
April 24-26, 2025
Nebraska Writers Guild Annual Conference
Three Days of Workshops by Various Presenters
Charlene Pierce is Teaching Two Workshops
3:30 pm Thursday 4/24
Bring Your Story to Life: Crafting Immersive Scenes and Characters
Transform your writing by mastering the art of vivid scene and character description. In this workshop, you'll explore how to create immersive, dynamic settings and characters that leap off the page. We'll focus on how to balance detail and pacing to build atmosphere, personality, and emotion, using fresh and precise language to engage readers. Whether you're writing a novel or short story, these techniques will help you create a more captivating world for your audience.
10:30 am Saturday 4/26
Elevate your Prose: Uncover the Secrets of Vivid Writing
Discover techniques that make your writing sing! In this interactive workshop, you'll explore how to infuse your prose with fresh energy and vivid imagery. Through hands-on exercises, we'll write sentences that captivate, build tension, and use language in unexpected ways to create deeper emotional impact. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, this workshop will give you tools to enhance the beauty and power of your writing.