Preparatory Workshops

The NaperWriMo region has delivered quite a few preparatory workshops since its inception in 2005. Here are pictures, presentations and notes from our workshops. Note that you can find event information for upcoming workshops.

2007 Articles

No workshops this year

• Using emotional response for plot points - Tim Yao - 2007-09-27

2008 Workshops

Our first year doing workshops

• Plot Preparation Workshop; also see notes from 2008-10-18 - Katherine Lato, 2008-10-18
• Novel Preparation Workshop - Tim Yao, 2008-10-26

2009 Workshops

• Character Definition and Development - Lloyd and Barb, 2009-10-24
• Plot Prep Session - Dave Dean, 2009-10-10

2010 Workshops

• Strategies for NaNo/writing - Katherine Lato, 2010-10-02
• All about POV's - Crystal Blount, 2010-10-09
• Character Development - J. Turpin, 2010-10-16

2011 Workshops

• Writing Good Dialogue - Crystal Blount, 2011-10-22
• What to Avoid - Heather Jones - 2011-10-15
• Plot Development - Tom Ostler, 2011-10-08

2012 Workshops

• Emotional Response: How to Connect With Your Readers - Tim Yao, 2012-10-06
• Prepare for NaNoWriMo - Tom Ostler, 2012-10-13
• Writer's Self Assessment - Roger Lubeck, 2012-10-20

2013 Workshops

Four workshops are planned for 2013

• Preparatory Workshop - Todd Hogan - 2013-09-28: Hit the Ground Writing!
• Preparatory Workshop - Katherine Lato - 2013-10-05: Character is Story
• Preparatory Workshop - Roger Lubeck - 2013-10-12: Writing Styles - Structure, Plot, and Mechanics
• Preparatory Workshop - Frank Dahlman - 2013-10-19: Keeping Your Readers Engaged

2014 Workshops

Four workshops are planned for 2014

• Preparatory Workshop - Tim Yao and Kaden Patrick - 2014-10-02: The Stone Soup Method for NaNoWriMo Success
• Preparatory Workshop - Frank Dahlman - 2014-10-04: TBD
• Preparatory Workshop - Todd Hogan - 2014-10-11: TBD
• Preparatory Workshop - Jen Moore - 2014-10-18: TBD