CNYRW Mini-Conference
PUTTING YOUR CHARACTER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
Friday night:
Want to hook an agent or editor? Join CJ for her Break Free of the Slushpile workshop. We'll be discussing query letters, author-agent/editor relations, and how to prepare a high concept and pitch.
Saturday:
Master Class: Put Your Character in the Driver's Seat!
Whether you're a plotter or pantzer, you still need to tell a story. And to tell a compelling story, you need characters driven to take action. In this highly interactive workshop, National Bestseller CJ Lyons will show you how to let your character do the driving as you move your plot forward.
Using simple methods that students will not only remember but can also apply daily to their writing life, CJ will give you the tools you need to empower your creativity, amp up your plotting, and energize your writing!
Topics covered include:
- What is Story?
- Plotting 101
- Ancient Secrets of Story Telling
- Building 3-d Characters
- Brainstorming like DaVinci
- World Building
- Theme: it's not a four letter word!
- A Writer's Survival Kit
- Block Busting!
About C.J.
As a pediatric ER doctor, CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge suspense novels. A Golden Heart Finalist in Romantic Suspense and winner of the Golden Gateway, CJ is a member of RWA, MWA, ITW, and Sisters in Crime. She has presented keynote speeches and workshops at numerous national conventions including at the University of South Carolina, Romantic Times, Colorado Gold, Oklahoma Writers Federation, and RWA's National meeting among others. Her debut, LIFELINES (Berkley, March 2008), became a national bestseller and Publishers Weekly proclaimed it a "breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller." The second in the series, WARNING SIGNS, is due out January, 2009. For more information go to http://www.cjlyons.net