2008 Midwest Fiction Writers Fall Harvest Workshop

[mmerriam]

I received an email about this today and was told I could forward it around as I saw fit.



The Midwest Fiction Writers Fall Harvest of Writing Essentials presents
Writing the Breakout Novel featuring Donald Maass

September 27, 2008 in Bloomington, MN

The cost for the workshop is
$99 for MFW members; $109 for non-MFW members

(After 9/2/2008 the cost will increase by $10)

This Intensive 1-Day Workshop introduces powerful techniques for taking
your fiction to the next level. This hands-on writing workshop is for
advanced fiction writers. Participants must bring a completed manuscript or
novel-in-progress.

Based on the book "Writing the Breakout Novel" by New York literary agent
Donald Maass, this class will cover:
*Adding heroic qualities right away
*Opening extra character dimensions
*Constructing inner conflict
*Creating larger-than-life qualities
*Raising personal stakes
*Deepening the antagonist
*Secondary character development
*Building plot layers
*Weaving layers together
*Heightening turning points
*Building high moments
*Measuring change (the secret behind telling-not showing)
*Back story placement
*Theme development
*First lines
*Pitch (synopsis) reduction

To register, go to www.midwestfiction.com
Email workshop@midwestfiction.com with questions

Comments

[queenofillusion.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting and reasonably priced (I think). Have you gone to one before? I've never attended a writers' workshop.

Garnet

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't but I'm seriously considering going to this one. The Donald Maass Agency is one of the larger agencies in SF/F/H, with an impressive client list. It just seems like a really good opportunity.

[dmbaird.livejournal.com]

Ugh...That's the final weekend of Renaissance Festival, and I haven't missed a single day of Fest since 2000. However, as Michael says, it's a really good opportunity...what to do?
If only it was a week later, I wouldn't be faced with such a hard choice.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm trying to decide if I can actually afford it right now, since we just had two conventions back-to-back and stayed at the hotel for both of them.

I think next year we are not staying at hotels for Minicon and 4th Street. At CONvergence I need one because of the noise and chaos and the fact that I work my ass off at CONvergence, but for the more low-keyed cons I think driving back and forth will work

So yeah, the workshop looks like a really good opportunity, but I'm not sure I can swing the cash.

If you go I'll go

[muneraven.livejournal.com]

LOL . . .I am looking seriously at attending this one.

I'm a bona fide writing workshop vet but that was literary writing --a different critter -- and I am not so haughty as to think I have nothing left to learn. Heck I still feel like a writing noob every day.

Besides my big fat novel needs SOMETHING . . .I simply do not know how to proceed to make it better.

Re: If you go I'll go

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

I am thinking about it. Like I told Dana upstream, I spent a bunch of money at cons this year, so I'm a little worried about the extra expense.