Workshop
define a story setting
$17
Design a comprehensive setting enhances plot and character development and is so alive that is a character itself.
Barbara Vance
Instructor
15
lessons
1h 52m
video runtime
2
downloads
Course Description
Bringing your setting to life in your story is a unique challenge. Often, we can treat it as separate from plot and characters, but when designed correctly, plot, character, and setting are intertwined. This course will help you address the crucial aspects of building a story world so that your readers feel like they are there.
This workshop addresses:
- Designing setting that is connected to character development
- Writing setting that advances a plot
- Bringing a culture to life
- Using setting to enhance story themes
- Geography, time & atmosphere
- Point of view’s impact on setting
- Making setting its own character
This course includes
- An extensive class outline to follow along with the video lessons
- A comprehensive workbook that helps you design setting for all of your scenes
- Numerous literary excerpts and examples with coinciding video lessons
What's Inside
This course includes extensive notes to follow along with the video lessons, and a workbook that will help you plan each aspect of your story’s setting.
Course Content
What People Are Saying
“The workbook is awesome. Had me considering aspects of my story’s world I hadn’t thought about. Barbara has you look at everything—and I like how she thinks about both the overarching story world AND a given scene’s setting. She’s right, take your time. There is a lot to think about, but man, this really gave me so many ideas about my plot and characters.”
Brad
Student
“I love Barbara’s enthusiasm. She’s right, if you design your setting well it gives you many ideas for your story’s plot. I was surprised by how true that was. I found myself going back to previous workbooks and further fleshing out events based on what I learned here. The charts in the workbook are fantastic.”
Marcel
Student
“So good. I thought I pretty well had setting down since my novel is contemporary, but no. I hadn’t thought about how to really make it shine. Barbara had me discovering things about my location I didn’t know were there.”
Danielle
Student
“What makes this workshop such a gem (outside of Barbara’s energy) is the absolutely extensive workbook that forces you to walk through EVERY little idea. Also, her advice on research is great.”
Kai
Student
“This course answered so many questions other writing workshops could not. I’ve taken a lot of other story courses, and I now seriously consider Barbara’s workshops the only writing classes you need.”
Clarissa
Student
“Truly a great course. It’s part of her story sequence, and I can’t recommend the whole thing enough.”
Reid
Student
“Another amazing course. I’ve taken almost all of them and there’s not a bad one in the bunch!”
Ryan
Student
Barbara Vance, PhD
I am a writer and instructor who has been blessed to help thousands of writers bring their stories to life.
My degrees include a B.A. in literature, an MA in Literature and Creative Writing, and a PhD in storytelling and media. Prior to launching my own company, I taught writing and storytelling at a tier-one university.
Over the past sixteen years I have developed a widely acclaimed collection of courses designed to help writers develop their stories, stay on track, and finish what they start . . . even while juggling busy careers and a family.
I am also the author of a multi-award-winning poetry collection, and my poems are licensed for use in anthologies and curricula around the world.
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