November 19th 2 hour seminar 2-4 pm

Did you ever think about this interesting question? What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? High quality prose can turn an ordinary mystery into an elaborate, fascinating tale. A mystery's core plot revolves around solving a specific crime or string of crimes, mostly (but not always) involving murder. The central character treats the crime like a serious puzzle that must be solved and he or she begins to put the pieces together. It’s more than just a brain teaser. Since it is said that mysteries are the hardest types of novels to write, perhaps you don’t want to start your writing journey with a mystery. Perhaps you’d prefer to write a memoir, an adventure story or something else entirely. All fiction writing involves constructing three dimensional characters and a three dimensional world where the characters all live and interact. If you don’t want to use something from your own life, you can do what many writers do, get compelling plot ideas from current events, historical texts or even documentaries. Those are just SOME ideas.Dawn will be offering even MORE ideas during the writing seminar sheI will be teaching on November 19th. It will segue into a publishing seminar in January.