Prepare your novel just in time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with this novel plotting class! Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, this fast-paced plotting mashup gives you more than a mere outline. Using Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, 3-act structure, and a screen-writing card trick, participants will learn how structure works as the framework of their story, and receive tools to plan out their novel ahead of time or guide their story discovery as they go.

Instructor Daryll Lynne Evans began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, where she also taught theatre and play writing to youth. She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, where she taught creative writing and worked with Sycamore Review. She has taught writing workshops as part of the Loose Leaf Writing Series in Indiana, and for the Mid-Valley chapter of Willamette Writers in Eugene, and had been a presenter at Wordcrafters, Willamette Writers, and South Coast Writers conferences. She directs Wordcrafters in Eugene.

The class size is limited to 25 and will be held in the Library Meeting Room inside Springfield City Hall. To ensure your spot please sign-up at the library’s reference desk or by calling 541-726-3766. Walk-in participants will be welcome as long as there are spaces available.

Each month, the Springfield Public Library hosts a free writing workshop for the public, presented by Wordcrafters in Eugene. All are welcome to join the free writing workshops. Adult library events are made possible by a sponsorship from the Springfield Public Library Foundation.

 About Wordcrafters:

Wordcrafters provides writers and readers opportunities to strengthen their craft, deepen their connection with literature, and share their knowledge with each other and with future generations. Wordcrafters offers an annual writing conference, year-round writing classes and retreats, young writers camps and workshops, and Writers in the Schools.

All events are free and open to the public.

Join us for our other NaNoWriMo events!

NaNoWriMo Plotting Party
Monday, 10/07/19, 5:30-7:30pm
Library Meeting Room

Wordcrafters Writing Workshops
Fantasy Writing: Build a World, Create a Legend 
Monday, 09/16/19, 5:30-7:30pm
Library Meeting Room

Plot Your Novel 
Monday, 10/21/19, 5:30-7:30pm
Library Meeting Room

Pushing to the End of Your NaNoWriMo Novel 
Monday, 11/18/2019, 5:30-7:30pm 
Library Meeting Room

Tuesday Write-Ins (Drop-In)
Tuesdays, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 5:30-7:30pm
Adult Reading Area, in the library

Saturday Write-Ins (Drop-In)
Saturdays, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30 2:00-4:00pm
Library Meeting Room