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Let's Build a Picture Book with Andrea Welsh
Beach Lane Books Editorial Director Andrea Welch will walk participants through the key elements of picture books, including voice, language, pacing, page turns, and so much more. Please bring a work-in-progress and your picture book questions!
The Case for Rage: Eight Tips For Capturing Emotional Frustration in Middle Grade Characters with Lilliam Rivera
When writing middle grade, there can be a tendency of shying away from depicting extreme emotions in children, especially rage. But our goal as writers is to create three dimensional characters that lean away from cliches. In this intensive, we will dive into constructing compelling character sketches by asking the right questions to our protagonists that go beyond judgement of what is ‘good” or ‘bad’ behavior. We will analyze scenes from contemporary middle grade books and generate creative work followed by each tip.
A Practical Graphic Novelist’s Roadmap: From Ideas to Production with Maple Lam
Do you seek guiding methods and practical tools to facilitate your creative process in creating a graphic novel? This hands-on workshop is designed for author-illustrators who want to master their story crafts and their production process to thrive in today’s graphic novel market. From developing innovative ideas, to creating strong stories, to managing the production process, you will leave with an actionable roadmap and useful skills to turn your idea into an irresistible graphic novel.
