IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: Character and Conflict with Kate Messner (Austin, TX)

Believable, fully-realized characters are at the heart of every MG and YA novel, and time spent thoughtfully developing both protagonists and secondary characters can take a story from pretty good to absolutely amazing.

Join award-winning and NYT-bestselling author Kate Messner for a deep dive into character development that will help you to refine your characters' traits, desires, and relationships, with an eye on turning up the tension and conflict in your story. Come with your laptop or notebook, ready to write and discover the secrets your characters have been hiding from you.

A perfect choice for NaNoWriMo, this workshop is designed for MG and YA writers at all stages of the writing process, from initial brainstorming to revision. Writers will leave with a character-development toolbox that will be useful for future projects as well as works-in-progress.

In order to ensure the health, safety, and comfort of all attendees, this event will be held in our large, high ceiling Hall (open doors and double ventilation) where students will be able to sit and learn 6ft. apart. Participants MUST be fully vaccinated and boosted (please bring vaccination card/pic with you.) Masks are optional.

Note: Because of the nature of Covid-19, this event's date is subject to change. If this occurs on our end, we will honor all registrations with a full refund/credit. If a cancellation must occur on your end due to Covid-19, we will also honor the refund up to 24 hours before the event, but we cannot guarantee refunds for non Covid-19 related cancellations.

In-Person Retreat

Character and Conflict with Kate Messner ($75.00)
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT

About the Instructor

Kate Messner

New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Pond, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Over and Under the Pond, The Brilliant Deep, and How to Read a Story; novels that tackle real-world issues like Breakout, All the Answers, and The Seventh Wish; mysteries and thrillers like Capture the Flag, Eye of the Storm, and Wake Up Missing; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series; and the popular Ranger in Time chapter book series about a time-traveling search and rescue dog.

Kate’s titles are frequently selected for One School, One Book and One School/One Author programs and other community-wide reads – especially The Seventh Wish, which deals with a family affected by heroin addiction, and Breakout, a novel inspired by a real-world prison break, which takes a look at privilege and perspective. Kate’s books have been New York Times Notable, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books selections. Her novel The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. won the E.B. White Read Aloud Medal, and her science picture books have been finalists for the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences/Subaru SB&F prize for excellence in science writing.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Kate was a TV news reporter as well as an educator who spent fifteen years teaching middle school English. These days, she splits her time between Lake Champlain and Southwest Florida and is trying to summit all 46 Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines.

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