Dancing on Coals is a series of on-line workshops dedicated to helping writers learn put together the tools they need to write a novel that stands out from the crowd.
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- Founded:
- 1993
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- Spinning Straw into Gold
http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Monday, November 2 at 12:05am
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "You can take for granted that people know more or less what a street, a shop, a beach, a sky, an oak tree look like. Tell them what makes this one different." ~Neil Gaiman
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn't know exactly how it would turn out. I like a little suspense when I am writing, too." ~ James Patterson
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops Spine-Tingling Suspense Workshop begins tomorrow!
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops Still time to register for suspense worshop beginning October 5. Also check out the emotion and plotting workshops available for download http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "A writer doesn't solve problems. He allows them to emerge." ~Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." ~ Bill Cosby
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "Writing a book is a adventure. To begin with it is a toy and amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him out to the public." ~ Winston Churchill
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." ~ Gloria Steinem
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops Available for the first time: the popular workshop, "Plotting the Organic Way" is now available for download. Contains all eight discussions, examples, and blank forms for your use. Visit http://www.dancingoncoals.com and click on Purchase Booklets.
www.dancingoncoals.com
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal." -Elbert Hubbard
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops
In this workshop, we’ll focus on taking your first draft from dreck to finished product. This is where all your come together to create a novel you can be proud of. In this workshop you’ll learn:
• How to focus on the whole novel as a complete work of art
• How to revise using different methods – one scene at a time, in... waves, or the whole manuscript at once
• How to make sure your characters are unique and interesting,
• How to revise until your novel is rich in sensory texture
• How to make sure your novel is clean and free of clutter
• How to find and fix logic flaws
For more information or to register, to go http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Instructor: Sherry Lewis is an award-winning career writer with more than 25 published books to her credit. Her books include 2 traditional mystery series, contemporary romance, time travel romance, and romantic suspense. A long-time member of Romance Writers of America and a member of Sisters in Crime, Sherry is a frequent judge on the contest circuit, and has taught writing classes both on-line and in person for more than 15 years.
The Art of Revisions in November
Time:12:05AM Monday, November 2nd
Location:http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "Our lives with all their miracles and wonders are merely a discontinuous string of incidents – until we create the narrative that gives them meaning." ~Arlene Goldbard
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops
October 5 - 30, 2009
Registration Fee: $40
SPINE-TINGLING SUSPENSE. Clues and red herrings. Murder and mayhem. Suspects, victims, and protagonists. All month we'll talk about writing suspense of all kinds. In this workshop you’ll learn:
• How to identify the various elements of the genre
• How to effectively plot your... suspense novel
• How to use story structure to control pacing and build tension
• How to work with clues and red herrings painlessly
• How to engage the reader and keep her turning pages to the end.
If you’re interested in writing mystery and suspense, you won't want to miss this workshop! For more information or to register, to go http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Instructor: Sherry Lewis is an award-winning career writer with more than 25 published books to her credit. Her books include 2 traditional mystery series, contemporary romance, time travel romance, and romantic suspense. A long-time member of Romance Writers of America and a member of Sisters in Crime, Sherry is a frequent judge on the contest circuit, and has taught writing classes both on-line and in person for more than 15 years.
in the month of October
Time:8:00AM Monday, October 5th
Location:http://www.dancingoncoals.com
Dancing On Coals Online Workshops "The only sensible ends of literature are: first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash." - Nathaniel Hawthorne
