Lisa’s upcoming master workshop at Fyrecon events
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Lisa Mangum has worked in the publishing industry since 1997. She is currently the Managing Editor for Shadow Mountain Publishing and has worked with several New York Times best-selling authors, including Ally Condie, Brandon Mull, James Dashner, and Jason F. Wright. While fiction is her first love, she also has experience working with nonfiction projects (memoir, educational, cookbooks, etc.) and some children’s picture books. Lisa is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels (The Hourglass Door trilogy and After Hello) as well as several short stories and novellas. She has also edited three anthologies about unicorns and dragons. She graduated with honors from the University of Utah, and currently lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy.
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Fyrecon Master Workshop
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Put on Your PANTS: Outlining Tips for Pantsers
4 Hour Master Workshop for $99
(includes Whole Conference general admission to Fyrecon)
Class is limited to 20 students
Class Date
Friday, December 1, 2023, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Mountain Time
At Fyrecon 7
Polishing Tips for Plotters
So you’ve written a book. Now what? Well, if you “pantsed” your way through the manuscript, you’re going to need to put a structured backbone into that story and revise all the stuff that doesn’t work. If you worked off an outline, you’re going to need to polish the story and make sure it doesn’t sound like you were checking items off a grocery list. In other words, it’s time to put on your Writing Pants and get down to the necessary work of structure and revision. We’ll cover the five essential elements of story—Protagonist, Antagonist, Needs, Theme, and Stakes—and include some practical tips to make sure your story is perfectly tailored for presentation.