Learn to use active voice to maximize the emotional impact of your writing. How to identify and fix passive sentences and how to know when to leave them alone and why. Developing an engaging active voice and using it to build tension and control pacing. Designing and using action-emotion word combinations and concise action-packed writing that will liven up your manuscript.

Lesson 1:  Introduction: difference between active and passive voice, exercise: identify passive voice

Lesson 2:  The difference between passive voice and past progressive tense,  using passive voice, exercise in blending active and passive voice

Lesson 3:  Using active and passive voices to build tension, exercise: dial up the tension

Lesson 4:  Using active and passive voices to control pacing, exercise: zoom and pan the pace

Lesson 5:  Action-emotion word combinations, exercise: feelings + action = emotional impact

Lesson 6:  Action-packed writing, what happens with overly active writing, exercise "fix" the action

Lesson 7:  Conclusion: tip sheet for active voice, word lists for action-emotion combinations

August 23rd to August 30th

This workshop will be conducted via a Yahoo! email loop.  Email invitations will be sent 48 hours prior to the beginning of the workshop.

Just register for the workshop and complete the payment process via PayPal.  The cost is $10.00 for FFnP members and $15.00 for non-FFnP members.  If you are a member of FFnP be sure you are logged into the website before you register to get the member price.  Payment is due at time of registration.  

Kat Duncan obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and German from Regis College in Weston, MA and spent a Fulbright year in Germany. She recently obtained her Master's Degree in Special Education from Gordon College in Wenham, MA. She is a full-time tutor to students from elementary through college and beyond in reading, writing and math. An active member of the New England Chapter of RWA, and RWA-PRO, she has written a series of popular newsletter articles on grammar and style.  With seven completed manuscripts she uses a spreadsheet to keep track of multiple submissions to agents and editors.