first chapters

Have you ever heard a writer talk about starting her book in the wrong place? What on earth are they talking about? How do you know you're starting in the right place? This workshop will help you figure out how and when you should begin your story. Many writers, particularly in the beginning...

Your best marketing tool is your books and their hooks. Everyone always talks about a saggy middle. But what if your reader never gets there? Even worse, what if your reader gets to the end and doesn’t want to read anything else you’ve written? Your first chapter gets your reader to read the...

Learn how to create dynamic characters, how to begin plotting your story and how to write those difficult opening pages, and learn strategies that can help take you from the beginning of writing your story. Learn how to create scenes, how to write dialogue and you’re your story off to a good start.