Books on Craft

On Writing: by Stephen King

Goal, Motivation and Conflict: by Debra Dixon

Writing the Breakout Novel: by Donald Maass

From Where You Dream: by Robert Olen Butler

Scene and Structure: by Jack M. Bickham

Elements of Style: by Strunk & White

Techniques of the Selling Writer: by Dwight V. Swain

Story: by Robert McKee

The Writer's Journey: by Christopher Vogler

Who Dares Wins: by Bob Mayer

The Novel Writer's Tool Kit: by Bob Mayer

Fiction: by John Gardner

Break into Fiction: by Mary Buckham and Dianna Love

Making the Perfect Pitch: by agent Katharine Sands

Selling your story in 60 Seconds by Michale Hauge

The Fire in Fiction:by Donald Maass

Plot and Structure: by James Scott Bell

Classes
2010 WWU Community Education class on Novel writing: one night per week, an 8 week session.

2007 Whatcom Community College:

Several series of classes & workshops, over a 2 year period, including writing craft for the beginning writer, writing of short stories, dialogue, publishing, plotting, character, critique and revision, writing a love scene ... all presented by Laurel Leigh,

Revision classes:

WIWA (Whidbey Island Writers Association

MFA Wayne Ude instructor: One class per week, for eleven weeks: Reading and writing critiques for the work of 10 others, and receiving their critiques for my work. Revising my story. Three class critiques for each attendee. I equate this to the cure for seeking critiques too early.

Workshops and Seminars

Margie Lawson: 3 day workshop on her Deep Edits System to identify areas that need revision/additions in conflict, visceral emotion, dialogue, exposition, rhetorical devices to involve readers subconsciously, and fresh writing. Also some of her on-line classes. I find on-line classes impossible due to email flooding.

Robert McKee Seminar: 2009 3 day seminar on Story in Vancouver B.C. Canada June 2009

Bob Mayer: 2 day workshop Jan 23, 24 2010: Warrior Writer Workshop

RWA Tapes Recorded from workshops held in the National Conferences 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

ECWC Tapesrecorded from conference in 2009 & 2010

Writer's Conferences

2008 RWA National Writer's Conference (Romance Writer's of America)

2008 ECWC (Emerald City Writer's Conference) October

2009 WIWC (Whidbey Island Writers Association Conference) Feb

2009 ECWC

2009 SIWC Surrey International Writer's Conference October

2010 ECWC

2010 SIWC

2011 Write on Vancouver: Day and a half workshop presented by Michael Hauge

2011 SIWC Master classes by Donald Maass, Diana Gabaldon, Robert Dugoni

Check out the Links Page to find the Web addresses for many listed here.