Every story has a heartbeat. This workshop gets up close and personal with the bones of bestselling fiction based on Dwight Swain's revolutionary approach to storytelling….with a fresh look at how it can revitalize your process. Whether you call it “scene and sequel,” “disasters and decisions,” or “action and reaction,” this fundamental storytelling pattern allows you to pace your plot, escalate your action, and find your story’s heat and flow with a clear structural strategy that simplifies the process of planning, drafting, and revising your book.
In this interactive, generative webinar, we'll explore research as an element of craft. From composing research questions and developing organization techniques to accessing historical archives, and (re)visiting personal artifacts, we will examine the ways research can spark, support, and sustain our creative ideas.