01/23/10 - Columbus OH - Workshop: The Personality Ladder and Plotting Via Motivation with Laurie Schnebly Campbell

Everyone bugging you for holiday gift ideas? Tell them you want a ticket to
Central Ohio Fiction Writers' Jan Workshop: The Personality Ladder and
Plotting Via Motivation by Laurie Schnebly Campbell, January 23, 2010,
Holiday Inn, 7007 High Street, Columbus, OH.

The session begins with tools that will determine each character's
personality -- ideally in ways that bring them into conflict not only with
other characters, but also with themselves. Next we track the hero through
the seven steps he needs to move through, covering the journey from Stasis
through Triumph. Of course, every character has their own ladder to climb in
parallel stages until they reach the final resolution together. (There's
even a ladder for the villain, although he rarely makes it to the top!)
Armed with a solid grasp of the characters' personalities, we turn to
plotting...which begins with motivation.

External events might make a difference to the story, but they're only one
element of the plot. Because once we nail down any character's motivation,
it doesn't matter what takes place in their world...they'll create a plot
from WHATEVER happens. There's no need to prepare a story idea, character
bios, goal charts or anything else, because you'll learn how to plot an
entire book -- and actually have it ready to type -- by the end of this
hands-on workshop.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN @ WWW.COFW.ORG
Time: 9-5 Cost: COFW members $40
Non-members $45 (fee for using paypal) Includes lunch Hotel: $89 rate:
614-436-0700 or 1-888-HOLIDAY. Mention the Central Ohio Fiction Writers
Workshop room rate.