FDF #59: Building Believable & Compelling Plots
In this episode of First Draft Friday from Authors A.I. on Friday, April 7th our host, Alessandra Torre will be in a discussion with our guest, author Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson. Literary strategist, book coach and 23-time published author Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson joins us with actionable tips on building compelling plotlines through planning, foreshadowing and character development. You don't want to miss this FREE live chat! Make sure you bring your questions. Sign up today.
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FDF #58: Continuing the legacy
Join us, Friday, March 24th at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, Dylan Thomas Pratt, son of the late, great international best-selling author Scott Pratt who's work has sold more than six million copies, will discuss the evolution of his role in the further development of his father's work. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Sign up now!
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FDF #57: Killing it with a Crime Fiction Series
Join us, Friday, March 3rd at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, Pamela Fagan Hutchins will share insight and discuss tips for writing a compulsively readable crime fiction series. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Pamela will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #56: Crafting Successful Series
Join us, Friday, February 17th at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, James Rosone will share insight how to craft a series that draws readers into books seven, eight, and beyond. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. James will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #55: Crafting Compelling Characters
Join us, Friday, February 10th at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, LT Ryan, author of several mysteries and thrillers, including the Jack Noble and Rachel Hatch series will discuss developing characters readers can't get enough of. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. LT Ryan will give you actionable tips!
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FDF #54: Deepening Character Development
Join us, Friday, February 3rd at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, A.L. Jackson will share insight on how to develop unforgettable characters that will live in our readers' hearts forever. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. A.L. Jackson will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #53: Character Bias
Join us, Friday, January 20th at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, Timothy Byron will discuss how an author's subconscious biases, and life experiences may determine the traits and personality types of their characters. Join us as we will discuss unconscious character bias. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Timothy will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #51: Juggling Writing and Life
Join us, Friday, December 16th at 12PM NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, bestselling author of the David Wolf and Ali Falco Series Jeff Carson will share some of what helps him stay on track and mostly sane as he juggles life and creating the next novel. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Jeff will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #50: Defeat ‘Writer’s Block’ with Outlining
Join us, Friday, October 28th at 5PM Eastern Time. Our guest, Science fiction author Scott Bartlett will discuss and share his simple method for structuring stories. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Scott will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #49: Small-Town Settings that Readers Want to Live In
Join us, Friday, October 14th at 12 Noon Eastern Time. Our guest, Robin James, bestselling author of over 16 small-town crime thrillers (Cass Leary & Mara Brent series) will discuss tips for how to build fictional towns that can become like characters unto themselves. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Robin will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #48: Enhancing fiction using facts
Join us, Friday, July 22nd at 5PM Eastern Time. Our guest, Douglas E. Richards, New York Times bestselling author of numerous near-future science-fiction thrillers, discusses research, how to use factual information to enhance thrillers, and how to invoke a sense of wonder in readers. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Douglas will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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FDF #47: Stepping From the Shadows
Join us, Friday, July 8th at 12NOON Eastern Time. Our guest, New York Times best-selling collaborator Daniel Paisner, will discuss the many ways we learn to tap the lives all around us to inform our fictions. This is a FREE live chat, so please bring your questions and opinions. Daniel will give you actionable tips! Sign up now!
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