Workshop 1: Are Your Characters Real Enough for
Facebook? - Barb Haley (1:00 -1:45 p.m.)
Just how well do you know your
characters? Think they’re ready to meet the world? What would your friends
think of them? What sort of pictures would you find in their photo albums?
Join us for a challenging session of Teens Write as we learn to create and
develop intriguing, believable characters. You won’t want to miss this
class—it’s information you can use immediately, no matter what you’re
writing!
Barb
lives in San Antonio, Texas, where she enjoys writing,
playing the piano, scrapbooking, and spending time with her family. She’s
the author of three juvenile fiction books: The Purple Heart, Boot Camp,
and The Singing Soldiers, as well as numerous articles and
stories in magazines and anthologies.
BREAK:
15 MINUTES
Workshop 2: Making a Scene - Tim Shoemaker (2:00 - 2:45 p.m.)
Learn to really make a scene .
. . in your story that is. Discover techniques to strengthen your story, one
scene at a time.
Tim
is the dad
of three grown boys. He is the author of seven books, including Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets…and Other Outdoor Devotionals You
Can Do With Your Kids, Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls…and Other
Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids, Bashed
Burritos, Green Eggs…and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do
With Your Kids, Reboot Your Brain…Byte Sized Devotions
for Boys, and Dangerous Devotions for Guys. A former “one hour photo” lab owner, Tim now writes
and speaks full time. He has a passion to help boys grow to be men
of God. Tim lives in Illinois with his wife.
BREAK: 15 MINUTES
Workshop 3: Dialogue that Works
(3:00 - 3:45 p.m.)
Dialogue is nothing more than having a conversation. How hard can that be?
Well, it depends on which character you’re talking to. Let’s discuss common
mistakes we make writing dialogue and learn how to avoid them. And at the
same time we’ll learn how to use dialogue to build our characters and expand
their traits.
“Yo
G, it is, what it is!”
“I beg your pardon. Do you happen to be addressing me?”
“Neener, neener, I don’t mess up!”
“Cool, that sounds like a plan, dude.”
“Well bless your li’l heart.”
How many people do you hear talking here? Come meet them!
Bonnie
is the Director of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, a 220+
member organization that conducts weekly blog tours for the latest in
Christian fiction from the major publishing houses. She also is the
Publisher of Christian Fiction Online Magazine, featuring 35+ of the best
and brightest in Christian fiction as columnists and feature writers. She is
a Google certified Blog*Star on the Blogger Help Forum where she dispenses
advice and direction to people experiencing blogging problems. She is the
Northeast Zone Director for the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).
And she is also a debut author with Abingdon Press, and her first novel will
be published in Spring of 2011.
Questions & Answers (3:45 - 4:00
p.m.)
