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Barbara Kyle's
"Writing Fiction That Sells"
Online Video Workshops
"A best-selling novelist, writing coach, and former actress, Kyle presents her material with clarity and humour, delivering solid information illustrated with examples from literature, film, and television." Karen Alison -- Writers & Editors Network, Toronto, Ontario
My "Writing Fiction That Sells" series of video workshops is available online. The series gives you almost 12 hours of instruction and inspiration for just $50! For info, including how to subscribe, click here
Many writers who attended my workshops, seminars, and courses asked for something they could take home to refresh their memory about all they had learned, and to boost their inspiration. In response I produced my workshop series on video, '"Writing Fiction That Sells."
The series is a distillation of the material I teach at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, the Haliburton School of The Arts, and in workshops I present for the Canadian Authors Association, the Toronto Writers' Centre, and many other writers organizations.
I'm sure these workshops will help you create stories that are both compelling and marketable. I hope they will inspire you to achieve your personal best!
“If writing was a sport, “Writing Fiction That Sells” would be the coaching staff, providing strategies that result in a successful game plan. The seamless integration of technique with literary references past and present offers writers both context and substance. 'Writing Fiction That Sells' has quickly become one of my most important tools.” Junior Lee Klegseth, Burbank, California
Topics Covered on the video workshops:
Each workshop session focuses on an aspect of the craft of writing and selling your work: Structure, Character, Style, Storylining, and Getting Published. There's also a bonus feature called "Staying the Course: Tales of a First Draft Survivor."
1: Structure: "7 Essentials of a Great Story"
- 3-act structure
- Inciting incident
- Escalating conflict
- Reversals and revelations
- Climax: from confrontation to resolution
- Overarching dramatic question
- Controlling idea
2: Character: "Inventing Lives"
- The empathetic protagonist
- Motivation: conscious desire
- Making us care: high stakes and close relationships
- Consistency and contradiction
- Characterization vs. "deep character": choice, change, and contrast
+ "Staying the Course: Tales of a First Draft Survivor
3: Style: "Your Story’s Voice"
- Creating worlds with words
- Showing vs. telling
- Mastering Point-of-View
- Writing dialogue
- "Psychic distance"
- 3 myths about writing
4: Storylining & Getting Published: "Building Your Book" & "The Business"
- The Storylining process
- Power research
- Revisions in 2 drafts
- What makes a novel marketable?
- How to format your manuscript
- How to find an agent
- How to query publishers and agents
- Tapping the mass market
"Just finished watching. Wow. The directness of your presentation and illustrations clarified and focused the elements for me. I will replay this many times." Robert Jones, Oakville, Ontario
"Learning to write well is like learning seamanship skills…you may capsize once or twice before you get the hang of it. Your DVD series 'Writing Fiction That Sells' is a fast track to navigating one’s ship. You have saved me from shipwreck disaster. Thanks.” Rico Provasoli, San Rafael, California
"The videos have already helped! The weak spots in the story I'm working on popped right out at me as I watched your videos and took notes. As a side benefit your instruction pointed out ways I was on the right track. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge this way." Barb Ritchie, Barrie, Ontario
 The $85 4-DVD set of "WRITING FICTION THAT SELLS" is out of stock. The same video content -- almost 12 hours of instruction -- is available online for just $50. The content is identical to the 4-DVD set. For info about the online version and how to subscribe click here
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