2019 Fall Workshop
WGT Fall Workshop featuring a morning program with Amanda Arista, followed by an optional afternoon NaNoWriMo write-in.
COST:
Attendance is FREE for WGT members! (Not a member? Join now.)
LOCATION:
Señor Chachote Cantina and Grill | 7602 N Jupiter Rd | Garland, TX
SCHEDULE:
9:45am: Check-in
10am-1pm: "Down and Dirty Character Development" with Amanda Arista
1pm-4pm: NaNoWriMo Write-In
RSVP:
WGT Members, reserve your seat for the morning session by November 7th to receive a complimentary breakfast.
Morning Session: 10am-1pm
Down and Dirty Character Development
with Amanda Arista
Why spend months developing a character only to find that is the wrong character for the story you want to tell? Using a boiled-down amalgamation of three top screenwriting teachers, Amanda Arista will show you how to create a character that will leap off the page with their own backstory, voice, and deep connection to the story.
Amanda Arista was born in Illinois, raised in Corpus Christi, lives in Dallas but her heart lies in London. Good thing she loves to travel. Along with her BA in English & Psychology and her MA in Education, Amanda is a graduate of the SMU Creative Writing Program and now teaches other aspiring authors. She has delivered lectures at several writer conferences and loves discussing craft, character, and structure. Her current favorite: Stirring up Trouble with Romantic Subplots.
Afternoon Session: 1pm-4pm
NaNoWriMo Write-In
Please join us for an optional National Novel Writing Month write-in. Compete in word sprints to win prizes and work toward the month long 50,000-word writing challenge.
The Writers Guild of Texas presents two Writers' Workshops each year — one in the Spring and one in the Fall.