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Dianna is a national speaker at writing conferences and reader events who draws standing room only attendance. She’s even presented a workshop in Wiesbaden, Germany and will be speaking in Australia in the near future, plus she’s been asked to give a luncheon keynote address in 2009.
Below are some of the workshops Dianna presents sometimes with Mary Buckham (if no other author is noted) from their popular Break Into Fiction™ Template Teaching Series (due out in a book in 2009).
*Dianna has spoken to groups ranging from 150 to 600. Her workshops are Interactive, engaging the attendees. * Door prizes are included. |
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How can one book keep you riveted to the pages and another leave you feeling ho hum? What is the secret behind a "page-turner"? It comes down to key techniques that weave a tight balance of fast-paced conflict, tension, mystery/suspense, action and emotion into one breathtaking ride. Two national speakers who are award-winning authors will share how to speed up a sluggish manuscript with power pacing techniques. |
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One line description - An interactive workshop taught by award-winning authors who are national workshop speakers on how to speed up a sluggish manuscript with power pacing techniques.
Target Audience: Published and unpublished authors of all genres and levels.
Handouts – yes. |
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Many manuscripts are rejected by the end of the Page One. Sound unfair? Not really. By the end of this workshop attendees will understand why this happens and how to avoid rejection before the editor reads Page Two. Find out how to ratchet up your opening by learning what stays, what goes and what makes a powerful opening. |
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One line description: Interactive workshop on how to hold an editor's attention past the first page when many manuscripts are rejected.
Target Audience: Published and unpublished authors of all genres and levels.
Handouts – yes. |
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– no clothes, no hair, no biceps allowed
Creating characters from the inside our takes going deep into the psyche, way past a difficult childhood or basic lack of trust. Award-winning authors show you how to create characters your readers will remember long after they’ve closed a book. Come prepared to work on your characters and your story. Leave with a whole new understanding of what makes a good book great.
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One line description: Interactive workshop on creating characters from the inside as the first step in making a good book great.
Target Audience: Published and unpublished authors of all genres and levels.
Handouts – yes. |
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Love them, hate them, but know how to use them. Secondary characters add color, mystique and expansion potential to a story. Creating a player with a small role your reader falls in love with that won't take over your story can be a challenge. And what about the next story…creating a series? An award-winning author will show you how to diagnose problems with pushy characters then tame these lively individuals by giving them what they want…their own book. Find out the pitfalls of not planning a future for secondary characters and when to bring one back for an encore appearance…or not.
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One line description – Interactive workshop on how to create vibrant secondary characters without allowing them to take over and bringing them back for their own book to build a series.
Target Audience: Published and unpublished authors of all genres and levels.
Handouts – yes. |
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How often do you hear the words “world building,” especially in today’s hot paranormal market? Where does mythology end and your story begin? Award-winning authors share the inside scoop on creating mystical and contemporary worlds for today’s reader. Bring your questions, your enthusiasm and your imagination to this lively workshop. (NOTE – we prefer 2 hours for this workshop) |
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One line description – Interactive workshop on creating worlds with rules and logic that a reader can understand and look forward to re-entering book after book.
Target Audience: Published and unpublished authors of all genres and levels.
Handouts – yes |
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Three experienced Conference Chairs share what it takes to produce a successful conference or reader’s luncheon in today’s saturated market of writing events. Volunteers are the backbone of any non-profit organization, but many step into the role of Conference Chair with no experience in hotel contracts, budget creation, committee management or any idea of how much lead time is needed to find and commit the best speakers, editors and agents. Debut author Rayna Vause (Chair of NJRW’s Put Your Heart in a Book Conference), USA best-selling author Rhonda Pollero (Chair of FRW’s Fun In The Sun Conference) and RITA Award-Winning author Dianna Love Snell (Chair of GRW’s 2007 Moonlight and Magnolia’s Conference) have been there, done that and are willing to share what it takes to put on a financially sound conference.
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One line description –After hearing about event nightmares that have put some chapters financially in the hole, three experienced Conference Chairs with multiple years as board members want to share how they produced some of the largest conferences and reader events that were not only financially sound but were a win-win for everyone involved.
Target Audience: Any writing organization that hosts an event for 50 or more attendees
Handouts – yes |
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Research takes on a whole new meaning when you interview real people. It’s the fine nuances you learn from those meetings that will make your characters and story resonate with the reader. Award-winning authors Mary Buckham and Dianna Love Snell share a page from their Break Into FictionTM Template Teaching Series on how to interview for the meat of what you need using one of their easy-to-fill-out templates. They’ll share interviews on different occupations – from local businesses in an area to CIA assassins (yes, this actual interview will be reviewed in the workshop).
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One line workshop description – Award-winning authors present a high-energy interactive workshop with easy-to-fill-out templates on how to interview to infuse realistic details into stories and create powerful character development.
Target Audience: Any writing organization that hosts an event for 50 or more attendees
Handouts – yes |
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Private Hands-On Retreat with limited seating (not intended for large groups or chapter meetings):
This is an intensive hands on program where we (Dianna and Mary) take you through their innovative Character-Driven Plotting Program with 11 Templates that will change the way you think about plotting. Go to www.BreakIntoFiction.com to read what past attendees – both plotters and pantsters – are saying about this highly successful retreat that will soon be released in a book (2009). With limited seating to assure small class size and only 6 retreats a year registration fills up quickly.
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Speaking to Readers –
Dianna loves to talk to readers and is always interested in a reader event.
Speaking to Writers –
Being a relatively new author who can appreciate what it takes to sell a novel, Dianna spends as much time as possible helping other writers. She’s always interested in participating in a workshop or writer’s program whenever her schedule allows. To contact Dianna for any workshop or speaking engagement, please email her.
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