The Art of the Start: How to Write Powerful Openings in Any Genre (for Writers of Stories, Essays, Memoirs, and Novels) Zoom Seminar, Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Live Seminar via Zoom from 12PM CST - 1:30PM CST
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Instructor Kyle Minor is the author of Praying Drunk, winner of the Story Prize Spotlight Award. His work appears online and in print in Esquire, The Atlantic, Iowa Review, Story, the New York Times Book Review, and three volumes of the Best American series. Sarabande Books will publish a new collection of essays, How to Disappear and Why, in August 2024.
Read an Interview with Kyle on The Art of the Start.
Master the art of crafting compelling beginnings by understanding the writer-reader contract, managing essential information, and hitting the ground running in your stories, essays, memoirs, and novels.
In this seminar, we will learn at least three things:
- The notion of "the contract" between writer and reader as established at story's beginning.
- Strategies for managing information without sacrificing speed and forward motion.
- And how to make all the important writerly choices while crafting the story's opening.
Why Take This Seminar? A powerful opening can elevate your writing from memorable to unforgettable. This seminar provides you with a comprehensive toolkit of techniques to make your beginnings as compelling as your endings. Under Kyle Minor's expert guidance, you'll develop the creativity and confidence needed to craft openings that linger in your readers' minds long after they’ve turned the last page.
Benefits of Enrolling:
- Expert Instruction: Learn from Kyle Minor, a seasoned author with extensive publishing credits and accolades.
- Practical Techniques: Gain actionable strategies to enhance the opening of any narrative form.
- Interactive Learning: Engage in dynamic discussions.
- No Required Reading: Focus entirely on your writing and the insights shared during the seminar without the burden of additional texts.
Enroll now to revolutionize your writing with openings that captivate and compel your readers to keep turning the pages!
No Required Reading:
No assigned course texts, although you'll probably be seeking out a lot of the stories, essays, and books we discuss after the course is over.
No problem! The session will be recorded and available to watch after the seminar concludes.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
- Kyle Minor, Instructor
- Saturday, August 24th, 2024 | 12PM - 1:30PM CST
- Tuition is $75
- Seminar is fully ONLINE and meets via Zoom.
If you have questions, please us the Chat Button or contact us via email HERE.