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The Muse and the Marketplace begins this Friday, May 10! Attendee schedules are now frozen for printing; if you did not sign up for sessions in advance or wish to make a change, never fear: you’ll be able to join sessions on the fly as well by checking in with the Session Manager at the door. For completely full sessions, the Session Manager will use their discretion on whether additional seating and/or standing room will be available per fire code. We cannot wait to host you at the Boston Park Plaza for an incredible weekend ahead!
Friday, May 10 • 11:45am - 12:45pm
Structural Steps: Building a Novel with Good Bones
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Whether writing one's first novel or fifth, writers can get lost while researching and sketching their novels. For those beginning their first story (or those who have started many a book but never finished), this session will provide an approach for building the best framework for your novel, using the "how do you eat an elephant" approach: one bite at a time. We'll look at how to use a step-by-step method, moving from an initial idea to finding your "what if" to drawing up a concept paper, characterization, indexing, and building a spine. Following these steps will lead to a skeleton on which to construct one's novel.
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Randy Susan Meyers

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Randy Susan Meyers is the internationally bestselling author of five novels, one novella, and a co-authored novel. She has also edited a book of essays.The Massachusetts Council of the Book chose three of Meyers' books as Must-Read Books, writing, "The clear and distinctive voice... Read More →

Friday May 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT
Whittier
  Fiction

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