LIMITED REGISTRATION
A workshop for new to mid-level writers operating as an interactive discussion framed in critical/editorial discussion of the craft and technique of writing short fiction (all lengths) and novel length work. The workshop will cover topics including the following:
Prose (effectual and ineffectual; marrying prose to content), voice (finding yours; the right one for the piece and maintaining it), structure (framework; narrative structure, progression, and interweaving; beginnings, endings, and how to sustain the midsection; text and subtext), creating three-dimensional characters, reader investment (hooks; maintaining the reader's engagement), narrative intent, self-evaluation (applying critical dissection to your own work; tricks for gaining quick distance from a work), and better approaches to critically evaluating the work of others.
This workshop will be conducted in the same discussion-oriented style as "The Guts of the Machine: Understanding the Short Fiction Market," from last August.
Workshop participants have the option to bring the first page (manuscript format--250 words maximum) of one of their works-in-progress which will be used (anonymously) to demonstrate and explore the subjects being discussed; this will also function as an on-the-spot writing clinic for submitted work.
Participants are advised to bring notebooks/paper and writing implements.
Cost of the ticket includes a copy of the Chilling Tales 2 anthology (or an alternate book if you already have a copy), a discount coupon for Bakka Phoenix Books, and refreshments.
A Q+A will follow the workshop (attendance is limited to ensure that all questions can be answered following the interactive discussion).