A 2-hour, in-depth online workshop on how to launch a story. Learn different techniques, analyse different story openings, and (re-)write your own in this hands-on webinar. Recording available!
Story openings have a big job — they entice your reader to continue reading. But what’s the best way to get readers’ attention? Dialogue? Backstory? Setting? Character sketch? In this 2-hour workshop, we'll dive in deep!
Bring a novel or short story opening you’re having trouble with or would like to re-envision…and get ready to revamp! We’ll examine various story openings across MG/YA genres to spark ideas and understand how different styles can change a piece. You’ll see how your reimagined intros can alter tone, point of view, pace, and more. In this interactive workshop, attendees are invited to share their results if they feel comfortable to do so.
Afraid you can't make time/date for this opportunity? The full workshop will be recorded. Registered participant will be able to (re-)watch the recording for 30 days after the event.
Pricing: $30 ($20 for Premium Members)
Your Host
Tina Tocco
Tina Tocco is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Her work has appeared in Highlights for Children, Highlights High Five, Cricket, Humpty Dumpty, Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids, and other children’s magazines. She has also been published in various literary journals, such as The MacGuffin, New Ohio Review, River Styx, Potomac Review, and Italian Americana. A longtime SCBWI member, Tina contributed the New York story to the organization's middle grade horror anthology The Haunted States of America (Godwin Books, 2024). She is also the author of the children’s poetry collection The Hungry Snowman and Other Poems (Kelsay Books, 2019). Tina earned her MFA from Manhattanville University, where she was editor-in-chief of Inkwell, the university’s national literary journal.