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LIVE WORKSHOP: How to Identify Your Story’s Core

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Averill
Averill
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3 years ago

Hi, all! I’m Averill, and I write YA Contemporary. I’m on twitter @averillelisa and the interwebs at http://www.averillfrankes.com.

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Fleur
Fleur
3 years ago

Hi Alyssa and all WriteOnCon writers!
My name is Fleur, and I am working on a MG Fantasy novel.

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Rachel
Rachel
3 years ago

Hi! My name is Rachel and I write YA Contemporary Fantasy

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Debra
Debra
3 years ago

Hi, Alyssa, my name is Debra. I have completed a MG Fantasy novel, too.

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janewrites
janewrites
3 years ago

Hi! I’m Jane, and I’m writing MG fantasy.

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Jennifer
Jennifer
3 years ago

Hello everyone!
My name is Jenni, and I write MG fantasy.

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Trish
Trish
3 years ago

Hello everyone! I’m Trish. I write MG and YA magical realism.

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Lauren
Lauren
3 years ago

Hello, everyone! My name is Lauren and I write picture books.

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Julie
Julie
3 years ago

Hi Alyssa. Hi everyone 🙂 I’m Julie and I’m writing MG adventure.

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Jen
Jen
3 years ago

Hello! I’m Jen and I write YA fantasy.

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T. James
T. James
3 years ago

Hello! I’m Jim Belich and I write MG

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Natasja
Natasja
3 years ago

Hello everyone, I’m Natasja and I write YA and MG fantasy.

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Carol
Carol
3 years ago

Hi, my name is Carol and I write MG magical realism

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Katlyn
Katlyn
3 years ago

Hi, my name is Katlyn and I write YA fantasy and YA contemporary with magical elements.

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RebeccaKlay
RebeccaKlay
3 years ago

Hi! Thanks so much for doing this! I’m Becky & my current WIP is YA Fantasy 🙂

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Shanice
Shanice
3 years ago

My name is Shanice Littlejohn
I write YA dystopian fiction about a black female MC who has to battle systemic racism in post Civil War 2 America.
I am playing around with this idea of greed by the wealthy and pride by the poor.
I looked at how republicans tend to be either empoverished white people or very wealthy white people, while democrats tend to be middle class, and often college educated. I then turned this concept on it’s head by analyzing what if racists had their way. What if all the white people had all the wealth of a country, while all the minorities are left to die in poverty stricken wards with no help from the government.
What if the one thing they don’t have a monopoly on, emotions, are able to be taken from the poor. While the rich are allowed to feel everything? What if systemic police violence is not just ignored but is NOW considered lawful. My MC has this extreme want to survive and decides to become one of the police (now known as Takers). She gets in too deep and ends up killing and systematically emprisoning the POC in the wards. Her own people. She does this with the threats of her father on her back. She eventually realizes she is nothing without her morals and without her people. She wants to flee the country. But her own race won’t take her back, she was one of the Takers, and the takers will kill her for aiding and abetting in the release of a innocent fugitive (her best friend) by killing her coworkers. Can she survive?

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Shanice
Shanice
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3 years ago

Whoops. I read this wrong… ignore everything I wrote about my WIP. 😀

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Jasmine
Jasmine
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3 years ago

It sounds like a really intriguing WIP though!

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Shanice
Shanice
Reply to  Jasmine
3 years ago

Thanks! I’m hoping to have it done and out for submission by the end of this year.

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Hannah
Hannah
3 years ago

Hi! I’m Hannah and I write MG adventure.

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Tiffany
Tiffany
3 years ago

Hey everyone! My name is Tiffany and I write YA Fantasy/Magical Realism.

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Cassy
Cassy
3 years ago

Hello! My name is Cassy and I’m powering through my second revision of my YA urban fantasy.

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Carolyn
Carolyn
3 years ago

Hi! My name is Carolyn and I write Picture Books and Middle Grade.

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janflora
janflora
3 years ago

Hello! I am Janet, writing Contemporary YA (and some PBs) and believe it or not, I have friends from Milton! 🙂

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Danica
Danica
3 years ago

I’m Danica! I write dark stories with happy endings.

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Jasmine
Jasmine
3 years ago

Hi my name is Jasmine, and I’m working on an MG STEM/Fantasy.

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CarolynTara
CarolynTara
3 years ago

Hi Alyssa! I’m looking forward to this. My name is Carolyn, and I’ve written a YA Historical Fiction novel set in 1918 Russia.

