Everything you need to know about writing commercial fiction in a nutshell.

From inspiration to finished draft, this workshop covers everything you need to know about generating ideas and developing them into a workable premise for a novel, structuring your story for maximum emotional impact and creating a powerful character arc for your protagonist. Whether you are an inexperienced writer seeking guidance on how to begin or a more advanced writer wanting to make your stories better and more marketable, this workshop is for you.

Learning Outcomes:
– You will improve your writing skill-set through practical exercises and group discussions in the key areas listed below:
– Generate ideas for your novel and learn how to turn ideas into a workable story premise
– Investigate voice and how voice plays into genre
– Understand conflict and how conflict generates plot
– Understand classic story structure and learn to develop a framework for your story
– Learn about character arc and how to show character growth and change
– Understand the commercial fiction market and the pathways to publication