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Page Turning Fiction: A Workshop with Pamela Cook

What makes a reader want to turn the pages all the way to the end of the book?

Join women’s fiction author Pamela Cook as she uncovers the secrets to page-turning fiction. In this four-hour workshop we’ll examine:

how to create hooks in your story opening
structuring your plot for maximum impact
creating tension through conflict
character secrets, backstory and psychology

Using examples from a wide range novels Pamela will share the key elements that will keep readers riveted regardless of the genre you write. Participants should bring the opening three pages of their novel and an outline or synopsis of their story.

Catered lunch included.

Pamela Cook is an author, podcaster, writing teacher and mentor. Her debut novel Blackwattle Lake (2012) was published by Hachette Australia in 2012 followed by three rural fiction titles. She subsequently published two independent titles (Cross My Heart and All We Dream) and is now publishing with Bolinda Audio. Producing and hosting Writes4Women, a weekly podcast that supports women writers and celebrates women’s writing, is one of Pamela’s not-so-guilty pleasures. She is also a Writer Ambassador for Room To Read, a not-for-profit organisation promoting literacy and gender equality in developing countries.