TABC Classroom Vault
Teen Author Boot Camp has been hosting conferences and virtual events with some of the most popular authors in the publishing industry since 2010.
We are thrilled to finally offer years of curated video content loaded with exceptional writing advice and tailored to the national common core. Enjoy!
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2022 4 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND CHANGE by Julie Berry
In this class Julie Berry leads you through character creation with an interactive worksheet. She also covers how to create good antagonists and allies and how to push these characters together to create great conflict.
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2022 5 CREATING CONFLICT WITH YOUR HEROES AND VILLAINS D&D by J. Scott Savage
This class will teach you the different types of heroes and villains you can create in your stories, the difference between a villain and an antagonist, types of conflict, and how to mash up all of these ideas to create the strongest conflict possible.
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2022 9 HACKING YOUR WAY THROUGH YOUR NOVEL by Frank Cole
Frank Cole covers defining your characters and conflict, what to include in your first chapter, and tons advice from published authors. Most importantly he gives you tips for how to clear your space for writing and how to get words on the page every single day.
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2022 21 STORY STRUCTURE: FINISHING THE RACE by Jennifer Jenkins
What is story structure? It is the foundational building blocks on which all good stories are built. In this class, Jennifer Jenkins walks you through building a Three Act Structure. She includes helpful hints tips and tricks for making each point in the structure work best for you. She also brie...
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2022 23THE FLOW OF WRITING by Jeff Wheeler
Have you ever sat down to write and just couldn't get one word down on the page? You need to figure out your flow. This class talks about what flow is, how to recognize it, and how to get it. Great advice for anyone who has ever struggled with getting things done.
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WORLD BUILDING by Aprilynne Pike
In many stories the setting can be almost as important as the story itself. Knowing how to create a world for your characters to live in and how to present that world to the reader can be tricky. Aprilynne Pike teaches you how to do this with believability.
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TALE AS OLD AS TIME by Jessica Day George
Fairy tale mashups are a great way to flex your writing muscles. This class gives you ideas for ways to retell common fairy tales.