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STORY MARATHON: PLOT BOOTCAMP

Writing Pad East
Los Angeles , CA

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Writing the "Great American Novel" can be a long and winding road without well-considered story arcs and a solid structure. Enter award-winning novelist Reyna Grande to help you whip your story into shape and pick up the plot pace! Through fun in-class writing exercises, you'll learn how to trim the fat from your story and develop some meaty conflict for your characters. You'll learn how to avoid convoluted, overly complex story lines. By the end of the class, you'll have written a few vivid scenes and a solid outline of key plot points. Track shoes not included.

Instructor: Reyna Grande
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $80 (Includes snacks and tea):
Location: Writing Pad East (688 S Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90021)

About Reyna Grande:
Reyna Grande is an award-winning novelist and memoirist. She has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award, and the Latino Book Award. In 2012, she was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards. Her works have been published internationally in countries such as Norway and South Korea. Her critically acclaimed novels include, Across a Hundred Mountains, (Atria, 2006) and Dancing with Butterflies (Washington Square Press, 2009). Her latest book, The Distance Between Us, was published in August 2012, by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. In this memoir, Reyna writes about her life before and after illegally immigrating from Mexico to the United States. A National Book Circle Critics Award finalist, The Distance Between Us is an inspirational coming-of-age story about the pursuit of a better life. The LA Times hailed it as 'the Angela's Ashes of the modern Mexican immigrant experience." After attending Pasadena City College for two years, Reyna obtained a B.A. in creative writing and film & video from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She later received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University.