven stories, not plot-driven? To show, not tell? But how easy is it to really
write characters that come alive on the page? Some writers have a natural ability to concoct terrific characters who
are full of life. Then there are the rest of us who need some help. In this workshop, Terry Spear will show the
difference between average characterizations and those that will get noticed! In this online class, which features lectures,
discussion, practical exercises, and handouts, she'll teach students how to captivate readers with engaging characters. To
Register for Class, contact:
Showing
vs. Telling, Deepening POV, Avoiding Passive Wording Online Workshop!
Oct 1-29
(3 lessons per week, 4 weeks)
Ever wondered how to show your story instead of
telling it?
She was beautiful.
Telling.
Her red curls cascaded over her bare shoulders
like a fiery display of roses in full bloom, accentuating her creamy skin, perfection and beauty rolled up into one delightful
woman. Showing.
So how does the writer show rather than tell? When
is telling the best way to “show” the story? We will discuss this, and ways to deepen Point of View (POV) and
how to avoid passive voice also.
On POV: He heard her speaking in the low light
of the room. (Again, this is telling. The author is telling the reader what he is hearing.)
Deeper POV. Her voice whispered secrets in the
low light of the room. (We should already know it’s in the male character’s point of view, so what he hears, we
hear, without being told. Not only does this deepen POV, but it also shows, makes us feel the scene more vividly.)
And we’ll discuss passive
voice and how to make it more active.
So if you’d like critiques and lessons
on how to use showing and telling to your advantage in your story, how to successfully deepen your characters’ point
of view in scenes, and avoid excessive
wording and
passive wording and a multitude of other writing sins, come join me for a 4 week class, 3 lessons
per week, exercises and critiques!
To Send a Check or Money Order, email me at terryspear@ymail.com
Nov 1-26
(4 weeks--12 lessons--$25)
Conflict! Conflict! Conflict!
How
to Write Conflict in Every Scene!
From warriors fighting on the battlefield and storms that threaten mayhem, to the conflict in relationships from romance
to just plain living around others--EVEN if the individual is shipwrecked alone on a desert island--conflict is all around
us.
For fiction, it's essential to show conflict in every scene, to engage the reader throughout our tale. Even for nonfiction,
conflict in the story makes for much more interesting reading.
So we will discuss internal/external conflict, conflict in dialogue, conflict in actions and reactions, conflict in settings,
conflict between individuals, conflict in plot, and subplots, subtle and not so subtle conflicts, and much more. Every lesson
has exercises and I critique your writing samples.
We have 3 lessons per week.
So if you'd like to find some ways to make those scenes much more conflictive, join me in Conflict! Conflict! Conflict!
To Pay for this Online Writing Workshop using Paypal, click here:
December 1-12
(2 weeks--11 lessons--$10)
Jumpstarting Your Muse:
What to Do if Your Muse Takes a Powder
Great way to start out your new year---
Creative
ways to recapture your muse. Practice sessions designed to jumpstart your muse. Finding other writing avenues to give your muse the stimulation it needs to want to
write again.
To Pay for this Online Writing Workshop using Paypal, click here:
To Send a Check or Money Order, email me at terryspear@ymail.com
December 8-19
(2 weeks--8 lessons--$10)
Feeling Rejected?!?:
How to Deal with Rejection & Do What You Love Most--Write!!
Even the biggest most successful writers were rejected not once, not twice but
tons of times. So,
does that mean authors like Tom Clancy, Dr. Seuss, Rowlings, Margaret Mitchell didn’t have a great book
because agents and editors rejected them before this? Not hardly.
So in this 2-week online writing class, I'll give lectures on taking risks, adversity, goals,
commitment, opportunities, taking it a step at a time, courage, dealing with doubts, and we'll do some exercises.
The two week class has 4 lessons per week.
Come join me for the two-week class designed to inspire you when rejections are
getting you down.
To Pay for this Online Writing Workshop using Paypal, click here:
To Send a Check or Money Order, email me at terryspear@ymail.com
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