SWRT 180 | Traits that Define a Character

SWRT 180 | Traits that Define a Character

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn discuss:   traits that can make or break a character, defining traits that become identified with a character, how to create a defining trait (and make sure it’s “cool”), whether it has to be a...
SWRT 179 | Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

SWRT 179 | Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop

You’re invited to the annual MPWW student reading, Beyond Bars: Voices of Incarceration. This year’s event is being held on Zoom, Saturday, October 24, 2020, 7:30 p.m. Central. Use the links below to register. Register for MPWW's Annual Reading     VIDEO Students...
SWRT 180 | Traits that Define a Character

SWRT 178 | Writing with the End in Mind

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn discuss:     The pros and cons of writing with your ending in mind. Genre expectations. How page 1 establishes expectations for the end. Different approaches to discovering the end and the...
SWRT 177 | The Role of Agency in Reader Satisfaction

SWRT 177 | The Role of Agency in Reader Satisfaction

This week on the Story Works Round Table podcast, Alida, Kathryn, & Robert discuss the ways in which character agency is relevant to the whole of your story and the ways in which how well you handle agency could determine how much readers like your book.
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SWRT 176 | Continuity

Why is continuity so important? And what opportunities does it present you as an author? How can continuity be tracked through your manuscript? And what should you track? What things within your manuscript help maintain continuity?

SWRT 175 | Balance Restored

What does it mean to restore balance at the end of your book? Do you always have to wrap everything up with a bow? How do we feel about leaving things open-ended? And how can you restore balance without a happily ever after?

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