Are you booked for this vital workshop?
DEVELOPING BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS - April 7th & 8th
Developing strong, believable characters that your reader either loves or hates ... depending on your intention, is vital.
Many writers make the mistake of having characters who are not developed well enough and too similar to each other. Humans are not the same; we are all multidimensional beings. You must know your character as well as you know yourself.
Nothing turns your reader off like flat and unbelievable characters.
This workshop examines the great characters in books and explores what makes them that way. We will also examine the many personality types we meet and show you how to portray them effectively.
For crime and mystery writers, the character workshop includes an examination of criminal types and what drives them to commit crimes.
2 DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
You can book for one day or two.
Dates: Saturday, April 7th and Sunday April 8th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $120
http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/developing-characters.html
OTHER APRIL WORKSHOPS:
STRENGTHENING YOUR WRITING - 2 x 3 hour workshops -
The use of word pictures, metaphors and similes, show not tell, and the ability to create rising tension are all important tools.
How to use these tools and many others to create and improve your masterpiece is covered in this workshop.
We will look at their use in popular fiction and do exercises on improving our ability to use them.
Dates: Wednesday, April11th
Wednesday April 18th
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $80
http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/strengthening-your-writing.html
WRITING CRIME FICTION - Saturday April 14th - Tutor Dr Ron Day
Many of us enjoy a crime novel and writing one can be just as much fun.
This genre requires the creation of colourful characters, the development of a twisting and turning storyline, the laying down of false clues and a final scene with a real twist.
We will examine characters in popular crime novels and explore why they are so well loved. We will look at the personality of criminals and what drives them to commit crimes.
Building tension and planting false clues is vital in this genre. We will look at effective ways to do that.
Date: Saturday April 14th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $60
WRITING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET - April 25th - Tutor Dr Ron Day
Writing for the educational market requires special knowledge and skills. In particular you need to be able to express complex ideas in simple language.
This course will help you develop skills to produce learning materials for any age, no matter whether you are planning to develop instructional design materials, text books, learning guides, teaching notes or academic papers and theses.
Dates: Wednesday, April 25th
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $40
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION - April 28th
Want to know the secret of Muza Ulasowski's amazing illustrations, created using a digital art program?
In this workshop she will take us step-by-step through the process and show us how to use the digital program she uses, Artrage.
Muza has mastered the use of the art program using her Wacom drawing tablet and will share with you how she builds her drawings using the tools and layers and adding the minute detail that makes her art exceptional.
As she works, she will explain each step while you watch her creating her masterpiece on the screen behind her.
You can bring your laptop and Wacom tablet, if you have one, or a touch-screen laptop, tablet or iPad to join in. Artrage is available for iPads or phones and can be used with a stylus or finger on all touch screen devices.
Dates: Saturday April 28th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $95.Don't miss the exciting new workshops by guest presenters: Picture Books with Aleesah Darlison on May 12th.
Go to the website for more details on the program up to June: http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/workshops.html
Can't make it on weekends? Now you can join us for Wednesday Workshops - we are now running 2 hour workshops on a Wednesday, day and night sessions, to make it easier for some of our attendees who are busy weekends. The Saturday workshops will continue and you will find new subjects in those.
Go to the Workshop page and follow the link under each one to find more details. http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/workshops.html
DEVELOPING BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS - April 7th & 8th
Developing strong, believable characters that your reader either loves or hates ... depending on your intention, is vital.
Many writers make the mistake of having characters who are not developed well enough and too similar to each other. Humans are not the same; we are all multidimensional beings. You must know your character as well as you know yourself.
Nothing turns your reader off like flat and unbelievable characters.
This workshop examines the great characters in books and explores what makes them that way. We will also examine the many personality types we meet and show you how to portray them effectively.
For crime and mystery writers, the character workshop includes an examination of criminal types and what drives them to commit crimes.
2 DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
You can book for one day or two.
Dates: Saturday, April 7th and Sunday April 8th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $120
http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/developing-characters.html
OTHER APRIL WORKSHOPS:
STRENGTHENING YOUR WRITING - 2 x 3 hour workshops -
The use of word pictures, metaphors and similes, show not tell, and the ability to create rising tension are all important tools.
How to use these tools and many others to create and improve your masterpiece is covered in this workshop.
We will look at their use in popular fiction and do exercises on improving our ability to use them.
Dates: Wednesday, April11th
Wednesday April 18th
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $80
http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/strengthening-your-writing.html
WRITING CRIME FICTION - Saturday April 14th - Tutor Dr Ron Day
Many of us enjoy a crime novel and writing one can be just as much fun.
This genre requires the creation of colourful characters, the development of a twisting and turning storyline, the laying down of false clues and a final scene with a real twist.
We will examine characters in popular crime novels and explore why they are so well loved. We will look at the personality of criminals and what drives them to commit crimes.
Building tension and planting false clues is vital in this genre. We will look at effective ways to do that.
Date: Saturday April 14th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $60
WRITING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET - April 25th - Tutor Dr Ron Day
Writing for the educational market requires special knowledge and skills. In particular you need to be able to express complex ideas in simple language.
This course will help you develop skills to produce learning materials for any age, no matter whether you are planning to develop instructional design materials, text books, learning guides, teaching notes or academic papers and theses.
Dates: Wednesday, April 25th
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $40
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION - April 28th
Want to know the secret of Muza Ulasowski's amazing illustrations, created using a digital art program?
In this workshop she will take us step-by-step through the process and show us how to use the digital program she uses, Artrage.
Muza has mastered the use of the art program using her Wacom drawing tablet and will share with you how she builds her drawings using the tools and layers and adding the minute detail that makes her art exceptional.
As she works, she will explain each step while you watch her creating her masterpiece on the screen behind her.
You can bring your laptop and Wacom tablet, if you have one, or a touch-screen laptop, tablet or iPad to join in. Artrage is available for iPads or phones and can be used with a stylus or finger on all touch screen devices.
Dates: Saturday April 28th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra St, Landsborough.
Cost: $95.Don't miss the exciting new workshops by guest presenters: Picture Books with Aleesah Darlison on May 12th.
Go to the website for more details on the program up to June: http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/workshops.html
Can't make it on weekends? Now you can join us for Wednesday Workshops - we are now running 2 hour workshops on a Wednesday, day and night sessions, to make it easier for some of our attendees who are busy weekends. The Saturday workshops will continue and you will find new subjects in those.
Go to the Workshop page and follow the link under each one to find more details. http://www.gondorwriterscentre.com/workshops.html