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New Webinar with Critiques Available: Storyboarding for Novelists with Sarah Aronson
New Webinar: Storyboarding for Novelists A new way to look at your story and reimagine your next draft Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m. EST $15 for SCBWI members, $25 for nonmembers Join Sarah Aronson for an interactive lecture … Continue reading
The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase—Preparing Your Storyboard, Part 3, by Kristen C. Strocchia
No storyboard would be complete without attention to when and where the story takes place. Setting is often the silent culprit behind inconsistencies, flawed logic, and even character development troubles. It can heighten emotion or cause it to fall flat. … Continue reading
The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase—Preparing Your Storyboard, Part 1, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Whether you’re considering joining us at the Marriott Courtyard in Montage in September for our Storyboard Renaissance event, or just needing a new perspective on your manuscript, use this summer to start Storyboarding. A Storyboard is simply a visual representation … Continue reading
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Tagged eastern PA scbwi, Kristen C. Strocchia, manuscript, outline, plot and structure, plot development, plot points, plotting, SCBWI, SCBWI. Events, showcase, storyboard, storyboard prep, Storyboard Rennaissance, three act structure, workshop
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The Storyboard Renaissance: Whole Manuscript Showcase, by Kristen C. Strocchia
We’ve probably all walked away from a critique thinking, “If (agent/editor) could just see the whole story, then . . .” maybe they would fall in love or, at least, maybe they could better advise the opening or diagnose why … Continue reading
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Tagged character, character development, children's book writers, children's books, critique, eastern PA scbwi, kid lit, Kristen C. Strocchia, manuscript, manuscript critique, mentor, novels, peer critiques, plot development, plot structure, plotting, SCBWI, SCBWI. Events, storyboard, Storyboard Renaissance, workshop, workshops, writers, Writing workshops
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Introducing Your Characters to Your Friends, by Lindsay Bandy
July is all about picnics, fireworks, and…CHARACTER! You probably already had your BBQ for Independence Day, but it’s not too late to introduce your characters to your friends. No, I don’t mean you should pull chairs around the campfire and … Continue reading
Save Time and Heartache with Pre-Writing Revisions, by Kristen C. Strocchia
Six revisions after pansting my first novel attempt, I converted and became a plotter. And I’m loving that plotting a novel beforehand offers many opportunities for revising ahead as well. Here’s the process I used for my second WIP: … Continue reading
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Tagged defining goals stakes conflict, EPA SCBWI, Kristen C. Strocchia, novel planning, outlining, pantsing, plotting, pre-writing, rough draft, SCBWI
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