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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

September Workshop


12 Beats & Other Instruments to Tell a Story
By a.c. Mason
September 15-30, 2012

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: 12 Beats & Other Instruments to Tell a Story Presented by a.c. Mason
Plot beats in your story are the timekeepers of its rhythm and anchor your other instruments: characterization (emotions) and writing craft techniques (such as length of scenes, type of scene action/revelatory, dialogue, word usage, description, theme(s), tension (conflict) etc…)

There will be twelve lessons through which the attendees will be encouraged to assemble a five-act story worksheet as we complete the twelve beats to construct a plot, develop characters, and decide on writing craft technique tools to create the full score of the story. Each beat and instrument will be explained, broken down, then an example will be provided with comments as to how it feeds into the whole of the story. An easy-to-use worksheet will be provided at the end as a framework for future stories. These methods can also be used by plotters and pansters (while writing your first draft or during rewrites/revisions). This workshop is aimed to improve: where to start/end, pacing (fast/slow), conflict, saggy middles, tension (conflict), consistency, characterization (emotions), and when to use writing craft techniques: length of scenes, type of scene action/revelatory, short sentences, dialogue, description, etc...

We will cover: plot, characterization (emotions), and writing craft techniques.


ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Born from the union of her Scottish and Belgian mother and an African American and Cherokee father, a.c. Mason’s youth was filled with dichotomies and moving from place to place. She developed a curiosity to explore through writing the seedy side of our nature and desires. Given her own diverse background, she writes stories that represent the world she grew up in. She is fluent in French and English. For the past eight years of her life, she has worked with one foot in the past spanning such times as the 18th century, the Bering Strait theory to modern day, and now late Victorian. Her stories are the place where darkness meets human desire and fairytales endings are not promised but earned. In 2011 her work was nominated for six 2012 Bookie Awards. If you’d like to learn more about a.c. Mason, go to www.acmason.com.

WORKSHOP FEES:


$15 for Members
$20 for Non-Members

LIMIT: 30 Spots

To pay via PayPal, please send payment to workshops@passionateink.org and make the subject line WORKSHOP: 12 BEATS. Please be sure the information field includes the name and email address you will be using for the workshop.


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Mail checks to:

Robin L Rotham, Treasurer
P.O. Box 2412
Norfolk, NE 68702


***Permission to forward granted and encouraged.***

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