Posts Tagged ‘New Year’
When weaving a story, keep “it” simple. “It” = story-structure.
One of my favorite stories is E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. This timeless tale has wonderful hooks, memorable characters, universal themes and a compelling yet simple plotline. Writers, I recommend your dissecting this book and your favorite books if you want to understand story structure for fiction or narrative non-fiction.
Cheers!
May your writing projects take on new form and new vitality in the new year!
Sincerely,
Writing Coach/Manuscript Consultant Teresa LeYung Ryan
author of Love Made of Heart (recommended by the California School Library Association and the California Reading Association)
New Year’s approaching, new year to give your writing project a new look.
Ask me, Writing Coach Teresa, to edit 22 pages at a time.
Gain tools from my coaching with each installment of your manuscript. Affordable too.
Learn how to use archetypes, themes/universal messages, metaphors, hooks, foreshadows, pivotal plot points, seamless transitions, and poignancy to make your story a page-turner.
I like to edit fiction and narrative non-fiction with strong and quirky protagonists, memoirs, young adult fiction, and short stories.
Visit http://WritingCoachTeresa.com home page to find out what it means when an agent or editor tells a writer that his/her story is episodic.
California Writers’ Club–SF Peninsula Branch Presents
“Build Your Name While You Write”
with Writing-Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan
January 16, 2010, 10am to noon
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA
Cost: $15 CWC members; $18 non-members
Reservations are advised:
Call 650-615-8331 to leave a message or email Chris Wachlin at <reservations@sfpeninsulawriters.com> with your name and the meeting date.
More info & PayPal available on: http://cwc-peninsula.org
Can you relate to any one of these statements?
* Agents and acquisition editors say publishers prefer to work with authors who are already celebrities or have established platforms (i.e. means to build fan base). How do I compete?
* I am published. There aren’t enough hours in a day to write, let alone run around and network.
* I believe in my writing and I’m committed to building my career, but, my budget is limited.
Optional exercises before January 16: http://cwc-peninsula.org/
On January 16, 2010 Teresa will debut her guide Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published
Teresa LeYung Ryan’s bio: http://WritingCoachTeresa.com