All Day Workshop
Presented by Debra Dixon
Featuring Goal, Motivation and Conflict and The Hero's Journey
Offered by Pikes Peak Writers and Pikes Peak Romance Writers
This intensive workshop will cover the three most important elements of popular fiction--goal, motivation and conflict (GMC), and how these elements work with the mythic structure of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey to help writers conceive and create strong plots and compelling characters.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Candlewood Suites Hotel
6450 North Academy Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(888) 299-2208
Cost: $75 for PPW/PPRW Members
$95 for nonmembers
Price includes continental breakfast, box lunch and snack.
PPW/PPRW members can participate in the "Bring a Friend" promotion:
If you bring a non-member friend to this workshop, you'll be in the running for a special prize package:
- a seat next to Debi at the PPW/PPRW boards dinner Saturday evening
- a PPW bookstore credit of sufficient value to buy the GMC book
- a GMC analysis/critique of a synopsis of your project by Debra Dixon
Register Now to Reserve Your Space
Best
selling author, Debra Dixon, is currently at work on her tenth book and is the
recipient of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
Her novels have been awarded the coveted suspense "Kiss Of Death" Grand Award, Georgia Romance Writers' "Maggie," A Little Romance Magazine's ROMY, Colorado's Award of Excellence.
Additionally, her published books have been consistently recognized as finalists for the Colorado Award of Excellence, the Virginia Holt Medallion, and the National Readers' Choice Award for romance fiction.
A veteran speaker of numerous regional and national conferences, Debra developed and continues to teach novel writing courses for the University of Memphis as well as one-day writing workshops across the country. Gryphon Books For Writers published Debra's first writing "how-to" book, now in its sixth printing, based on her popular GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict workshop. Her most recent non-fiction title is When You're The Only Cop In Town, a writer's guide to smalltown law enforcement from Gryphon Ink. (Available November 2002)
Although she has now "semi-retired" from a successful career as a small business consultant, she continues to serve on the Board of Directors for three corporations, including an international trading company.
She has also served as Vice President of Romance Writers of America, an organization representing over 8,000 writers.
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(please submit a separate form for each person)