Join us at The Writing Barn for the Writing Outside the Box lectures on either October 9th, 10th or both.
We are thrilled to have top-selling agent and author Ammi-Joan Paquette and her client and friend of The Writing Barn, Austinite author K. A. Holt presenting at our Advanced Writer Workshop Weekend: Writing Outside the Box. We are opening up lecture only spots to locals who would like to attend one or both lectures, to serve as many writers as possible. The fee is $100 per lecture and also includes cocktails and conversation with visiting author, Lindsey Lane.
The Schedule:
Friday, October 10th 
9:30 am to 11:30 am Lecture & Exercises
Your Bendable Backbone: Using Structure to Enhance the Story You Want to Tell, lecture by agent/author Ammi-Joan Paquette
Structure is one of those “invisible yet essential” aspects of your story—but what exactly is it? And what can it do for your story? In this lecture, we’ll explore some of the different ways that structure can frame a story, with a look at some terrific books which have done it right. We’ll discuss how to choose a framework that enhances and makes the most of your story, how to weave your story around that frame, and ultimately how to craft a story that will ring true in all the right ways—the story only you can tell.
(*Books to be familiar with: The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes, The Truth About Alice by Jen Mathieu, And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, and Night Film, by Marisha Pessl.)
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Cocktails & Conversation with visiting author of Evidence of Things Not Seen, Lindsey Lane
Wine and desert will be served.
Saturday, October11th
9:030 am to 11:30 am Lecture & Exercises
Remembering the Rules so You Can Break Them: Enhancing the Poetics of Your Prose, lecture by author K. A. Holt
We all know that language is important, but have you ever thought of language as a character in and of itself? Sculpting words to enhance your writing isn’t just something “literary” authors do, and if done right doesn’t just add flowery extras to your prose. To truly enhance your writing you have to be able to embrace all those poetic devices you learned in elementary school. Why? So you can sprinkle them in your prose in the least obvious places, making your writing richer and deeper in an almost subliminal way. We’ll look at some amazing examples of poetic devices used in prose, practice using them ourselves, and discuss how “writing outside of the box” can mean going back to basics – and then making your own rules.
So if in Austin or nearby, sign up now. There will be a limited number of lecture only registrants sold.
If you would like to reserve a seat, please send an email info@thewritingbarn.com ASAP.
Once your spot has been reserved, payment information will be forwarded to the Lecture-Only Attendee.