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APPEARANCES &
SIGNINGS
Spring of 2008 I’ll be
teaching the following classes for Jefferson County Adult Education,
Evening classes only.
You can find more information
the classes and sign up for any one or all at JCPS
Lifelong Learning Program
February 6, 2008
Drafting Your Novel
4 week class
March 12, 2008
Getting Published
March 25, 2008
Writing a Romance Novel
4 week class
2008
Booksigning Event: Saturday,
February 23rd - 2:00pm-5:00pm
Barnes & Noble
Participating
Authors:
TL Gray, Isabelle Drake, Saralee Etter,
JC Wilder, Madeline Oh, Marcia James,
Paige Cuccaro, Various EC/CP/TLC Editors and the Tour
Bus!
April 16-20, 2008
RT Convention
UPCOMING ONLINE CLASSES by T. L. Gray
January 2008, date TBA: Creating Memorable Characters, Carolina Romance Writers
March 2008, date TBA: 3 Act Structure, Hearts Through
History
WORKSHOPS/ONLINE CLASSES available from T. L. Gray
Drafting Your Novel—Outlines aren't just for plotters! Pansters can also benefit from this workshop full of tools and tips to quickly organize, set goals, and outline your novel. It can also help revise an outline on a novel already in progress and aid in spotting and eliminating potential problems in a stalled project. Detailed worksheets can be tailored to your specific needs and will help keep you on track and away from writer's block. You'll save time and become much more productive.
Special Forces--Delta--a research class that gives today's military authors everything they need
to know to write realistic characters for Special Forces. This workshop was
given at 2005 RWA National Conference.
Understanding Three Act Structure—craft; learn how to apply the successful technique used in movies/screenplays to ensure your book is tightly plotted.
Dissecting The
Random Scene--In
this workshop you learn to dissect a random scene from a published book and how
to apply this model to your own scenes to make sure they are fully loaded.
Creating Memorable
Characters--WE NEED TO KNOW THE PEOPLE IN
THE CAR BEFORE WE SEE THE CAR CRASH. The reader wants to fall in love
with at least one of your characters. As a romance writer, they must love
the hero and heroine. The best conflict comes from great characterization.
Using an array of tools complied by T. L. Gray, you’ll learn how to braid
already established aspects of behavior to create strong, complex,
individualistic characters.
Basic Elements of
Suspense--Ways to build and deepen
suspense in your story.
Sparking Up Your
Dialogue--Dialogue can make the
difference between a boring scene and one that jumps off the page.
Maintaining tension throughout the book is key. Coherence
and logic are not the goals of dialogue. The emotional effect on the
reader is what you’re striving for. If the reader’s emotions aren’t involved,
he/she will lose interest in the book and the characters quickly. One way
of maintaining tension is to make sure your dialogue is confrontational or
adversarial in nature.
So, You've Got Yourself A Serial Killer: But Do You Really Know
Him?--Research class that targets the
myths and general characteristics of Serial Killers.
Contact TLGray for more info.