Posted on March 31, 2017
April 20, 2017 Storytelling Wing 7:00 PM Join us for an evening with New York Times Bestselling author, Jennifer Nielsen. She will present on writing twists and turns. If you’ve read her Ascendance trilogy, you know she’s an expert in the art of misdirection. Jennifer Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah, where she […]
Posted on February 1, 2017
How to Wrestle a Plot Out of an Idea Wednesday, February 15 7 PM in the Storytelling Wing Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Glamourist Histories series of fantasy novels. She has received the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, three Hugo awards, and the RT Reviews award for Best Fantasy Novel. Her […]
Category: Community Events, Craft of Writing, Events, Featured Tags: Craft of Writing, fantasy, Ghost Talkers, LTUE, Mary Robinette Kowal, plot, Plotting, Utah Valley Writers, writing
Posted on August 20, 2014
Karen Hoover spoke to us on “Pacing”. We appreciated her willingness to share of her time and knowledge with us. Here are some highlights from her presentation: Pacing is one of the greatest influencers for mood in a scene and is two-fold: it’s the rate at which you guide the reader through the story and […]
Category: Past Presenters Tags: Advice, Craft of Writing, Pacing
Posted on May 30, 2014
Jeff Savage spoke to us on “Characters and Setting”. Everyone that hears Jeff speak wishes there could be another couple of hours (or days 😀 ) to learn more–He’s the proverbial deep well on all things writing. Here are some highlights from his presentation. Characters: There are writers that focus on plot and have to […]
Category: Past Presenters Tags: Advice, Characters, Craft of Writing, Setting
Hey All! Update on September Meetings! Jennifer Moor on the 14 Critique Night on the 21 Check out uvw.theuaa.org for more info!
Guys! @CNHolmberg Charlie Holmberg's coming to speak on 8/17 re: worldbuilding: uvw.theuaa.org/charl…
"Stories are universal. Stories transcend culture and time." Brandon Sanderson at the #WhitneyAwards #Storymakers15
Gosh the #WhitneyAwards were lovely! And thank you @LDStorymakers for an excellent conference. #Storymakers15
Bye Martine! Thanks ever so much for coming!! #Storymakers15 pic.twitter.com/UdIa…