Winter School – Getting a Story Started
Date:
With:
Amie Kaufman
Rating:
EARLY, EMERGING
Summary:
Design the setting, characters and plot for a story inspired by the things that get you excited in life. Leave this fun, hands-on session with the bones of your story down on the page, and an insight into how authors do what they do.
Details
You will learn
- how to choose your subject: finding what makes you passionate
- tips for choosing your story length
- how to choose your protagonist
- techniques for choosing where to start your story
- techniques for creating a cast of characters with depth and motivation.
About Amie Kaufman
Amie Kaufman is a ‘New York Times’ and internationally best-selling young adult author, whose award-winning books have been published in 24 countries. Her books have won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and Best YA Novel, been named the ‘Huffington Post’ Best of the Year, and are in development for TV and film. Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution. You can find her online at www.amiekaufman.com.
You can also check out our interview with Amie about taking the plunge on this website.
Winter School
Check out the other Winter School workshops going on in July 2016:
- Winter School – Poetry and the Past with Ali Alizadeh
- Winter School – Getting Your Manuscript Ready for Submission with Shivaun Plozza
- Winter School – Getting a Story Started with Amie Kaufman
- Winter School – The Narrative in Non-Fiction with Damon Young
- Winter School – Songwriting with Charles Jenkins
- Winter School – How to Run a Writing Event with Sam Twyford-Moore
- Winter School – YA with Fiona Wood
- Winter School – Ghostwriting with David Brewster
- Winter School – Blogging with Karen Andrews
- Winter School – On the Page with Clare Strahan
- Winter School – Historical Fiction with Kate Mildenhall
- Winter School – The Ethics of Using Real Stories in Fiction with Laura Jean McKay
- Winter School – Travel Writing with Kate J Armstrong
- Winter School – Fantasy and Magic Realism in Short Story with Leanne Hall
Venue:
Registration for this event ended on 06 July 2016 - 9:00