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RWA® Online Presents

Plot Doctor: Fixing Your Story Problems
 
Instructor: Kara Lennox
Dates: June 17 - 30 

(Registration is closed.)

  

CLASS DESCRIPTION: 

Do you create wonderful, three-dimensional characters who then stumble around blindly in your book, trying to find a story?  As a frequent critiquer, contest judge, and the recipient of many, many rejection and revision letters over the years, Kara’s witnessed and personally experienced just about every way your plot can veer into a ditch.  In this workshop Kara will cover the fifteen most common problems, how to spot them and how to fix them.

About the Presenter:

Kara Lennox, who also writes as Karen Leabo, has written 50-plus contemporary romance novels for two major publishers: Harlequin Enterprises, the largest publisher of romance in the world, and Bantam Dell (Loveswept line). Since her first novel was released in 1989, her books frequently appear on romance bestseller lists. They have been translated into 17 languages and published in twenty-plus countries around the world, with over four million books in print. Visit her online at http://www.karenleabo.com/

  

                   

Registration Opens: June 3, 2009

Registration Deadline: June 16, 2009

Fee: $15 Non-Chapter members. RWAOL Chapter #136 members; free.
Payment method: PAYPAL is recommended!   It's safe and easy!   Check/Money Orders are also accepted, but payment must be received prior to class start date for guaranteed entrance!

INOTE: -Use your real First and Last Name & Choose Pay Option. Chapter Members DO NOT need to submit a registration form.  Only non-RWAOL chapter members need to complete registration.

FORMAT:  Course is conducted via online discussion (bulletin) board on the RWA® Online website.  This is NOT an email loop class.  All lectures and discussion will be posted on this website.  Students must log into the website to participate.

Non-chapter members MUST complete both the workshop registration AND the discussion board login registration for access.

Instructions for login are presented after the registration pages (or to return to the login instructions, go to http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/WorkshopAppTY_1.html. The workshop is available for up to one week after the end date and a downloadable archive of the workshop will be available the week following the workshop.
 

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2009 Schedule

Teresa Bodwell
Jan 19-Feb 1

Legal Issues For Writers

Lyn Cote
May 4-15, 2009

The Conflict Grid: Tool For Success

Kara Lennox
June 17-30, 2009
 
Plot Doctor: Fixing Your Story Problems

Linnea Sinclair
August 17 - 30, 2009
 
Characterizations: Making Strengths and Weaknesses Work For You (Or No More Mary Sues!)

Jess Granger & Angie Fox
October 1-14, 2009
 
Taking the Pain Out of POV

Susan Meier
December 1-15
 
Can This Manuscript Be Saved?

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