Tension and Pacing: Tools, Tips, and Keeping Kids Delighted

This workshop will take on tension and pacing in picture books and novels for kids! We’ll discuss why these two things matter so much, and how they’re different from each other and yet work together, too. You’ll walk away with new tools and new ways of looking at the structure of your story.

This is an interactive workshop and will be limited to 40 attendees. It will take place over Zoom and will last 1.5 hours (from 7pm to 8:30pm ET).

Ms Boss will have a limited amount of critiques available for additional cost: full picture book manuscripts and 10 pages of a novel. See the "Critique + Ticket" option - this will purchase an event ticket plus a critique.

All participants will have a 3-month submission window with Ms. Boss.

Faculty bio:

Karen Boss is an editor at Charlesbridge. She holds an MA in Children’s Literature from Simmons University and is a mentor for their MFA program. Karen also has an MA in higher education administration and worked at colleges and in the nonprofit sector for 15 years. She edits fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, and YA. Before the pandemic, Karen saved her pennies so she could travel to a new country each year, and she hopes to someday do that again.  

Ticket Info:

Full ticket refunds are available one week prior to the event date. If the case that the event must be canceled, full refunds will be distributed.

This event will not be recorded.

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