Thickening the Plot  By Carolyn Banks   Novelist and national book reviewer focuses on strengthening plotting skills. Covers how to develop plot by creating concrete events that are carefully sequenced to create dramatic impact and how to develop a plot outline and use it as a selling tool and writing guide.   1 tape - 90 minutes

Thickening the Plot

Carolyn Banks

Politics & Social Sciences

Writer's AudioShop

Freeing the Writer Within By Natalie Goldberg The best-selling author of Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind offers a Zen approach to help the writer in getting the essential words from mind to paper. Recorded at workshop. 1 tape - 90 minutes

Freeing the Writer Within

Natalie Goldberg

Literature & Fiction

Writing the Landscape of Your Mind

Word by Word

1997 Audie Award winner for country's Best Educational/How-to/Instructional Audiobook. Provocative and witty, Lamott takes you beyond her book Bird by Bird. Good writing, she says, slows you down, opens your heart and arrives through your fingers, knowing what it's about. Learn how to keep things simple and how to write honestly about family and friends as you listen to this inspiring live performance. Two 80-Minute Tapes

Anne Lamott

Writing the Western Novel  By Elmer Kelton   Sink into his easy Texas drawl as the son of a Texas cowboy and a six-time Spur-award winner covers literary prejudice against Westerns. He suggests ways to find a fresh slant and create unusual characters and reviews trail drive novels.  1 tape - 90 minutes

Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth: His Best Talks on the West, Cowboys & Writing (2 cassettes)

Elmer Kelton

Classics

MAKE YOUR STORY THE BEST IT CAN BE - ON 2 LEVELS Hear each superstar teacher present his unique approach to . . . A)The OUTER JOURNEY, the essential structural principles driving every successful plot. Each brings years of practical experience and extensive research to 1) Story Structure, 2) Character Arc and 3) How to Give Your Story Greater Commercial Appeal. Full of specific examples. B)The INNER JOURNEY, the deeper storyline that makes a story truly great. HAUGE'S VIEW: The Hero moves from hiding within a protective identity to experiencing his or her true essence. VOGLER'S VIEW: The Hero's inner need is invisible at first, but is revealed to the Hero by the end of the story. Full of specific examples. WHO SHOULD LISTEN 1) All Writers, including Screenwriters, Novelists and Playwrights; 2) Actors, Filmmakers and Studio Executives; 3) Game Designers &amp; Developers; 4) Storytellers; and 5) Anyone with a passion for movies and stories.

The Hero's 2 Journeys

Michael Hauge

Christopher Vogler

DWIGHT SWAIN has mentored thousands of writers. Now you can hear this legendary teacher's own voice with priceless advice on 
- Story Structure - Building Strong Characters 
Structuring Your Novel 
A step-by-step guide to writing stories you can sell. Learn how to: 
- Conceive and cast your work - Find the spine - Drive the plot forward - Use scene and sequel as building blocks - Create conflict - Use the springboard scene - And much, much more! 
How to Build Fictional Characters 
Learn how to: 
- Create memorable heroes and villains - Make your characters likeable - Give your characters purpose - Put story people in danger - Discover a character's attitude and motivation 
4 CDs, 3 Hours

Dwight Swain: Master Writing Teacher (4 CDs)

Dwight Swain

Whatever Elmer Kelton Says is worth LISTENING TO! 
Here are five of this famous author’s speeches, recorded live. Known for his award-winning fiction, Kelton is highly sought after as a keynote speaker. His vast knowledge of and passion for the subjects he uses as backdrops for his novels is evident in these finely-crafted, humorous talks. 
This CD set has been digitally remastered and includes all the speeches from the original Tape set as well as the "Writing the Western Novel" ninety minute tape. 
Fact, Fiction &amp; Folklore 
Speech given at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Literary Festival, January 8, 1999. 
A Study of Cowboys 
Speech given at Granbury, Texas Elderhostel, February 8, 1999 
Politically Correct 
Speech given at Friends of the Library, Farmers Branch, Texas, April 16, 1999 
A Texas Author’s View of the Old West 
Speech given at Granbury, Texas Elderhostel, February 8, 1999 
Writing the Western Novel 
Speech given at Granbury, Texas Elderhostel, February 8, 1999 
Speech given at the Texas Christian University/Chisholm Trail Writers Workshop, June 1989 
4 CD Set

Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth (4 CDs)

How To Create Powerful Narratives Using the Myths That Link Us All 
This delightful workshop covers how you can use the myths and fairytales that link us all to give your story more oomph. Get ready to laugh while you learn because the speaker is a natural storyteller and a witty observer of life. Whether you’re creating a screenplay, a novel, a play, a computer game, a puppet show or just an entry in your journal, your story will be richer, it will touch more people and it will have more meaning and depth after you listen to Chris Vogler’s talk. 
LEARN ABOUT 
- The Hero’s Ordinary and Special Worlds - The Four Major Movements of Any Story - The Cast of Characters: Hero, Mentor, Threshold Guardian, Herald, Shapeshifter, Shadow and Trickster 
3 CDs, 3 Hours &amp; 10 Minutes

Using Myth to Power Your Story (3 CDs)

1997 Audie Award winner for country's Best Educational/How-to/Instructional Audiobook. Provocative and witty, Anne Lamott takes you beyond her book Bird by Bird. Good writing, she says, slows you down, opens your heart and arrives through your fingers, knowing what it's about. Learn how to keep things simple and how to write honestly about family and friends as you listen to this inspiring, live performance.

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Thickening the Plot

Freeing the Writer Within

Writing the Landscape of Your Mind

Word by Word

Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth: His Best Talks on the West, Cowboys & Writing (2 cassettes)

The Hero's 2 Journeys

Dwight Swain: Master Writing Teacher (4 CDs)

Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth (4 CDs)

Using Myth to Power Your Story (3 CDs)

Word by Word