HALLIE EPHRON: Last week I shared my delight at being invited to teach mystery writing this spring in Paris for WICE (Where Internationals Connect In English) -- an English-speaking community based in Paris that provides all kinds of classes and volunteer opportunities.
I had my fingers crossed that that my class would get enough registrants to be viable, and it has! There are still a few more spots... and the offerings include writing master classes in novel, short fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and screenwriting.
For folks who are tethered
more to home base, I'll be teaching a virtual class on mystery writing at Writers Digest's Mystery and Thriller Virtual Conference (March 20-22.)
DRUM ROLL: So will Hank! Making it a Jungle Red twofer!
Also featured are friends of
Jungle Red agent/author Paula Munier, author Sharon Short, and one of my favorite literary agents, Michelle Richter of FUSE Literary.
I'll be teaching:
Crafting a page turner: hooking readers and keeping them reading
- How to structure a plot and build a character web that gives a story forward momentum
- Finding “Page One” and "5 tent poles" of plot
- Opening with a question, building suspense to strategic turning points, writing action, and pausing with a hook. Crafting a climactic ending.
- Building a head of steam: attending to turning points, secrets, stakes, and time pressure
Hank will
be teaching: The Secrets of the Three-Act Structure:
Nailing the Beginning, the Middle, and the End. Something at which she
excels.
The only downside of this is that we can't meet you in the bar, always
my favorite part of a writing conference.
The upside: it's very
affordable, and you can show up in your PJs and no one will be the wiser.
If you're tempted by a 3-day VIRTUAL class in mystery writing, register now! https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/offers/ZmSUHKx7/checkout.
Wow! How exciting . . . .
ReplyDeleteLucky, lucky students . . . they're getting the best of the best!
Wow, that sounds amazing. It is a great opportunity to learn a lot right in your own home. Unfortunately, I could never do that in my home, I would need to "get a room." LOL
ReplyDeleteSeriously, if I had any idea at all about a book I wanted to write, I would take the virtual class, Hallie! That sounds like a perfect way to start.
I hope that you have built some tourist time into your trip to Paris. It will be so amazing to do that conference but then linger a while.