Writer's Digest University: Mastering Suspense, Structure and Plot

 Starts today at 1pm EST:

Discover 13 thinking, writing, and revising tactics!

Sign Up Now!     Writer's Digest Online | Writer's Digest Shop | Online Education     In this comprehensive overview, you’ll discover 13 thinking, writing, and revising tactics to help you write tighter, more polished first drafts. Your stories will include thematic heft, tantalizing plots, and lyrical prose that ripples with sensory clarity.    At the end of this live webinar, you will have a good sense of how to tap into your writing strengths and where you should focus your efforts to improve your work.   1. Choosing a powerful conflict to drive your plot 2. Three questions designed to help you determine whether to use a linear or nonlinear structure 3. Jane’s Plotting Roadmap—integrating plot T wists, plot Reversals, and moments of heightened Danger (TRDs) helps control pace 4. How to develop characters that resonate with emotional truth 5. Crafting a compelling opening readers can’t resist 6. Isolating your characters to escalate conflict and suspense ... and so much more!   Today, February 22, 1pm EST     Instructor: Jane K. Cleland   Jane K. Cleland  writes both fiction and nonfiction, including the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries [St. Martin’s & Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine] and the Agatha-award winning bestsellers, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists  [Writer’s Digest Books, now Penguin Random House]. She is a member of the full-time faculty at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, a mentor at Western Connecticut State University’s low residency MFA program, a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine, and the chair of the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award (BONA) in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine . She is a frequent workshop leader and guest author at writing conferences, association meetings, and MFA Residencies. Also, Jane offers Mystery Mastermind small group virtual workshops.     Active Interest Media 2143 Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50312 USA