Hey, friends! You’re invited to ALCHEMY, an eight-part writing intensive that covers everything from crafting characters who walk off the page to ten things to do before you query. Sessions will run every Tuesday morning from 10am-12pm CST starting on October 8 and ending on November 19, with our final, bonus session on Thursday, November 21. Each session and subsequent live Q&A will be recorded and available for viewing at any time throughout the 7-week term. Attendees can take classes à la carte or purchase the entire course at a discount.
I have 25 years of teaching experience and another 18 in the publishing industry, and I’d be thrilled to share the things I’ve learned with you! The only thing I love almost as much as writing is teaching, and my deep hope is to help new and aspiring writers level up their work and take the next step in their writing journey.
In just a few days we’ll be kicking things off with a study on character: Creating Characters Who Walk Off the Page. In this workshop, we’ll dive deep into the art of creating authentic, relatable, nuanced characters. We’ll go far beyond the surface and explore how to shape your protagonist’s worldview, motivation, and fatal flaw so that a two-dimensional character becomes a believable hero your readers will genuinely connect with. Characters don’t necessarily have to be likable, but we do need to understand why they make the choices they do—and many writers get so hung up on the who, what, when, and where they forget to address that all-important WHY. In this workshop, we’ll remedy that. Come prepared to brainstorm and write.
To find out more, including pricing, a full course syllabus, and registration information, please shoot me an email. Or, if you would like to register, please follow the link.
I hope to see you at Alchemy! Thanks so much for reading. xoxo - Nicole
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I have participated in both live workshops and online courses from Nicole and I have learned so much from them. If anyone is considering enrolling, but not sure, I encourage you to sign up. You won't regret it. I'm disappointed I won't be able to participate. If my schedule wasn't so topsy turvy, I would in a heartbeat.