Hi Friends!
So teaching teens already makes me hyper. Combine that with almost no sleep, and things got a little wonky.
I was teaching the Teen Track at the Northwest Christian Writers Association’s Renewal Conference.
Before class even started, I tried to move a table across the room. Easy mission, right?
Except I picked it up by the top with the legs all splayed out like a giant wooden spider. Then I tried to maneuver around stuff on the floor, almost knocked over a lamp, overcorrected, and HIT MYSELF IN THE TOOTH WITH THE TABLE.
The teens laughed. I laughed. Honestly, it was a great.
Then we did this activity where I draw a stick figure on the board and we bring him/her to life by answering the basic character questions in my basic character chart. Our character was a short buff, Asian guy with a crooked nose and a desire to–I don’t even remember. Ideas flowed. Laughter commenced!
Also, I was irrationally proud of this animated Bilbo on my slide. Look at him. I thought he was hilarious.
And despite my exhausted hyperness, both workshops went really well.
But afterward I suddenly remembered…
I’d barely even checked my book table all day.
Had anyone stopped by? Had anyone even looked at my new Fiction Fundamentals book?
I genuinely had no idea what I was about to find.
Stay tuned to hear how this all came out!
PS If you’re interested in my Basic Character Chart, here a printable version for FREE!
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