{"id":22132,"date":"2019-09-11T03:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=22132"},"modified":"2019-09-10T20:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T03:01:44","slug":"essential-keys-to-story-planning-with-beth-barany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/11\/essential-keys-to-story-planning-with-beth-barany\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Keys to Story Planning with Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 7-9pm,<\/strong> I\u2019m presenting to the Napa Valley Writers<\/a><\/strong>, a branch of the California Writers Club,\u00a0\u201cEssential Keys to Story Planning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the Essential Keys to Story Planning? Read on.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s your dream to be a novelist, to touch readers\u2019 hearts and minds, to excite and wow them, to transport them. And to build a career with your books.<\/p>\n

But you don\u2019t know where to begin. Starting is hard. Things like creating an outline, scenes, or conflict may be confusing or strange or no fun at all. Perhaps crafting compelling three-dimensional characters stumps you.<\/p>\n

Or maybe you\u2019ve been stuck in the middle of writing your first novel (or fifth) for way too long.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n

We know. As a working novelist, I\u2019ve been there many, many times.<\/p>\n

But there is hope.<\/p>\n

In this hands-on workshop, I\u2019ll help you brainstorm the steps to create your novel<\/strong>\u2014from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building\u2014so you can start writing your novel with clarity and confidence.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll do bite-sized exercises step-by-step to help you stretch your imagination and get excited about the writing process.<\/p>\n

If you have never written a novel, still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, or always hit that sagging middle and lose focus, this workshop will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to the resolution of the story.<\/p>\n

Essential Keys<\/h2>\n

Bring your writing implements and get ready to brainstorm on the page:<\/p>\n