{"id":4434,"date":"2020-04-16T12:58:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2020-04-15T20:59:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T00:59:40","slug":"may-dor-writing-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/may-dor-writing-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"May’s Day of Reckoning Writing Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The next Day of Reckoning<\/strong> online writing workshop will be hosted by Storyville Studio on Saturday, May 9th from 9am-5pm Central time. Instructors include me, Livia Llewellyn<\/a>, Priya Sharma,<\/a> Mercedes M. Yardley<\/a>, Karen Runge,<\/a> Brian Evenson<\/a> and Sarah Read.<\/a> Richard Thomas<\/a> will act as moderator. In addition to the online workshopping, class participants will receive feedback from the instructors on one of their short stories.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Seats are limited; sign up soon<\/a> if you’re interested!<\/div>\n
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YES IN MY BACKYARD: REGIONAL HORROR WRITING WITH LIVIA LLEWELLYN<\/em><\/p>\n

9:00 \u2014 10:00 A.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

New England, Southern, city, suburbia: how to put the evocative power of where you live\/have lived to work in your horror.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FABULOUS BEASTS Q&A WITH PRIYA SHARMA<\/em><\/p>\n

10:00 \u2014 11:00 A.M. CST<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How to grow a tale. An in-depth conversation about “Fabulous Beasts,” a story that was a World Fantasy Award winner, a Shirley Jackson nominee, and a selection for both\u00a0The Best Horror of the Year<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Year\u2019s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SHARE THE HORROR: CAN A GOOD SOUL WRITE DARK THINGS? WITH MERCEDES M. YARDLEY<\/em><\/p>\n

11:00 A.M.\u201412:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ll discuss not only how a “good” person can explore darkness, but why it’s a valuable thing to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Break for Lunch.<\/em><\/p>\n

12:00\u2014 1:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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THE BEAUTY IN THE BEAST: WRITING TRAUMA HORROR WITH HUMANITY KAREN RUNGE<\/em><\/p>\n

1:00 \u2014 2:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at real monsters and traumatic subjects: how to write a disturbing scene with insight and compassion, and how to utilize extreme themes in a way that enriches the emotive power of your story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WRITING HORROR WITH LUCY A. SNYDER<\/em><\/p>\n

2:00 \u2014 3:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join five time Bram Stoker Award winner Lucy A. Snyder for a discussion of horror and its subgenres. The session will feature exercises on creating an atmosphere of dread and a discussion of current markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SPEAKING BETWEEN THE LINES SARAH READ<\/em><\/p>\n

3:00 \u2014 4:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dialogue is so much more than the words on the page. Some of the most important elements are what isn’t said. Learn about how to infuse your dialogue with subtext.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS WITH BRIAN EVENSON<\/em><\/p>\n

4:00 \u2014 5:00 P.M. CST<\/strong><\/p>\n

We will look at different ways of doing character description: concise, lengthy, on the run, physical, metaphorical, etc., and consider what each provides.<\/p>\n

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