Shameless Plug: Brick by Brick-Online Workshop

For those who know me know I’m obsessed with structure. Turns out I know enough to put together an online class. My local RWA chapter is brave and kind enough to take a chance on me. I’m scared and hopeful…did I mention terrified? So the class starts up on June 7th. The deadline to sign up is the 6th. The class lasts a month. Yes, a whole month to grill me on the simple structure of a scene, help you find the overall goal of your novel, and of course 3 act structure and 4 turning points. Me! So here’s the plug:

Brick by Brick: Using Structure to Write and Revise

Instructor: Melissa Blue

Registration deadline: 6/6/10

Has writing or revising an entire novel ever felt like you were about to scale Mount Everest? The project too big, the problems too insurmountable? Well, the bad news is writing and revising a novel is never going to be easy. The process can be easier and less painful than banging your head on a wall. The structure of a scene and the structure of a novel can be used to not only create new material but to diagnose troublesome parts while revising.

What you’ll learn during the workshop:

The overall goal for your character and/or of your story
Simple structure of a scene
Three Act Structure of a novel
Four Turning Points—points in a novel where the character changes

Here’s the link and tell friends: http://www.yosemiteromancewriters.com/6.html