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Become a Storyteller of Worth 
​by writing quality fiction.
                              COURSES  NOW OFFERED       

●    ​Becoming a Storyteller, not just a "writer" (finding time to write, writer's block, etc.)
●    Bloopers & Blunders (to avoid)
●    Bridging the Gaps - 13 transitional aids to smoothly get from one point to another in a story 
●    Cheat Sheet Your Way to a Good Story – how to develop "cheat sheets" that work for you and how you tell a story, ALSO SEE: The Project Bible
●    Cheat Sheets for Characterization
●    Terrific Titles - how to beget story titles that sell available as a 22-page guidebook
●    A Story's Foundations - learn to write the Developed Short Story and you can writ a novel, the only difference between the two is length and scope)
●    The Project Bible (simplifying the process from idea to "the end" and do it YOUR WAY)  Details Are Here 
●    Cause and Effect Sequences (these create pace and flow, making a reader suspend their unbelief)  - This course is only offered once every four years as an online course. 
●    Dialogue Mechanics - making the words sound real (be they spoken out loud or internalizations/telepathic)
●    Noise of their Name  **full version** - (the correct name makes or breaks a story, be it the name of a character, weapon, place, beings, robots, etc.  Also available as a 1-on-1 online course w/real-time instructor feedback  - go HERE
●    POV & Viewpoint  Are Two Separate Things  
●    Revision is a Process - available as a guidebook at  Amazon.com)
●    The Setting "Pyramid" - adding reality to a fictional world and world building  
●    Bridging the Gaps - 13 transitional aids to smoothly get from one point to another in a story. This 15-day mini-course is also available as an in-person short course of 2-3 hours.
●    View, Verbs, and Vividness - a different way to look at Show-Don't-Tell.
●    Red Flag Words (what they are and why they stifle a story)

To inquire about fees, availability, or to get more information, contact Catherine - GO HERE
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