It's Midnight at SavvyAuthors in 2024!
... AGAIN
Some of my workshops are brand spanking new. I've added a workshop coming up at the end of April that focuses on worldbuilding and romantasy. July brings us the end of the world (with dystopian and apocalyptic fiction) and way off in November, we'll be talking about monsters.
Below are the ones you can sign up for now.
Creating Your Wildest Romantasy 04/29/24 - 05/27/24
Now that romantic fantasy has gotten its own portmanteau, there are more opportunities for you to get your stories in front of the hungry romantasy reading public. For both the dedicated fantasy enthusiast as well as those just dipping their toes into the genre, making sure you've built out the wonder of the fantasy side of your romance is important to creating a story that not only serves the love story of your characters but leaves your reader satisfied.
In this workshop, we will start with your characters and build the world outward. We will question what world would've created characters like yours and how the world would in turn shape your characters. We will speculate what your characters' habits and behaviors imply about the world. Finally, we will address how a deeper understanding of the world's dynamics should help create the obstacles and tensions that hinder or drive your characters.
Sign up before April 22nd for $5 off!
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The End of the World and the Beginning of Your Dystopian Novel 07/1/24 - 7/29/24
After the success of The Hunger Games, publishers and moviemakers were eager to recreate the success with other YA dystopias. However, none had the same kind of cultural impact. This workshop will tackle the issue of writing in dystopian fiction while trying to make your critical take stand out.
In this workshop, we will discuss some of the history of utopia and dystopia, dissect the most critical components of writing a dystopia, and rigorously evaluate how the elements of your dystopia are working towards the important social or political critique that you've intended to highlight in the story alongside your characters' individual arcs.
Sign up before June 24th for $5 off!
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With Ivy Quinn
When Two Authors Are Better Than One 05/27/24-07/01/24
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Stephen King and Peter Straub, Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith— Although writing is often a solitary exercise, bringing the strengths of two writers together can be extremely rewarding in a number of ways: You can have a partner in crime, you can highlight your strengths and hide your weaknesses, and you can increase your readership.
In this workshop, we will cover the basics of collaborating, from initial conception through drafting and editing. Learning to use your co-writer as a source of ideas, as well as learning to settle differences of opinion regarding story direction, will be key to your successful novel. Finally, while this workshop will primarily be geared towards structuring and planning the co-writing process, there will be some tips along the way for pantsing-style writers for those who need a more spontaneous approach but want to avoid writing your partner into a corner.
