Motivating Your Plot
Dates: March 12-23, 2007
Instructor: Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Cost: FREE to FTHRW
members; $20.00 for all others
Registration Deadline: March 7, 2007
Course Description:
What's at the heart of Goal-Motivation-Conflict? Motivation...the
most underrated technique for creating a great story.
Plot is what HAPPENS to your characters--the shipwreck, the
kidnapped child, the lottery win, the witch's curse--AND what
they do about it--hiding the treasure, bargaining with vampires,
building an empire, leaving home.
But what makes them do it?
Here's where we get into the good part. The deeper you go
for a character's motivation, the more interesting the character
becomes. Nobody much cares why James Bond does what he does,
although it's fun to watch...but romance readers DO care why
these people do what they do.
So what'll make YOUR characters do plausible, interesting
things that keep the story moving? That's what this class
is about!
About the Instructor:
Laurie Schnebly Campbell grew up in a family that talked
"motivation" around the dinner table. While her
day job in advertising is responsible for her synopsis-writing
skills, her Master's in Counseling comes in handy for motivating
characters in her romance novels...including the one which
beat out Nora Roberts for "Best Special Edition of the
Year." Check her out at www.BookLaurie.com.
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