4 CD AUDIO SEMINAR SERIES

Live recordings of top writers teaching the ABCs (Art, Business and Craft) of writing! VOLUME 2...

THICKENING THE PLOT
Pay attention to plot, says CAROLYN BANKS, and reap the awards. A good plot outlijne can be used in a book proposal AND as a safety net for you, the writer. Topics include how to:

Develop Your Plot;

Use Resolution & Suspense;

Differentiate Concept from Plot; and

Create Dramatic Impact.

CAROLYN BANKS writes novels (Patchwork), mysteries (Death by Dressage), short stories, screenplays, erotica and book reviews. “I don’t want to be put in a little category,” say says. Her M.A. in Creative Writing is from the University of Maryland, and she had taught literature and writing at the college level.

FINDING YOUR LITERARY VOICE
BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ examines the importance of language and who you are as a person to the voice you choose as a writer. “Assume people don’t care; make them care with language,” he says. Topics include how to:

Aim for the Emotional Truth;

Use Specific Language;

Analyze and Select your Words; and

Achieve Myster, Clarity and Immediacy

BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ is one of the country’s most important Hispanic writers. He is a children’s book author (Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood), novelist (Carry Me Like Water), and an American Book Award-winning poet (Calendar of Dust). His first calling as a priest led him to study writing in Paris and California. He now teaches in the bilingual MFA program at the University of Texas at El Paso.