Simple Saturday

Saturday highly accomplished author Chris Eboch came to town to cast a literary spell on our incredible Austin  SCBWI group. Chris led us in a series of writing exercises ranging from character and conflict, plot tricks, fast starts, chapter ending cliff-hangers, developing setting, and enhancing plot. In short, she kept us busy!

Of late I have really been struggling with understanding the protagonist in my latest work in progress. I just have not been able to see this kid. It is suiting that an author who writes ghost stories could lead me to discover the nature of my phantom character. And, not only did Chris help me, I chatted with several folks who said that they had either come up with new story ideas or had epiphanies similar to mine.

Thanks, Chris, for haunting Austin this weekend. You left plenty of good spirits behind.