Create the blueprint for your novel in this two-day plotting workshop with story structure pro Daryll-Lynne Evans.

Writing a novel is an undertaking.

It’s common to get partway through your draft and become discouraged, not knowing how to finish it. Somewhere along the way… things got murky. You’re not sure where your story is going. Or how to get there.

It turns out that writing a book is often like your protagonist’s journey: an exciting call to adventure, turning away from it, surrendering to the inevitable, then muddling your way through even though it feels like all hope is lost.

Whether you’re a die-hard outliner or a proud pantser, this workshop will give you tools to untangle your plot, clarify your structure, and guide your story to a satisfying conclusion.

In this two-day workshop, you’ll learn:
-How structure works as the framework of your story (and why it matters)
-How different storytelling methods align and how to use them
-A screenwriting tool to simplify the process
-Flexible tools of plotting and outlining that match your writing habits
-To create a blueprint for your story that you can use to draft quickly
-How to avoid plot holes and identify them before they become a problem
-How to get through the messy process of creating a novel

Daryll-Lynne Evans is a writer, editor, and enthusiastic story nerd who’s been teaching plot structure to writers for more than two decades. She has an uncanny ability to spot what’s not working in a story—and help you figure out how to fix it. She believes writing should be joyful, and plotting doesn’t have to be painful.

Dates: Saturday, September 6, and Sunday, September 7, 2025

Times: September 6: 10 am-5 pm | September 7: 12 pm-5 pm

Price:
Access: $179 – if you have limited access to funds
Sustainer: $239 – the actual cost of this program
Patron: $299 – if you have more access to resources and can support others who need to pay less

Choose the ticket price that best reflects your financial capacity. We trust you to discern your level of need or ability to help others with less access to wealth.

Learn more about our Pay From Your Heart Pricing: https://wordcrafters.org/pfyh/

Your instructor
Daryll Lynne Evans (she/her) began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, but has since turned to fiction and screenwriting. She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, and can happily dive deep into literary fiction, but her true heart is in Sci-Fi Fantasy stories, especially the giant door-stopper tomes. She has presented workshops for the Willamette Writers Conference, The South Coast Writers Conference, and Wordcrafters Conference. She teaches writing workshops for adults and teens.