Tell The Story Writer's Workshop with Rhonda McKnight

Overview

Write It Right is an intensive workshop for fiction writers designed around the essential building blocks of fiction: plot, character development, description, dialogue, story structure and self-editing.  Other elements of fiction writing will be introduced.

Schedule

Week 1 - Getting Started and Plot

Week 2 - Character Development and Description

Week 3 – Dialogue and Story Structure

Week 4 - Self-Editing and Tips for Polishing Prose.

What You’ll Learn

·        The principles of creative writing and getting started

·        Draft Writing Techniques

·        Plotting – Who, Why and Why Not

·        Character development and characterization techniques

·        How to enhance your writing through description and sensory details

·        How to write attention grabbing openings, stake-raising middles, and resounding ends

·        Rewriting

·        Self-editing

·        Techniques to improve your dialogue-writing skills and the mechanics of structure and punctuation in dialogue

·        Specific strategies for polishing your work

What You’ll Need

A computer or phone

A writing sample

A few hours outside of class to work on exercises

A great attitude and a desire to learn

Details

Time – 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT

Dates – Begins Monday, August 3^rd  (4 sessions on Monday nights through August 24^th)

Price - $175.00 full payment due by July 7^th for this price.

If a payment plan is needed the full price is $200

Deposit $100 due at registration to hold place in class (non-refundable)

Final payment $100 due by July 20^th

Add-ons available

·        5,000 word critique of your project - $50 (discounted 50%)

·        45 minute coaching session $35 (full price $100)

·        Both critique and coaching session $75

·        Full Manuscript Evaluation – 50% off

Note - Add-ons will be billed August 15th and must be used by December 31, 2015

Due to limited class size and first come/first serve nature of the class space, payments are non-refundable. 

CLICK THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION

Payment invoice will be emailed.  

Contact Rhonda McKnight  at rhondamcknight@gmail.com with all questions. Please include “Writing Workshop” in the subject of the email to ensure you receive a prompt response.

Write It Right Writer's Workshop with Author Rhonda McKnight

Fiction Writers Workshop – Saturday, November 9, 2013

                              

“Writing it Right” featuring author, Rhonda McKnight, is an intensive workshop designed around the three essential building blocks of fiction (goal, motivation and conflict), character development and story structure. The combination of critical story elements and structure helps writers create strong plots and compelling characters. The other critical elements of fiction will also be introduced.

Rhonda McKnight is the author of the Black Expressions Top 20 bestseller, A Woman’s Revenge (Mar 2013), What Kind of Fool (Feb 2012), An Inconvenient Friend (Aug 2010), Secrets and Lies (Dec 2009) and Breaking All the Rules (Oct 2013). She was a 2010 nominee for the African-American Literary Award in the categories of Best Christian Fiction Novel and Best Anthology. She was the winner of the 2010 Emma Award for Favorite Debut Author and the 2009 Shades of Romance Award for Best Christian Fiction Novel. Originally from a small, coastal town in New Jersey, she’s called Atlanta, Georgia home for fifteen years. Visit her at www.rhondamcknight.net and www.facebook.com/booksbyrhonda and follow her on Twitter @rhondamcknight

Registration:

Workshop is $65

Registration ends November 3, 2013.

Limited number of slots available.

Register by Paypal at www.rhondamcknight.net/content/registration  or request a registration form by email and pay by United States Postal money order (please make contact in advance for this option).

Time: 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:

Emmaus Road Missionary Baptist Church

3725 Flat Shoals Road

College Park, Georgia 30349

  

Contact Info:

Rhonda McKnight

rhondamcknight@gmail.com

Rhonda McKnight

P.O. Box 825

Ellenwood, GA 30294