8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 12:45
12:45 - 2:00
2:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 4:15
4:15 - 5:30
5:30 - 5:45
5:45 - 7:00
7:00
Schedule for the Day
This is a comprehensive course and a long day rich with information. We recommend you bring writing implements, whether that means your laptop, or a legal notepad and pens. The course includes lectures and hands-on exercises to apply the tools you are given, so be prepared to write!
We will provide water to keep you hydrated. Please feel free to bring snacks for energy!
Meet and Greet: Coffee and Breakfast Snacks
Overview
Story Concept
Character
Break
Genre and Story Type
Story Structure
Story Beats - Part 1
Lunch (on your own)
Story Beats - Part 2
Story Structure - Bringing it All Together
Opening Line - Opening Page - Opening Chapter
Break
Opening Revisited
Dialogue
Scene Construction
Break
Theme
Story Arc
Final Thoughts & Questions
Closing
END
The Comprehensive Course for Aspiring Novelists
