Upcoming Workshops

INCITING INSIGHTS: making the offer they can’t refuse
The best stories start where they must… the awful predicament, the call to action, the tempting offer that forces your protagonist to get down to tbe business of being fascinating. Your story needs to start, not from scratch, but from ITCH…the moment that makes your character twitch. This workshop gets up close and personal with the roots of drama and emotion, of stakes and spectacle, and what exactly will get a main character off their butt and out of their rut.  Join us for 90 minutes of kicking baby birds out of nests and inviting your audience into a fascinating dilemma they can’t put down.

BIG BAD: building memorable villains
Audiences expect more from bookshelf baddies. Whether driving the action or lurking in the shadows, your villain maps your story’s moral landscape and telegraph what matters most. These days, twisted tyrants and cookie-cutter maniacs can seem almost quaint. Without real monsters there can be no heroes. Generic menace, malice, and mustache-twirling won’t cut the mustard… So go beyond the MWA-HA-HA to generate real dread and craft scoundrels blessed with depth, drive, and dire resonance. Join us for this 90-minute workshop and we’ll uncover the evil seed buried in your story and give your heroes someone worth fighting.