Early Bird
Writing In Scenes
Presented by: Nancy Kress
Early Bird: Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:30am-12:30pm: Filmmakers (Ground level)
A critical difference between salable fiction and the almost-but-not-quite-there manuscript is dramatization. Dramatization, for the fiction writer no less than for the playwright, means constructing successful scenes. This workshop will use a combination of lecture, hand-outs, and brief writing sessions to cover scene construction, effective description within a scene, use of dialogue, different types of scenes, and that eternal problem, exposition. Participants should bring paper and pen or a laptop. Learn how to make your fiction more appealing to readers and editors alike!
Craft Books:
Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends
Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words a writer chooses, how they describe characters, and the way they orchestrate conflict make the difference between a story that’s slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end- and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page. Since it was launched in 1988, “The Elements of Fiction Writing” series has helped readers improve their fiction work, one essential ‘element’ at a time.
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
The indispensable Write Great Fiction series continues with an in-depth look at three of the most important tools in the writer’s craft: character, emotion and viewpoint. With the tips and techniques in this book, readers will learn how to: Create compelling characters that readers believe in -Write scenes that deliver an unforgettable emotional impact -Distinguish among the many different kinds of viewpoint, and choose the one which is right for their story. Each chapter is filled with examples drawn from the work of successful writers and action-and- results exercises that help readers take their lessons to the keyboard.
Nancy Kress Bio
Nancy Kress is the author of over thirty books, including novels of fantasy and science fiction, three thrillers, four collections of short stories, and three books on writing fiction.
For sixteen years Kress was the “Fiction” columnist for WRITERS DIGEST magazine. She is perhaps best known for the “Sleepless” trilogy that began with BEGGARS IN SPAIN, about people genetically engineered to need no sleep. Her work has won two Hugos and four Nebulas, science fiction’s highest awards. Kress’s fiction has been translated into twenty languages.
Nancy frequently teaches workshops at various venues around the country, and in 2008 was the visiting Picador Guest Professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany. Kress lives in Seattle with her husband, SF writer Jack Skillingstead, and Cosette, the world’s most spoiled toy poodle.
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