Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for September.

Date: 9/7 – 10/2/09

Workshop title: Storyboarding

Description: Hate blinking cursors or rewriting? Have a very time-pressed schedule? To avoid all of those and maintain sanity in the middle of deadlines and challenging books requires a little more pre-plotting than Ready with some characters, Set with an opening scene, Go!

Storyboarding for the Story Challenged uses different formats (and thus, different parts of your brain) to help you construct your plot. Part visual, part analytical, this method of storyboarding allows you to plot the skeleton of a story or put all the story flesh on its bones, right down to the last freckle or drop of sweat.

The storyboarding method also allows you to: a) write a quick, concise sysnopsis that enables you to more accurately state what your book will be about when it’s finished b) find plot holes c) determine if you’ve dropped threads, characters, props or themes d) know your characters, the story and how motivation ties in before you ever start writing e) and lots more!!

About the instructor: Shelley Bradley

The author of 20+ sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances for multiple print and electronic publishers, Shelley Bradley, who also writes as Shayla Black, lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading and listening to an eclectic blend of music.

Shelley has won or placed in over a dozen writing contests, including Passionate Ink’s Passionate Plume, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Reader’s Choice Awards. Romantic Times has awarded her Top Picks, a KISS Hero Award and a nomination for Best Erotic Romance of 2007. Her latest release, TEMPT ME WITH DARKNESS, a paranormal/urban fantasy romance with Pocket, is the first of the Doomsday Brethren series and was released last month.

Registration Deadline: 9/6/09

Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn’t required;
Anyone can take our courses.

Where to sign up: You may register online at our website,
www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.

Please click the Pay Now button and follow the instructions for Paypal. You will receive a confirmation from us once your payment is received.

You may also contact YRW at YosemiteRomanceWriters@YosemiteRomanceWriters.com if you have any other questions.

Thank you for considering our workshops!!

Sandra Marlow
Vice President – Yosemite Romance Writers

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