May 28, 2008
Hi Everyone,
We wanted you to know about a great online writing class starting June 14, 2008. Here is a terrific opportunity to learn directly from a New York editor and get one-on-one feedback, too! Instructor Stacey Barney is an editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers, has held posts in both adult and children's book publishing. She’s worked with such talented writers as Chris Abani and William Henry Lewis. She's also published LA Times bestselling author Tamara T. Gregory's Passport Diaries as well as Denver Post bestselling author Gilbert Tuhabonye's This Voice in My Heart. Before coming onboard Putnam's team, she worked at Dafina/Kensington, where she launched a Young Adult list with such titles as Drama High, So Not the Drama, Boy Shopping, and Perry Skky Jr., the spin-off to bestseller Christian teen series Payton Skky. Stacey will be teaching a four-week online class at Authorlink titled: Finding Your Novel's Voice; Making Characters Live: Hands-On Guidance From A New York Editor.
Brief Description: A story is not just a story, but a set of choices an author makes about how to tell the story (Voice); the correct grouping of words (Language); who should "people" the story and why (Characterization); and what should your motley group of characters say to each one another (Dialogue). In this class, we'll explore these four elements and how to make the right choices about them in workshop format in order to create a successful novel. To learn more about this class, or to sign up, go to www.authorlink.com/classroom
Thanks! If you have questions, e-mail me at dbooth@authorlink.com.
Posted by Chrisy Long
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