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We have two updates from Chad Corrie…Chad has appeared on many RamblingVerser Podcasts…If you are in the area, please stop by and support Chad…

Direct from www.chadcorrie.com:

Chad will be running another World Building Workshop at the Fridley Community Center starting on the last week of April.

Once again he will be running two workshops for different age groups. You can find out more about these workshops by going to the events page. If you or anyone you know of might be interested than you might want to register now and make sure you have a spot as space is limited.

If you like, you can also feel free to download the sign up sheet that the community center was nice enough to put together and send our way or you can contact them by the information provided on the events page.
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AND…Episode 25 of The Works and World of Chad Corrie has posted…

You’ve heard this before…or, maybe we forgot to include the foreshadowing… In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about foreshadowing and tying up your story. What information did you feed your readers? Did you give them enough information to keep reading? Does the ending make sense to the characters, writers, and readers? Quote [...]

Get motivated and create action within your stories… In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about motive and influencing action within a story. Why do characters behave the way they do? Where do the characters look to motivation? Well, if you are a writer, these items originate and grow from you. Quote of [...]

Add a conflict or don’t…being conflicted within your story… In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about conflict in a story. Stories need conflict of some sort to grow, progress, and maintain interest. What is the conflict within your story? How have you let it grow? Listen in as we discuss the basics [...]

As our regular listeners to Story Institute’s RamblingVerser will know, Chad Corrie has been an invaluable guest and integral author to our podcast conversations. Chad recently shared an announcement with us about an addition to his new website. Read below for some writing directions and opportunities and become a fan of Chad’s work and world… [...]

Adding character to your characters…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III Quote by Jim Henson: “Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.” This week, we talk about characters, how they start, and how they grow into the breath of their stories… We have a new forum at Story [...]

Plot your plot…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III Quote by Walt Disney: ““Ideas come from curiosity. When I settle one idea, my confidence takes command; and nothing can shake it, and I am constant to it until it comes a reality. Then I drop it abruptly, and rarely mention it again.”

Visit with us this week as we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about setting and creating a solid foundation on which to build your story… Setting up what follows…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III Quote by Margaret Atwood Poem from Mark Sengenberger – Me Change This week, we talk about setting and [...]

Imagine New Worlds and Write with Chad Corrie… Did you find it a bit crazy that we our 13th episode is being aired on the 13th of April…we do…but, hey, there are crazier things…so, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show… Quote by Samuel Johnson Poem from Amy Lowell – Azure And Gold Guest Conversation [...]