My writing classes provide expert instruction and one-on-one help. Class lectures are followed by assignments. I comment on all completed assignments, offering suggestions, questions, and analysis of your story and characters. This is an inexpensive way to get both information and coaching.
Writer's Corner classes are student-friendly and require no fancy chat software or high-speed connection. You don't have to show up at some chat-site at a specified time. The classes are all conducted through a private email list, so you can read the lectures and do the assignments at your convenience.I also conduct private classes for groups-- critique groups, writing group chapters, friends.
Classes start the first week of the month. Most are 4-week classes and cost $80. The two-week classes are $40. There will be several assignments every week. You don't have to do the assignments, but completing them is the best way to get the commentary and analysis that will help you improve your story.
To sign up for a class, you can send a check (please email me at rasley@juno.com for details), or use Paypal, a safe and easy way to transfer funds from your bank account or credit card. To sign up for a Paypal account, click here:
FOUR-WEEK CLASSES:
Basic Plotting -- Are you just starting a book? Just starting to plot the book? This is the class for you. We start by getting to know your main characters, and then explore the conflict, and finally plot out the major turning points. By discovering your characters' needs, values, and strengths, you can find the plot events that will challenge and develop them-- and intrigue the reader. Each student's assignments will receive personal comments and suggestions.
Advanced Plotting--
Do you already have a basic plot? Have you written a draft and need
to revise? Advanced Plotting guides you through deepening the characterization,
improving the logic, and adding drama to the events. Each student's assignments will receive personal
comments and suggestions.
Battle for Love: Romantic Conflict -- Character-centered plotting techniques can help you plot your romantic journey from initiating event (first meet) to resolution (final commitment). This class will focus on the romantic plot and how it interacts with the external plot. The Basic Plotting class will be a helpful first step, but this class will stand on its own. You'll get personal responses to each assignments with comments and suggestions.
Two-week Classes $40
Power Point of View -- Learn new techniques so you can use POV to reveal your characters, increase suspense, and punch up the drama in your scenes. This isn't a "don't do" class! You won't be told you can't do what you want; rather you'll learn HOW to do what you want. No POV rules-- just POV tools! I will guide you through discovering your characters' unique perspectives, choosing the POV approach right for you and the scene, and applying this new knowledge to your own story. Each student's assignments receive personal comments and suggestions. No prerequisite required.
Dialogue Dynamics --
Dialogue isn't just speech.
It's conversation-- action and interaction, cause and effect, stimulus
and response. In this class, you'll learn how to turbocharge those
exchanges between characters with background action, introspection, judicious
pauses, quote tags, and of course, vivid and individual speech. Each student's assignments will receive personal
comments and suggestions.
Contact me for details:
rasley@juno.com
rasley@juno.com
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