Special Writer’s Retreat

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NOTE: This is on a Saturday, deviating from our normal Third Monday night event.

Dynamic Short Stories 
To capture a reader’s attention, a short story needs to ask a question that demands an answer, provide immediate forward plot momentum, or promise interesting character change – or a combination of all three.  In short, you need a dynamic element.  Amber will discuss how to brainstorm and integrate this through the use of story structure (including intentional pacing using scene and sequel, character development, heightening stakes, and more.  This is a hands-on session that includes group exercises.  Participants will create an outline for their own short story.

Amber Royer writes the Chocoverse comic telenovela-style foodie-inspired space opera series and the Bean to Bar Mysteries. She also teaches creative writing and is an author coach. Her workbook/textbook Story Like a Journalist and her Thoughtful Journal series allow her to connect with writers.  Amber and her husband live in the DFW Area, where you can often find them at local coffee shops or taking landscape/architecture/wildlife photographs.  They both love to travel, and Amber records her adventures on Instagram – along with pics of her pair of tuxedo cats.  If you are very nice to Amber, she might make you cupcakes.  Chocolate cupcakes, of course!

Amber blogs about creative writing techniques and all things chocolate at www.amberroyer.com.