You want your readers to say they couldn’t put your book down, can’t wait for the next book, LOVE your writing. And you want someone besides your mom or best friend to say this. But how do you get there? Is there some magic formula, ten surefire tricks, five hidden techniques, twelve processing steps that will push your writing to the next level? Not exactly, but there are ways to write tight, tension-filled stories that will make your prose more professional.
Thousands of non-artists learned to draw and paint in a remarkably short time with Carrie Stuart Parks. Carrie has now taken some of those tools and techniques and applied them to writing. Art is about seeing things the way they really are, not how you perceive them to be. Writing is the same. What you perceive to be communicating on the page and what is really written are often very far apart.
You will learn:
Perceptions
Graphite, oils, pastels, or ink: choosing the right medium
Who should attend this program:
This program is designed as a hands-on session for novel writers interested in improving and polishing their manuscripts.
Thousands of non-artists learned to draw and paint in a remarkably short time with Carrie Stuart Parks. Carrie has now taken some of those tools and techniques and applied them to writing. Art is about seeing things the way they really are, not how you perceive them to be. Writing is the same. What you perceive to be communicating on the page and what is really written are often very far apart.
You will learn:
Perceptions
- Your perceptions are a filter
- Perceptions are strong
- Perceptions will not change
Graphite, oils, pastels, or ink: choosing the right medium
- Yes, there really is another way to tell your tale
- Separating the story from the tools
- Keeping everything in your head
- Learning to not abuse your reader
- Blunting and blurring the impact
Who should attend this program:
This program is designed as a hands-on session for novel writers interested in improving and polishing their manuscripts.
