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There are many enduring joys to being a writer. One of the best...

There are many enduring joys to being a writer. One of the best is seeing a book I wrote in a library. Never ever ever gets old. #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #libraries #bookshelf (at Terrebonne Parish Library System)

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So I don’t know about your city, but in New Orleans this is one...

So I don’t know about your city, but in New Orleans this is one way we welcome in the new mayor. #kreweofmuses (at Krewe of Muses)

Bring the #KreweofMuses parade home with you with THE DEVIL’S...

Bring the #KreweofMuses parade home with you with THE DEVIL’S MUSE a tale of Maureen Coughlin’s first #MardiGras with the NOPD, set during the Muses parade. @fsgbooks @MacmillanUSA #bookstagram #writersofinstagram

Strengthen Your Story Fiction Writing Classes

Whether you need help getting that almost completed manuscript across the finish line, or you’ve yet
to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) these classes are designed to help
writers of all experience get the most out of their voice and their stories.

February 25:

 Character Building: Create
a fully-realized unique protagonist.

From Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
to Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins to JK Rowling’s Hermione Granger, character can
be the most memorable element of a great story. We’ll discuss main characters,
villains, and secondary characters, as well as picking the right point-of-view
and writing good dialog.

March 4:

Be Where You Are: Setting and a sense of place.

            One reason
we love stories is because of where they take us. Place can be as compelling as
character. In this class we’ll discussion how to make your stories more
immersive, from the room your character’s in to the planet they inhabit.

 

 March 11:

Tick-Tock: A look at suspense, structure and pacing.

            One
essential question drives every story: What happens next? Whether it’s action,
information, or emotion, writers need to manage how they deliver things to
their audience. We’ll discuss how to build a strong story and keep people
reading using tension, emotion, action, character, and plot.

 

 Classes are two hours, from 2-4 on consecutive
Sundays at Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop, 631 N Carrollton Ave . (504)
598-5536

Individual classes are $60. Three-workshop package is $150.
A $50 deposit reserves a three-class spot. Payment by cash, check or Zelle accepted
in advance or the day of class. Advance registration is not required but
classes are capped at 15 students
for each day.

Contact me at nolabill@cox.net to register or for questions.

Bill Loehfelm is the award-winning
author of seven novels, including the critically acclaimed series about NOPD
rookie Maureen Coughlin, featuring 2017’s The
Devil’s Muse, set during the Muses
parade. His short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in several
anthologies. He has taught creative writing for Mystery Writers of America, the
Jefferson Parish Library System, the Greater New Orleans Writing Project, the
Louisiana Book Festival and graduate-level fiction for the Creative Writing
Workshop in the University of New Orleans MFA program.

Presented without comment. #comics #classiccomics

Presented without comment.

#comics #classiccomics

DARK KNIGHT RETURNS 1-4, first editions. A lot of how and why I...

DARK KNIGHT RETURNS 1-4, first editions. A lot of how and why I write is in these four books. #comics #comicbooks #batman

WATCHMEN 6, Feb. 87. The original, individual covers are so...

WATCHMEN 6, Feb. 87. The original, individual covers are so gorgeous. I forgot about that. #comics

Sorting through my old comics, turning up some gems. SWAMP THING...

Sorting through my old comics, turning up some gems. SWAMP THING 41, Oct. 85. Prescient, no? #comics

I’m teaching again!Strengthen Your Story Writing Workshops. This...

I’m teaching again!

Strengthen Your Story Writing Workshops. This December. In partnership with Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop here in New Orleans.

Whether you’re looking for help getting that almost finished manuscript across the
finish line, or you’ve yet to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) these
workshops are designed to help writers of all levels and experience get the
most out of their voice and their stories.

 December 2:

 Character Building: Create
a full-realized unique protagonist.

From Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
to Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins to JK Rowling’s Hermione Granger, character is
arguably the most memorable element of a great story. We’ll discuss heroes,
villains, and secondary characters, as well as picking the right point-of-view
and writing good dialog.

December 9:

 Tick-Tock:
The different kinds of suspense.

            One
essential question drives every story: What happens next? We’ll discuss how to
build a strong story and keep people reading using tension, emotion, action,
character, and plot.

December 16:

 Pace
yourself: A guide to keeping
things moving.

            Stories
change speeds. Whether it’s action, information, or emotion, writers need to
manage how fast they deliver things to their audience. This class offers helpful
strategies on when to step on the gas and when to tap the breaks.

 Classes are two hours, from 2-4 on consecutive Saturdays.

 Individual classes are $60, and a package of all three
workshops is $150. A $50 deposit is required to reserve a three-class spot. Cash
or check accepted in advance or the day of class.

 Advance registration is not required, if your day frees up please join us, but classes are capped at 15
students for each day.

Contact me at nolabill@cox.net
to register or with any questions.

 

I’ve taught creative writing for
Mystery Writers of America, the Jefferson Parish Library System, the Greater
New Orleans Writing Project, the Louisiana Book Festival and graduate-level
fiction for the Creative Writing Workshop in the University of New Orleans MFA
program.