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Demystifying Plot: Raising the Stakes and Getting Unstuck (Online)

**This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** So you want to write a novel? Or you've written 40,000 words of a novel, and suddenly find yourself stuck. Or your storie

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Demystifying Plot: Raising the Stakes and Getting Unstuck (Online)

Demystifying Plot: Raising the Stakes and Getting Unstuck (Online)

**This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** So you want to write a novel? Or you've written 40,000 words of a novel, and suddenly find yourself stuck. Or your storie

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**This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.** 

So you want to write a novel? Or you’ve written 40,000 words of a novel, and suddenly find yourself stuck. Or your stories are interesting but lack a real plot.

Michele Bacon is here to help. Over the course of two Saturdays, she’ll put you to work on developing a compelling protagonist, raising the stakes, and plotting your manuscript. Come with a full story idea or with only a desire to write a novel. You’ll leave with clear direction and a plot waiting to become a manuscript.

The two sessions will include brief lectures, hands-on workshops, one-on-one discussion with Michele, and some partner work with other students.

Michele Bacon is the author of contemporary young adult novels Antipodes and Life Before.  Her work focuses on families, friends, and the complicated relationships therein. When she’s not writing, Michele loves skiing, playing tabletop games, traveling, and dreaming of travel. She’s visited all 50 states and dozens of countries, always eager to hear people’s stories and immerse herself in other cultures. Wherever she goes, Michele enjoys helping writers find their voices and tell their stories. And she loves coming home to Seattle, where she lives with her partner and three young children.


Details:

  • This class will be taught via the Zoom video conferencing program. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
  • A link will be sent to the email you registered with to join the Zoom online meeting. Please watch for this email.
  • Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply. 
  • In gratitude to our members for their continued support during the closures, BARN is offering all classes for free to BARN members through December 2020.  Members are still responsible for paying materials and mailing fees, where applicable. If a class is full, please add your name to the wait list in case a space opens up or we are able to offer another class. Check our calendar frequently as more classes are being added each week!



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