WRITERS ROUND-UP
2013
Workshop Speaker
Larry Brooks
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Place: Crowne Plaza // 2532 W. Peoria Avenue // Phoenix, AZ
Time: All day – 9am – 5pm
***Lunch Included***
Total Cost – RWA Members: $35.00 Lunch Included
All Others: $45.00 Lunch Included
Open to the Public
WORKSHOP TOPIC:
Mastering The 6 Core Competencies Of Successful Writing!
1. Concept for your story: criteria for the concept, is it strong enough…
2. Character: fundamental essence of character, the three dimensions of character, backstory…
3. Theme: defining theme, implementing theme, theme as it relates to character arc…
4. Story Structure: the need for structure, the big picture, the set-up, the response…
5. Scene execution: the essential nature of scenes, the function of scenes, a checklist for your scenes…
6. Writing voice: finding your voice, musings on voice…
About Larry Brooks
Other than a 17-year stint in the marketing and training business, Larry Brooks’ resume reads like a Cheesecake Factory menu. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon in 1952, he graduated with a degree in marketing communications from Portland State University in 1975, attended in the off-season during an unremarkable five-year career as a professional baseball player (he pitched in the Texas Rangers organization). This led to his first published writing: a magazine article on the life of a minor league pitcher. To learn more about Larry, visit his website: http://storyfix.com/about
Brooks has been developing and teaching writing workshops since the mid-1980s. He has been named a Mentor by the Oregon Writer’s Colony, and continues to teach at workshops around the country. His new book, “Story Engineering: Mastering The Six Core Competencies of Successful Writing,” was released in early 2011 from Writers Digest Books, based on the popular developmental model upon which he bases his workshops.
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*** To pay for this workshop, go to the VOS website and pay through PayPal (see below) OR mail a check to: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers, P.O. Box 12012, Glendale, AZ 85308-2012. If you attend a VOS meeting, you can hand a check to our treasurer! Please pay by May 8th!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
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