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PAST EVENTS
CULTIVATING CHARACTERS
INSTRUCTOR: Janice Wiley-Dorn FEE: $50 FIVE WEEK ONLINE CLASS
* Field Trips – On your own ** Minor Research Online and Off * * Short Writing Assignments ** Critiques by Instructor *
Assignments emailed to students on Monday of each week and must be completed and emailed back to instructor by midnight (Central Time) the following Sunday. Questions? Contact Cyber Class Instructor at: cc@janicewiley-dorn.com
Payment: Make check or money order out to: Janice Wiley-Dorn. Send it, a notation of which class you're enrolling in, and your contact information, including email address to: Janice Wiley-Dorn, P.O. Box 1031, Pell City, AL 35125. _______________________________________________________
WEEK ONE: What If WEEK TWO: Who WEEK THREE: What Then WEEK FOUR: How … Why WEEK FIVE: It's a Wrap
July 20-22 2007: Led a critique group for novels at the 2007 Alabama Writers Conclave, held at the Dixon Conference Center on the Auburn University campus.
This year's AWC will be held July 17-19, 2009 at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park, 8 Perimeter Park South, Birmingham AL 35243. ____________________________________________________________
De-WAS-ify: Weed Out Wimpy Writing
August 12, 2006: Half-day workshop presented at the Pell City Library, Pell City, AL.
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June 12, 2004: Half-day workshop presented at the Pell City Library, Pell City, AL.
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DIALOGUE I: Beginner — Basics Misconceptions about formatting and tags, including Tom Swifties and other urban legends. Chronic as-you-know-itis, aka info dumps.
DIALOGUE II: Intermediate — Naturally You talking to me? Balancing narrative and flying solo. Discreet dialect. Authentic language isn't always a four-letter word.
DIALOGUE III: Advanced — Double Duty Reveal characterization, enhance description and setting, and move plot forward in the no dump zone.
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