Thinking about writing a novel? Have some ideas but not sure how to get started? You’re not alone — and now’s the time to put your thoughts into action!

This class will knock loose the ideas hibernating inside you. We’ll use prompts and discussion to map out our novels, including how to develop outlines, flesh out character, and find the right “voice” for your story. We’ll also address all of the doubts that keep you from getting your words on paper.

Discover what it takes to get your story going — and keep it going. Your novel’s waiting for you…

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Who Should Attend:

Adults, 18 and over
Beginning or intermediate writers

About the Instructor: M. Molly Backes is the author of the novel The Princesses of Iowa, which will be published May 8, 2012 by Candlewick Press.

In addition to writing novels, Molly is a member of the 2012 class of bloggers at The Debutante Ball, pens the “Writing Tips” column for The Prairie Wind (the newsletter of the Illinois Chapter of SCBWI), and is a frequent contributor to StoryStudio’s own blog Cooler by the Lake. Her story “Teacher’s Pet” appears in the anthology Good Dogs Doing Good.

Molly is the Assistant Director at StoryStudio, where she’ll be happy to answer all your questions about life, the universe, and all our classes.