Wulf Moon

Morning Masterclass

The Secret Sauce for Winning Writing Contests

Class Location: Elm Conference Room, Provo Marriott

Do you know what editors, publishers, and judges hunt for in those stacks of submitted stories? Something amazing. They hunger for stories that make them devour the delightful words on the page all the way to the delicious ending. But with so many skilled writers competing, how do you sear a story that zings with the spices judges crave and the flavors that satisfy?

It’s all in the secret sauce. Anyone can cook, but only master chefs can infuse dishes with flavors no one has tasted before. I’m going to teach you how to enhance your work with my prizewinning blend of herbs and spices. I’m qualified to do so. I’ve won over fifty writing awards, awards like Writers of the Future, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and multiple Writer of the Year and Best Story of the Year and Book of the Year awards. More importantly, I’ve taught these secrets to unpublished writers, and they’ve won contests like Writers of the Future, the Mike Resnick Memorial Award, the Canadian Book Awards, and they’ve used the publicity associated with such awards to launch professional careers.

That’s what winning writing awards can do for you. They can get you the exposure necessary to launch your professional writing career.

In this masterclass I’m going to teach you my secret ingredients that make stories so mouthwatering and delicious, judges will give you the gold medal. Here’s a taste of the special ingredients I’ll share with you and how to add zest to your creations.

• The #1 secret of prizewinning worldbuilding.
• Creating spicy characters that strum judges’ heartstrings.
• The power of the noble sacrifice and how to play with flambé.
• The flavors in endings that judges savor.

Don your apron and chef’s hat and step into my kitchen. With these secret ingredients, I’ll show you how to cook up something amazing.

4 Hour Masterclass for $99

Duration: 4 hours – 8:00 am to noon MST
In Person: $99.00 

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Afternoon Masterclass

Kill Your Darlings

Class Location: Elm Conference Room, Provo Marriott

Twenty-five years ago, I developed a writing exercise to help me win what was likely the largest international flash fiction contest ever held. Celebrity writer Dan Hurley sponsored it, famous as the Sixty Second Novelist. For one year, a weekly writing prompt was given. Writers from around the world submitted their 250-word flash stories based on the prompt each week, and professional judges awarded prizes for first, second, and third place. 500 to 700 writers entered each week. At the end of the year, twelve professionals judged the 52 first place winners for the Grand Prize.

Two of my weekly first place winners placed in the Top 10. One of those took the Grand Prize, earning me a prize worth thousands of dollars and the heavyweight title Writer of the Year. Number One … out of some 30,000 total entries.

This masterclass teaches the system I developed to help me win that contest. I call it “Kill Your Darlings” in honor of my late mentor, David Farland, who once said those words to me. Many of the writers I now mentor say it’s the #1 reason they obtained their first sales, made it into Best of Year anthologies, and were winners in prestigious writing contests like Writers of the Future.

The system works.

KYD is my #1 best-selling masterclass. This is the first time I have offered it at LTUE. Learning and practicing the four phases of this exercise is like a weight training system that builds your writing muscles, transforming the way you write. You’ll work out with exercises that:

• Create focused loglines.
• Tap into Flow state through stream-of-consciousness sessions.
• Use my “cardio routine” to find and fortify the beating heart of your stories.
• Cut the fat with potent words that say more with less.

In this masterclass, I’ll be your personal trainer to help you create leaner, meaner prose—the mark of professional storytellers. The KYD system has transformed many writers I coach into award-winning champions. Join us and get ripped!

Duration: 4 hours – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm MST
In Person: $99.00