I’m currently revising my manuscript (…for the fifth time), and am hoping this session will help me figure out how to focus some of my scenes, and of course how to market my book! 🙂

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Ashlyn
Ashlyn
3 years ago

I’m Ashlyn, and I write f/f YA fantasy and science fiction.

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Laurie
Laurie
3 years ago

Hello! I’m Laurie and I’m working on a MG novel, along with some PB manuscripts.
Looking forward to this.

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Daniel
Daniel
3 years ago

Hi, I’m Dan, and I write middle grade fiction.

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Leanne
Leanne
3 years ago

Hi, everyone! I’m Leanne and I write YA fantasy.

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Fox
Fox
3 years ago

Hey! I’m Fox and I write YA. Currently working on YA contemporary but also brainstorming some SFF for the future.

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Alicia
Alicia
3 years ago

Hi!
My name is Alicia, and I write YA Fantasy.

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Sauda
Sauda
3 years ago

Hello, I’m Sauda. I’m a bit all over the place in terms of what I enjoy writing. Sometimes I write modern/classic fantasy. Other times I drift into paranormal. I have a love/hate relationship with historicals. I also enjoy writing about everyday people.

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Heather A Harwood
Heather A Harwood
3 years ago

Howdy! I’m Heather and I write YA Fantasy!

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Jason
Jason
3 years ago

Hello friends! I’m Jason and I write YA Fantasy/Scifi.

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Loie
Loie
3 years ago

Hi Alyssa! My name is Loie and I write YA fantasy!

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Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn
3 years ago

Greetings, y’all.
My name is Gwendolyn, and I write New Adult fantasy and science fiction.

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Rochele
Rochele
3 years ago

Hello! Rochele here and I write YA Fantasy!

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Hannah
Hannah
3 years ago

Hi! I’m Hannah. I’m currently writing YA Fantasy.

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Donald Losure
Donald Losure
3 years ago

Hi, I’m Don, struggling with whether mine is MG or YA Fantasy/SciFi

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Christine
Christine
3 years ago

Morning everyone! My name is Christine and I write young adult fantasy. I especially love dark fantasy in the Sarah J. Mass vein.

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Vanitha Sankaran
Vanitha Sankaran
3 years ago

Hello! I’m Vanitha and I write YA magical realism/fantasy as well as adult historical fiction.

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Janine
Janine
3 years ago

I usually write YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy, usually Urban Fantasy elements heavy in it. But I have written outside of that as well.

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Kathlene
Kathlene
3 years ago

Hi! I’m Kathlene, writing YA sci fi and MG fantasy.

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Becca
Becca
3 years ago

Hi Alyssa, I’m Becca, you may know me. 😉

I’m currently writing contemporary YA filled with weird magic.

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Alyssa
Alyssa
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3 years ago

Heeey you got your avatar to work! 😀

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Kayla Cox | Epicfied
Kayla Cox | Epicfied
Reply to  Alyssa
3 years ago

My avatar isn’t working. I just assumed it was a glitch.

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Nathan
Nathan
3 years ago

I’m Nathan and write MG contemporary!

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Danica
Danica
3 years ago

Sidenote: Your office background is awesome!

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Rachael
Rachael
3 years ago

Hi all, Rachael here and I write YA Fantasy

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Elizabeth Scherman
Elizabeth Scherman
3 years ago

Hi, I’m Elizabeth and I have a MG novel out to agents.

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Lucy
Lucy
3 years ago

Hi! I’m Lucy, and I write YA Contemp Fantasy/Murder Mysteries. Nice to meet you 🙂

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Lucy
Lucy
Reply to  Lucy
3 years ago

Putting this as a reply so it’s easier to keep my answers and intro together!

My book is called The Graveyard Game. It’s a contemporary fantasy and murder mystery featuring a teen witch Cully Darrow.

Plot q: Will Cully discover who is killing witches in her hometown?
Narrative q: Will Cully find confidence in her magical ability and master her potential?

The answers are 1) Yes and 2) Yes and No. She finds her confidence, but it will take more than a few murders to realize her full potential.

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CarolynTara
CarolynTara
3 years ago

Alyssa, I wrote out my plot question while you were talking, because it seemed like such a useful idea! 🙂 We definitely don’t need 5 minutes to do so.

I also tried to write out my narrative question during the same time, and realized I don’t think I have one!! Eeep.

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Alyssa
Alyssa
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Reply to  CarolynTara
3 years ago

That’s half the fun of the exercise, Carolyn! Realizing you don’t actually have half the puzzle. XD

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Rachael
Rachael
3 years ago

Just FYI – your mic didn’t actually mute (just in case you want to start singing… and don’t want us to hear…)
: )

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