October Membership Teleseminar
October 14, 2011
11 AM PDT, 12 PM MDT 1 PM CDT 2 PM EDT
Discover the Plot of Your Life Story
Every memoir ever written participates in a universal pattern as words grow and expand into sentences, paragraphs, and chapters. What is left after the end of the memoir has the potential to transform not only the writer, but all those who read the story.
With the help of plot and the concept of Universal Story, you will learn to:
- Push aside the words of your memoir and see the bigger picture of your story
- Push aside your everyday drama and see the bigger picture of your life
- Create a more fulfilling relationship with your story and your writing life
During this wonderful teleseminar by friend and colleague Martha Alderson, we are celebrating her new book The Plot Whisperer, and the knowledge she has to share about plot, how to write a gripping story, and techniques fiction writers use to make a story reach deep into your emotions and even your soul.
Martha combines her knowledge about how people learn from twenty years of working with thousands of children with her expertise about plot and the structure of story. She has analyzed hundreds of novels, memoirs, and screenplays, and taught thousands of writers for over twenty years. She takes readers and writers alike beyond the words and into the very heart of a story.
What you Will Learn in this Teleseminar
- What is plot?
- What is the Universal Story?
- Why is plot and the Universal Story important for memoir writers?
- How to use plot and the Universal Story to create a better memoir and a better writing life.
Bio:
Martha Alderson is the Plot Whisperer and author of The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master http://www.adamsmediastore.com/product/the-plot-whisperer/writing. She is the founder of the award-winning blog The Plot Whisperer http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com Blockbuster Plots for Writers http://www.blockbusterplots.com and International PlotWriMo http://plotwrimo.com Her books include Blockbuster Plot Pure & Simple and Blockbuster Plots Scene Tracker Kit. She also has created several plot DVDs and eBooks http://www.blockbusterplots.com/plot_tools.html
Her clients include best-selling authors, writing teachers and fiction editors, and Hollywood movie directors.
Upcoming events:
The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master is in bookstores October 15th. Mark your calendars for the launch party on October 18th at the Capitola Book Café in Capitola California.
Listening to Martha’s advice on this call took my perspective on my manuscript to a whole new level. She lays out a compelling visual process that keeps the story on track-complete with the critical elements of transformation, crisis, and climax. I wish I knew about this process when I started writing 2 1/2 years ago. It would have saved me a great deal of time and effort… Thank you, Linda Joy, for arranging this valuable lesson.