“Raising the Stakes: How to tighten your story's tension”

“Raising the Stakes: How to tighten your story's tension”

With guest speaker: author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn 

Saturday, November 9, 2024
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom and accessible wherever there’s Internet

Ever stayed up all night reading a book? In this workshop, you’ll learn you how to build that kind of tension.  And we'll help you put into practice the techniques professionals use – on every page and in every kind of story – to create drama and raise the tension in each scene they write.

Guest speaker Laurie Elizabeth Flynn is the author of five novels. Her adult fiction debut,  The Girls Are All So Nice Here, was named a USA Today Best Book of 2021, sold in 11 territories worldwide, and became an instant bestseller in Canada. 

Her second novel for adults, Till Death Do Us Part, was an instant USA Today and national Canadian bestseller, and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick.

Laurie is also the author of three young adult novels:  Firsts, Last Girl Lied To, and All Eyes On Her, under the name L.E. Flynn. 

Laurie is a former model who lives in London, Ontario, with her husband and their four children. When she’s not writing or taking care of her kids, you can likely find Laurie hiking in the woods, perusing thrift stores for vintage dresses, or bingeing on reality TV.

Note: Till Death Do Us Part, The Girls Are All So Nice Here, All Eyes on Her, and Firsts are available from Chapters here, and Last Girl Lied To is available from Amazon here. Visit Laurie’s website here.

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, taught creative writing at Ryerson University (now known as Toronto Metropolitan University), and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Charlottetown. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors. 

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Fee: $45.13 + 13% hst = $51 paid in advance by mail or Interac

To reserve a spot now, email: brain.henry123@gmail.com (if you have messaged my sympatico account and did not get a response please message on my gmail...I cannot pick up sympatico emails right now...)

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.