<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(61, 61, 61); font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; "><h2 class="BigHeader" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(70, 41, 28); font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; "><center><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A52A2A" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">LAST CHANCE TO TAKE A WRITING WORKSHOP WITH SCOTT LAX UNTIL 2012</span></font></center><center><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A52A2A" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></center><center><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#05005F"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; "><i>Due to writing demands, I will be on teaching a hiatus until 2012. There are a couple of spots left for the workshop that begins on October 19, and four spots for the November-December workshop. Thanks to all my former students for a great year -- Scott Lax</i></span></font></font></center><center><font color="BROWN"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font></font></center><center><font color="BROWN"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">THE CHAGRIN VALLEY WRITERS' WORKSHOP</span></font></font></center></h2><font color="BROWN"><div class="Content1" style="min-width: 400px; padding-bottom: 10px; "><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="GREEN"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">THERE IS LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE "HOW TO TELL A STORY" WORKSHOP BEGINNING ON OCT. 19 - REGISTER NOW TO ASSURE YOUR SPOT</span></font></font></center></div><font color="GREEN"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><br></span></font><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="brown"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">CONTACT US TO REGISTER OR FOR INFORMATION<br>Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop c/o Scott Lax<br>P.O. Box 23142 • Chagrin Falls, OH • 44023<br>Tel. 440.954.4039 • Email: <a href="mailto:info@scottlax.com">info@scottlax.com</a>, above</span></font></font></center></div></font></div></font></span></div><div><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(165, 42, 42); line-height: 21px; ">HOW TO TELL A STORY WORKSHOP</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(165, 42, 42); line-height: 21px; ">Tuesdays, 7-9 PM, October 19 and 26, November 2 and 9<br><br>Week One - “How to Think Like a Writer.” In it, we’ll talk about the writing life, and do an exercise that may well change how you see yourself as a writer. We’ll talk about why you write, how you write, where you write, when you write and what’s keeping you from writing more. We will also cover point of view. <br><br>Week Two - “Dialogue: The Key to Great Stories." Whether you’re a fan of “Mad Men,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The Secret Life of Bees,” "The Great Gatsby" or any other book, film or play, it’s likely that you’ve been affected by the dialogue. How do those writers do it? Scott Lax, who has won awards for a novel of literary fiction, short stories, essays and features, and has been a source-writer for a feature film, playwright and writer for Comedy Central TV, will show you the tricks and tools of great dialogue, and why it’s the key to capturing readers’ hearts. <br><br>Week Three - “Character Development: How to Turn Your Characters Into Real, Live People.” Regardless of the genre in which you write, your characters must be believable. No matter how good your writing is, if your readers don’t care about your characters (even the villains), you’ve lost them. Scott Lax will teach you how to bring them to life as people, not simply “characters.”<br><br>Week Four - “Setting and Plot: Where Are You And Where Are You Going?” You can’t put characters in a vacuum. They need exist in believable settings. And you have to have them moving constantly. That’s the simple essence of plot and setting. How do you create a rich environment and make your story move through time? In this class, Scott Lax will show you how to weave together the elements of storytelling. When you leave this workshop, you may well have a new lease on your writing life. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(165, 42, 42); line-height: 21px; "><br></span><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>For more workshop information, including November's Manuscript Workshop, go to <a href="http://www.scottlax.com/events.htm">http://www.scottlax.com/events.htm</a></div><div>For student's testimonials, go to <a href="http://www.scottlax.com/newsletter.htm">http://www.scottlax.com/newsletter.htm</a></div><div>For Scott Lax's Blog for Writers and Readers go to <a href="http://www.scottlax.com/blog.htm">http://www.scottlax.com/blog.htm</a></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; 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