2020-22 Past Events

2020 – 2021 – 2022

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2022 Past Remote Events

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Using Character Emotion to Wow Readers: Becca Pugilsi, co-author, The Emotion Thesaurus

Goal, Motivation, Conflict: creating stories that keep the pages turning.

Maureen Fisher shares the secrets of creating a compelling story through each character’s goals, motivation, and conflict.

About this event

The key to an engaging story has always been the characters and how they interact. A writer should know each character’s goal (what they want), motivation (why they want it), and conflict (why they can’t have it). Maureen Fisher will guide attendees through the nuances of crafting and identifying goal, motivation, and conflict to ensure your readers keep on turning pages late into the night.

Date and time

Sun, April 3, 2022; 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Tickets $25+fees, or Free to ORW members (only $60 for a year’s membership!)

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Goal, Motivation, Conflict: creating stories that keep the pages turning.

Maureen Fisher shares the secrets of creating a compelling story through each character’s goals, motivation, and conflict.

About this event

The key to an engaging story has always been the characters and how they interact. A writer should know each character’s goal (what they want), motivation (why they want it), and conflict (why they can’t have it). Maureen Fisher will guide attendees through the nuances of crafting and identifying goal, motivation, and conflict to ensure your readers keep on turning pages late into the night.

Date and time

Sun, April 3, 2022; 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Tickets $25+fees, or Free to ORW members (only $60 for a year’s membership!)

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Sunday, February 6th at 2 pm – a virtual ORW workshop!

Feb 6th 2022: Love Languages (open workshop)

70 to 93 percent of all communication is non-verbal, which means that body language is the ultimate love language!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Jennifer Carole Lewis will go in-depth about how body language can show how a character is feeling.  Join ORW to learn about:

  •           The different types of hugs
  •           The different types of kisses
  •           Signs of flirting, infatuation, and true love!!

A special one-time ticket price of $10!!  Free to ORW members (only $60 for a year’s membership!)

Sunday, February 6th at 2 pm – a virtual ORW workshop!

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2021 Past Remote Events

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Using Character Emotion to Wow Readers: Becca Pugilsi, co-author, The Emotion Thesaurus

Fall Virtual Mini-Retreat

Oct 2021 - Mini Fall Virtual Retreat

Using Character Emotion to Wow Readers: Becca Pugilsi, co-author, The Emotion Thesaurus

Q&A with Literary Agent Paige Wheeler, Creative Media Agency

2020 Past Remote Events

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