Presentations

Darrell is available for workshops and festival presentations. His sessions focus on world-building and the craft of writing.

Build A World

Workshop 1: The World-Building Blueprint

Engineering the impossible

In this workshop, we create a setting that looks, feels and seems real.

What We’ll Cover:

  • One tiny change: How one tiny change can change the whole world.
  • Tech vs. Nature: Is your world powered by steam, solar or something secret? We’ll design the rules for your universe.
  • Mapping your world: Learn to use geography of your world to create challenges for your characters.

Workshop 2: The Craft of Writing

The building blocks of fiction

What We’ll Cover:

  • The ‘No Boring Parts’ Rule: Where to start your story.
  • Driving your story forward: How to logically move from one event to the next and then to a logical conclusion.
  • The MacGuffin: What is your character searching for?
  • The Internal Core: What drives character? What makes them tick? Why should we care about them?
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