A #NotatISTE19 event hosted by Dr. Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo for the Nonprofit Commons and ISTE Games & Simulations Network on June 21, 2019 at 8:30 AM Pacific. Introduces writing decisions, genres, themes, the audience, the focus, and why writing matters. Posting a video on YouTube shortly.

1. by Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2019
The Writer’s Craft
Writing Your Story
Lyr Lobo
Dr. Cynthia Calongne
CTU & CCCS
June 21, 2019
8:30am Pacific
Nonprofit Commons
&
ISTE Games &
Simulations Network
#NotAtISTE19
Location in Second Life
http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
Everyone has a story to share.

2. Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2019
Topics
Why writing matters
Your legacy
Write daily
Whose story is it?
Audience
Focus
Genre
Theme
Future topics
A workshop series from The Writer’s Craft by Lyr Lobo

3. Willows of Nienna, Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2018
Why Writing Matters
Our raison d’etre
Why do we write?
Inform
Educate
Entertain
Life stories
Challenges faced
Life’s value & meaning
Empathy
Joys & triumphs
Share your wisdom
Is your story about social good? Is it fiction, fantasy, or blended reality?

4. Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2018
Will Africa Sing a Song of Me?
Your Legacy
If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe
and the African new moon lying on her
back, of the plows in the fields and the
sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does
Africa know a song of me?
Will the air over the plain quiver with a
color that I have had on, or the children
invent a game in which my name is, or the
full moon throw a shadow over the gravel
of the drive that was like me, or will the
eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me?
Pollack, S., Luedtke, K., Barry, J., Redford, R., Streep, M., Dinesen, I., . . . Universal Pictures.
(1985). Out of Africa [motion picture]. United States: Universal Pictures.
Karen von Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen
(Pollack et al., 1985)

5. Saffia Widdershins at G.R.R. Martin Day
image by Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2018
Write Daily
Write without fear
Keep a journal or blog
Let go of perfection!
Micro blog on Twitter
Photo journal
Video blog
Write 1st, edit later
Edits are speed bumps
Keep track of your words
Join a writers community
NaNoWriMo.org
CampNaNoWriMo.org
Write a few words each day, finish your 1st draft, read it, and then edit it.

6. Your Audience - Who will read your story?
Caregivers, mentors, family, friends, our community, and the world.
What do they want to know? What do you want to share?
Lyr Lobo, The Storytellers at Seanchai Library

7. Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2019
Your Story’s Focus
Is your story of
1) a character
2) a place
3) an event?
In Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland, is it Alice’s
story or a story about
Wonderland?
Carroll, L., & Kelly, R. (Ed.). (2000). Alice's adventures in Wonderland. Peterborough, Ontario, CA: Broadview Press.

8. Lyr Lobo, Mount Cavalry on Kitely in OpenSim 2019
Is Your Story Nonfiction or Fiction?
Is it real?
Is it memoir?
Is it authentic?
Are there privacy issues?
Confidentiality
Do you need an alias?
Do you need to adapt it?
Fiction
Is it genre or literary fiction?
Will the people featured in your story feel safe if others recognize their story?

9. Literary Fiction vs. Genre Fiction
Genre fiction transforms the character.
The character is irrevocably changed after the
Hero’s Journey.
Literary fiction transforms the reader.
A literary story transcends the rules of genre
fiction.
It uses parallels, symbolism, and metaphor
with emotion and tension to make characters
feel real and an impossible story believable
(Maass, 2009).
Maass, D. (2009). The fire in the fiction: Passion, purpose, and techniques to make
your novel great. Cincinnati, OH: Writers Digest Books.
Genre fiction categories
• romance
• mystery & suspense
• science fiction & fantasy
• westerns

10. Theme
Themes
1) Love conquers all
2) Death
3) Good vs. evil
4) Social good
5) Coming of age
6) Power & corruption
7) Survival
8) Courage
9) Prejudice
10) Individual vs. society
11) War
Themes and Literary Devices
https://literarydevices.net/theme/
https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/10-most-popular-literary-theme-examples/
Examples
1) Jane Eyre
2) Romeo and Juliet
3) The Stand by Stephen King
4) The Miracle Worker
5) Little Women
6) Lord of the Rings
7) The Martian
8) The Hobbit
9) Pride and Prejudice
10) Star Trek II-IV: The Voyage Home
11) Gone with the Wind

11. The Writers Craft – Future Topics
Writing
1) Theme and setting
2) Voice
3) Empathy & emotion
4) The five senses
5) Plot devices & tools
6) Story architecture
7) Meet your character!
8) Memorable villains
9) Goals & motivation
10) Juicy conflicts
11) Story synopsis
12) Nonfiction & APA style
Digital Storytelling and The Writer’s Craft slides are online at
https://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations
Publishing
1) Where to publish website, books
2) Low cost book publishing
3) Book covers
4) Book formatting
5) Front matter
6) Back cover
7) eBook vs. printed books
8) Managing business expenses
9) Fundraising for social good
10) Community stories anthology
11) Marketing your book
12) Short stories, articles, testimonials

12. Questions?
Join us for future sessions on The Writer’s Craft.
Write often and without fear!
Lyr Lobo
Dr. Cynthia Calongne
Literary Quest tour image by Lyr Lobo, Fantasy Faire 2018