Martha Engber - Growing Great Characters: Advanced Scene Writing November 6, 2010

Intermediate to advanced writers, who are serious about creating fantastic, dynamic scenes in which every sentence pops, are invited to this workshop. Each participant will bring a scene from her/his current work-in-progress, with the intention of putting the scene under the microscope to discover the multitude of tiny factors that, if handled properly, create tremendous impact. Through writing exercises, discussion, and mini-critiques, we'll talk about: where a scene begins and ends; how to track every emotional shift; what it means if we get stuck; how to interpret feedback; and how to check for the factors that should be in every scene, thus ensuring consistency.