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Published on: 11/10/2000
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Elizabeth Engstrom
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Elizabeth Engstrom
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Liz Engstrom
Classes
SOLID FICTION , a 6-evening intensive novel writing class
SENSUAL FICTION , a 2-evening workshop for women on learning to write a well-crafted sex scene.
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Elizabeth Engstrom
If she isn't writing , Elizabeth Engstrom is teaching , and many new writers are happy to have had her influence in their careers.WRITERS REVIEW asked her about stereotyping , the basic tools of the writing craft and her writing strategy from getting started to getting published.
WR : Reading your work reveals that you are not easily stereotyped by your writing , even though you are best known as a Horror writer.Do you think it is damaging or productive for a newly-published writer to be slotted into a specific writing category , especially if they want to make a name for themselves.
Elizabeth on stereotyping : I think stereotyping is always damaging.My work can be found , oddly enough , under horror , literature , biography , historical , mystery and fiction.I would prefer that it was just found under fiction..I wrote one horror novel and am therefore always referred to as a horror novelist , which is flat-out wrong.But that isn't in my control. back.
WR : There are no set formulas for writing success.
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Elizabeth on basic writing tools : Every writer needs a basic understanding of the structure of fiction.There is a protagonist , who change over the course of the story , an antagonist that prompts that change , and conflict to fuel the plot.Christopher Vogler's book , The Writer's Journey is the most valuable reference work a writer can have on the shelf.But structure is nothing without the character to engage the reader's interest.Writers should endlessly practice honing their craft : introducing characters , making them rich , deep , believable.Writing scenes that twist a reader's emotions one way and then another.Practice.
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Known for her horror tales , but master of many fictions , Elizabeth Engstrom
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Bio
Switching from the business of advertising to the world of fiction , Elizabeth Engstrom has proven to be a round peg in a square hole.She's published five novels and edited several more.Her fiction classes have made her a popular trainer.She is an integral part of the acclaimed Maui Writers Conference , serving as director of the Maui Writer's Retreat and the Continuing Education program of the Maui Writer's School.Elizabeth lives in Eugene , Oregon , with husband Al Cratty.
News
Elizabeth teaches various classes and is also involved with the upcoming Maui writers conference.
Weblinks
Contact her via Elizabeth Engstrom at SFF Net
Find out about the Maui Writers Conference , scheduled for Sep 2000.
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