Thanks for attending my workshop.  The presentations are below:

Crafting the Killer Romance Novel

Romance Structure 101 2

The Notebook PP

Crazy Love Story Eval

Ghost story Case-study-in-Concept-vs.-Premise

As a little reading bonus, here are some links to Storyfix posts that cover the ground we trod together.  There’s more on the site, as well… use the Search function to find what you need, including about ten full deconstructions of famous novels such as The Help, The Davinci Code, Shutter Island, and films such as Avatar and An Education.

If these links aren’t “hot” in your browser, just copy and paste ’em in to get there.  Enjoy!

http://storyfix.com/six-great-epiphanies-successful-authors

http://storyfix.com/the-secret-to-a-successful-concept

http://storyfix.com/a-clearer-understanding-of-concept

http://storyfix.com/the-continuing-chaos-of-concept

http://storyfix.com/writing-publishable-novel-finally-getting-really-means

http://storyfix.com/beware-the-under-cooked-story-concept

http://storyfix.com/case-study-concept-also-paradox

http://storyfix.com/case-study-when-a-concept-is-too-big

http://storyfix.com/case-study-staying-in-the-conceptual-lane

http://storyfix.com/a-case-study-in-concept-a-story-on-the-brink

http://storyfix.com/a-quick-case-study-in-concept

http://storyfix.com/side-effects-deconstruction-2-putting-concept-to-work-in-the-narrative-even-before-you-write-it

http://storyfix.com/good-to-great-nail-a-better-concept-to-empower-your-story

http://storyfix.com/better-way-open-novel

Some fun stuff, specific to romance and romance writers.

What I Just Learned from a Room Full of Romance Writers

The Mystery and the Romance of Structure

Seven Key Values to Maintain As You Write Your Romance

 

Structure articles (these links require that you copy and paste them into your browser):

The Moment That Makes or Breaks Your Story

Story Structure Series: #4 – The Most Important Moment in Your Story: The First Plot Point

8 “Moments” You Absolutely Need to Deliver to Your Readers… And One That You Should Hope For

Are you “Terrified” of Story Structure?

Hook vs. First Plot Point — Don’t Get Fooled

“Your structure is off…” — What Does That Even ‘Mean’?

Structure vs. Strategy — Don’t Get Mislead By Celebrity Author-Speak

Story Structure… for Television

“The Help”: Structure From 10,000 Feet

The Mystery and the Romance of Structure