2016
Las Vegas Writer's Conference
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 28-30
Workshops I'll be leading: Write Dialogue Like a Playwright & It's Your Voice, Use it!
2015 Workshops
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Character Development (Sun 3:45pm)
Writing is Rewriting (Sat 10:30am)
Write on the Sound Writer's Conference
Edmonds, WA
October 3-4
Excited to be leading two workshops this year with Write On The Sound. Explore character development and rewriting techniques. Interactive workshops designed to immediately apply information and integrate new practices into your writing.
Write Dialogue Like a Playwright
Write on the River Writing Conference
Wenatchee, WA
May 15-17
2014 Workshops
Las Vegas Writer's Conference
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 28-30
Workshops I'll be leading: Write Dialogue Like a Playwright & It's Your Voice, Use it!
2015 Workshops
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Character Development (Sun 3:45pm)
Writing is Rewriting (Sat 10:30am)
Write on the Sound Writer's Conference
Edmonds, WA
October 3-4
Excited to be leading two workshops this year with Write On The Sound. Explore character development and rewriting techniques. Interactive workshops designed to immediately apply information and integrate new practices into your writing.
Write Dialogue Like a Playwright
Write on the River Writing Conference
Wenatchee, WA
May 15-17
2014 Workshops
Voice, Story, Character, Dialogue
Red Lion Hotel
Bellevue, WA
Dec 6 & 7
Take one workshop or all four. Hands on exercises and new techniques for rewrites. For more information, click on the link here.
Story Structure
Epic Group Writers
Francis Anderson Center
Edmonds, WA
Sept 20 @ 9:30 - 11:20
Focus on four levels of story structure to prepare your pitch, as well as new concepts to take back to the next rewrite.
Writing is Rewriting
Women's Work New Play Festival
St John's, Newfoundland
March 4, 2-5pm
Writing is Re-writing: For Writers in any Genre:
You've written a first draft. Now what? How do you know what to address in rewriting a project? This interactive workshop moves through the rewriting process from multiple viewpoints. Learn how to address issues of structure, character, action, and voice. Discover new ways to motivate your rewriting and how to recognize strengths and weaknesses in your work. Feel free to bring excerpts of your own work to address, but not required.
Dramatic Fiction: How to use theatrical devices to improve your writing
A discussion with Epic Group Writers, a non-profit organization supporting writers. Dramatic techniques applied to fiction, including use of dialogue, creating tension, and act/scene structure.
April 14, 11am
Write Dialogue LIke A Playwright
Seattle, Washington
July 17-20
Dialogue is often considered the hardest element of fiction to “get right.” Many writers don’t realize the purpose of dialogue, let alone know how to make it flow naturally and move the story forward. Even experienced, successful writers can stumble when writing dialogue, causing their page-turning narrative to come to an abrupt and awkward halt. This interactive workshop exposes writers of all levels to theatrical writing practices, improving the form and function of their dialogue within their individual styles and genres. Further, this workshop encourages writers to generate material on the spot and practice rewriting techniques throughout the 90 minutes of the presentation. This teaching style encourages writers to begin incorporating the methods in the workshop immediately into their routines.
Edmonds, Washington, 98020
Sept 20, 9:30-11:30am
All books must take the reader on a journey that matters. In this workshop writers will understand their main character’s narrative arc through conflict and challenges toward a satisfying conclusion. At the end of the workshop, writers will come away with a solid story arc, and be better prepared to meet with literary agent Elizabeth Wales the following weekend.
