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Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Wild Transformations: Vital Secrets for Creating Compelling Narratives with Todd Mitchell
Date(s): Saturday, May 18, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Piper Writers House, 450 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281 (view map)
Type(s): Workshop, Generative Workshop
Genre and Form(s): Fiction, Novels, Short Stories
Cost: $119 Regular, $99 Student
About the Class
Looking to create a story or character that leaves your reader wanting more? Learn the necessities of constructing compelling narratives with author and educator, Todd Mitchell. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore effective techniques for increasing conflict, revealing characters, and writing stories that readers (and editors) won't be able to put down. Topics will include:
- Spotting the difference between a story and a situation
- Developing sticky stories and elemental plots
- Creating effective hooks and discovering ways to begin in medias res
- The three most important things to know about your characters
- Pulling plot from character and using plot to reveal character
- Increasing conflict, and manifesting internal conflict through external events
- Visualizing character arcs
- Pushing characters to the end of the line to earn the transformation
Tip sheets and worksheets will be included so you can immediately apply concepts and get feedback during the session. By the end, participants will have a greater understanding of how to structure narratives to engage readers while using plot to explore and reveal characters.
