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21st Century personal history and 21st Century fiction follow the same principles. Dramatic narrative takes us beyond description. Screenplays and scripts for motion pictures and television dramatizations are roadmaps for performance. Novels, short stories, and personal essays are roadmaps for … Continue reading →

You’re strong on story concept, weak in execution, still writing in the early and mid-twentieth century narrative traditions. How to advance? Thought you’d never ask. Only one point of view per scene. Keep yourself out of the narrative. Stay with … Continue reading →

I’m about to buy, own, read, and mark up these books new to me: Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser by Roy Peter Clark First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … Continue reading →

July 1 Meeting 6:30 to 8 pm Goebel Adult Center Thousand Oaks, CA Dialog is the heart and soul of your novel or memoir. Learn from publishing pro Toni Lopopolo how to create charged, dynamic interactions between your characters. Click … Continue reading →

Wired for Story: Techniques To Write What The Human Brain Craves in Stories, with literary agent and instructor, Toni Lopopolo LET’S FACE IT. We’re all busy people, no matter what we do, we feel we should be doing something else.  So, … Continue reading →

The Ability to Communicate Writing is the art of communication. You need to be able to clearly express your ideas, thoughts, and emotions when speaking or writing. As an author, one of your goals should be to connect with your … Continue reading →

GP 215 – Writers’ Groups and Coaches Apr 9, 2017 Special guests writing coach Toni Lopopolo and editor/publicist Flo Selfman join host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss: How can a writer find her voice? … Continue reading →

THOG’S MASTERCLASS Neat Tricks. ‘The sinister doctor pointed a long emasculated finger …’ (Lionel Fanthorpe as Trebor Thorpe, ‘Voodoo Hell Drums’, Supernatural Stories 39, 1961) ‘I am among the last to retire, brushing my teeth with one drooping eyelid.’ (Tim … Continue reading →

These are published authors. THOG’S MASTERCLASS Facial Dept.: ‘Her nose held the memory of Spanish conquistadors. Her skin was the color of leaves just starting to turn. And beneath her dark eyes were full lips that looked as if they’d … Continue reading →