Workshops
ESPAN-RWA 2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
August 30 – September 3, 2010 Plotting Subplots Workshop by June Diehl
Plotting Subplots explores the nature, purpose, and types of subplots that can be used in novels. We will look at ways to develop subplots based on main and secondary characters and to chart the ebb and flow of subplots within the main plot. We will look at some subplots from published novels and the participants’ writing and where subplots might be developed.
June Diehl Bio:
P. June Diehl is the Editorial and Senior Editor for Virtual Tales, the Senior SF Editor for ePress-Online, and also coaches authors. Author of THE MAGIC & THE MUNDANE: A Guide for the Writer’s Journey, she teaches/mentors writing classes online at Writer’s Village University and for Pearls of Writing as well as having conducted workshops on various elements of fiction writing. She is enrolled in UCLA’s Writing Program, focusing on long and short fiction. Ms. Diehl has published poetry, short stories, and articles online and in print. She’s finalizing a novel and working on four others. The author lives in Virginia with three cats and a dog.
To sign up for this course, please fill out the form below:
The course will be $10 for ESPAN RWA members, $15 for non-ESPAN RWA Members and $25 for non-RWA (please choose your option)
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Nov 8, 2010 Medical Speak for Writers by Dara Edmondson and Joanie White
Many romance novels feature a main or secondary character with a disease, an injury or a chronic illness. Lots of others use the backdrop of a medical facility or conveyance or have a character who works in the medical field. In order to get the details straight—a critical necessity for today’s savvy reader—an author must be able to access credible medical information.
Medical Speak for Writers is a three-day class that covers the various types of medical facilities, the departments of a typical hospital, medical terminology, various medical specialties, patient experiences and common injuries.
Why is it so imperative to be accurate? How much detail is too much? What are the best and most credible plain speak websites to find the information you need to create plausible medical situations?
BIOS:
Joanie White is a Nurse Practitioner who currently works in clinical transformation and patient safety. She spent ten years as a pediatric trauma transport nurse and possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing and a Master’s Degree in business.
Dara Edmondson has published more than a dozen romances under her own name and her pen name, Wynter Daniels. She currently writes for Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id and Red Sage Publishing. She has also been teaching in-person and online classes for writers for the past four years. You can find her on the web at www.WynterDaniels.com.
To sign up for this course, please fill out the form below:
The course will be $10 for ESPAN RWA members, $15 for non-ESPAN RWA Members and $25 for non-RWA (please choose your option)
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Stay tuned for more great courses!
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Our workshops are conducted via our forum only, no real-time or live chats, on a private list. Participants will be subbed to the workshop area of the forum for the duration of the workshop then unsubbed when it’s over. Each workshop includes lectures and Q & A sessions. You don’t have to be an RWA member to take these workshops; they are open to everyone who wishes to participate.
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