WORKSHOPS!
NEW
WORKSHOP!
AUDIO FOR
AUTHORS
Today's technology is a boon for authors. Gone are the days
of books on cassette tapes. It's the day of books
downloaded from the Internet onto small, convenient devices
like the iPod. The author now has the power, with a mininum
cash investment, to produce everything from one minute
teasers to podcasts to audiobooks. In this workshop, Denise
discusses what the author will need to create an .mp3 file
format that can be uploaded to the World Wide Web and
played through computers and .mp3 players. She tells you
everything--from what kind of software and hardware you
need, where to upload your files, where to have your
audiobooks imprinted on demand. and where to sell them. She
discuss ways to make your audio more professional with
royalty-free music or sound effects and what you will need
to create custom album covers. You'll walk away with a
better understanding of how you can gain control of the
spoken word.
WORLD
BUILDING 101
As every fiction writer knows, creating a cohesive world
for your characters to inhabit is not only important, but
mandatory. Denise leads students through the creation of a
science fiction or fantasy world. She gives them the
general rules to build the foundation and then, Denise lets
the students add elements to the basic building blocks
until they have developed a fascinating world. The students
get the opportunity to write a scene from this world and by
the end of the workshop, participants have enough
background to apply what they learned to a novel or short
story.
CREATING
CHARACTERS THROUGH DENISE VITOLA'S EULOGY DESIGN
Denise found that new fiction writers have trouble creating
believable characters. They usually produce lifeless,
colorless people. Denise discovered the reason for this is
because most writers will make boring character history
lists and try to mold them into an interesting person. The
writer loses interest immediately. So, she came up with a
development method using her Eulogy Design. This method
takes the writer to the character's funeral! Denise shows
the student how to liven up the character synopsis with a
unique voice that will motivate writers to create
compelling and fascinating characters.
CREATING
CHARACTERS USING THE TAROT CARDS
The tarot cards have been around for centuries. The Major
Arcana cards are based on universal archetypes and the
Minor Arcana cards support these archetypes with emotion.
Denise shows participants how to read the card's symbols
and combine the Major and Minor Arcana to imbue a character
with life. Students will then get the opportunity to write
several character synopses using this method. Each student
should have a personal tarot deck, but it's not required.