You can attend this program in per son or take part online. To take part online\, follow the "Register Here f or Online Access" link. \;
\nThis presentation will exp lore strategies to help keep promising early chapters from melting into a mushy middle. Topics include: vetting your premise to make sure it's sound and can carry a story filled with escalating stakes and complications\; d eveloping fully formed characters whose backstories\, desires\, and motiva tions are powerful enough to support a compelling narrative\; deepening an d expanding conflict so that it's capable of driving a novel\; making cert ain the story operates at varying dramatic temperatures to ensure a vivid emotional experience for the reader\; and more!
\nLorin Ober weger \;is a highly sought-after independent book editor and ghostwriter with more than twenty-five years experience in publishing. As an award-winning author\, Lorin has eight traditionally published books\, including BOOMERANG\, REBOUND\, and BOUNCE\, under the pen name Noelle Aug ust. Her latest is THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK\, written with TED director\, Chris Anderson. \;https://www.free-expressions.com/
\nCentral Oregon Writers Guild's \;mission is to provi de Central Oregon area writers a forum for mutual support and education th rough meetings\, annual events and workshops. Our goal is to advance growt h and success for individual writers of all genres and skill levels. Found ed in 2002\, the Guild is a non-profit organization\, run entirely by volu nteers.
\nGuild meetings take place on a monthly basis\, where we fe ature guest speakers\, panels\, member readers and small group interaction \, with topics of interest to writers at all skill levels. Meetings are fr ee and open to the public.
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