Each time we write, we paint pictures with our words-- the challenge is to paint a clear picture. Follow the cardinal rule of show don’t tell; the more sensual your writing, the better it will be.

Writing without a structured outline can not only jumpstart an anxious writer, but enhance creativity and story development. Learn the advantages and pitfalls of real-time plot and character development, discuss story arcs and framework, four things an author needs to begin writing any scene, and techniques to keep moving when feeling lost.

Join this Mistress of the Story and Master of the Macabre as they delve into ghostly subjects.

A frank discussion among authors, editors and publishers about the world of kid lit.

Join best-selling author (and former Green Beret) Bob Mayer as he outlines ways to accurately portray the military in your novels and also shows you ways to use military tactics to become a better writer.

Ready to revise? Where to begin? Sort out what's not working and fix it, while making sure to not mess with what's working. Revision examined, from large issues (restructuring story,character, pacing) to small (polishing scenes and sentences).

Understanding the importance of the nuts and bolts of your language basic toolbox.

An introduction to the listening skills, assertiveness and boundary techniques essential to building lasting professional relationships in the fast-paced, team-oriented world of professional publishing.

Agent Donald Maass will lead you into a darkened room and help you create real fear with your fictional characters.

An insider’s view of the positives and negatives of publishing your work on the internet. When is the right time? How can you make the internet work for you?

Everyone knows you're supposed to show, not tell -- but what does that mean exactly?  How do you convey information without coming out and saying it? How can you show emotion without naming it?  And when should you tell instead of show?

Underlying effective characterization and plot is movement. Learn the half a dozen ways to create movement, which in turn improve pace, up the suspense, and deepen characterization. Apply this much-overlooked element of craft - to fiction, memoirs, and essays - and see your writing utterly transformed.

Two best-selling authors discuss handling all the delicate issues (and tissues) of modern horror.

When Elephants Fight, The Grass Suffers is a Kenyan saying.  It means that when the large battle it is the small that suffer.  In war it is always children who suffer the most.  In this workshop, Eric Walters discusses his work featuring the stories of 5 children, (from Afghanistan, the Sudan, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Sarajevo) and his work to attempt to explain the conflict in terms that children can understand.

Here’s your last chance to get your writing, formatting and submission questions answered – agents, editors and publishers give you the inside scoop on how to get your query to the top of the pile.

Creating believable antagonists who lift your protagonist’s game.

The only thing stopping you from writing stares back at you in the mirror. Join this author of nine thrillers, with some blunt words on how to bury your dream, or live it, one word at a time.

The difference between novel and screenplay, writing in the here and now, visualizing your story and so much more.

Contemporary, Paranormal, Historical or Traditional – the range of choices within Romance writing today is vast. Enjoy this overview with one of the experts.

The author of Missing Sarah talks about her own experience with biography – and autobiography, and how life can inform work.