What Makes a Great Story?

What Makes a Great Story?

Some stories you can’t put down. Others you forget before you finish them. What’s the difference? In this energizing, interactive class, author and storyteller Pam Kumpe pulls back the curtain on the deep craft secrets that make readers stay up until 2 am,...
Freewriting: Idea Generator

Freewriting: Idea Generator

Are you stuck with a blank page and wondering what to write next? Is your stubborn character refusing to give up secrets? During this presentation, attendees will be introduced to, learn, and practice different methods of freewriting to generate ideas at the beginning...
Building a Believable World

Building a Believable World

This workshop will cover all the important elements of world building for both fantasy and non-fantasy books. Writers will learn simple ways to show cultural and language differences, how to incorporate landscape and setting without info dumping, and when to include...
He said/She said: Crafting Super Realistic Dialogue

He said/She said: Crafting Super Realistic Dialogue

Writers often spend quality time crafting character descriptions to make them look unique in the mind of the reader. Unfortunately, they often end up sounding exactly the same. Gregg Bridgeman provides literally hundreds of practical techniques to make each character...