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David Gere
    My main portfolio contains 6 items.
Folder links are in Red   *   Other Item links are in Blue

[FCD by Scenes]    (13+)    # 1838325:
        Second rewrite of FCD - by Scenes 1-5-2012
Larry Brooks -10- 2011 - Morning Session    (------)    # 1824930:
        Larry Brooks expounds upon his six core competencies of writing
[Willamette Writers]    (------)    # 1703086:
        Willamette Writers Class Notes
[Finished Short Stories]    (------)    # 1477550:
        Finished Short Stories
[Academy-1 Courses]    (------)    # 1415272:
        Folder for Academy-1 courses
[The Flame of the Crimson Dragon-Archive]    (13+)    # 1371321:
        The novel "The Flame of the Crimson Dragon"
#1371321:   The Flame of the Crimson Dragon-Archive    (13+)     [Top]
The novel "The Flame of the Crimson Dragon"    (15 items)

Chapter 10 - The Oracle    (E)    # 1221017:
        Tinder goes to trial.
Chapter 11 - Farewell    (E)    # 1222469:
        The Major and the two trolls begin a new adventure.
Chapter 12 - The BarbedThickets    (E)    # 1225887:
        The company passes through a rough tangle to in a bewitched land.
Chapter 13 - The Old Man on the River    (E)    # 1227673:
        The three wander into a place they do not want to go.
Chapter 14 - The Trinity Devil    (E)    # 1229488:
        An old friend tries to help the three
Chapter 15 - The Shapechangers Library    (------)    # 1381725:
        Gerard looks for a way to prevail over the Trinity Devil.
Chapter 16 - The Ultimatum    (E)    # 1235766:
        Gerard challenges the Shapechanger.
Chapter 25 - The Duel    (------)    # 1372002:
        filler12345
Chapter 25 - The Duel    (------)    # 1372001:
        filler12345
Chapter 23 - A Skeleton Underfoot    (------)    # 1371999:
        filler12345
Chapter 23 - A Skeleton Underfoot    (------)    # 1371997:
        filler12345
Chapt er 22 - The Graveyards    (------)    # 1371995:
        fillerfiller
Chapt er 22 - A Skeleton Underfoot    (------)    # 1371993:
        filler 12335
Chapter 22 - The Graveyards    (------)    # 1371992:
        filler 12345
The Glory of Magic - Cover    (E)    # 1221038:
        The Glory of Magic
#1415272:   Academy-1 Courses    (------)     [Top]
Folder for Academy-1 courses    (4 items)

[Student Orientation]    (------)    # 1415687:
        Student Orientation for all A-1 Courses
[Introduction to Dialog]    (------)    # 1415274:
        Academy-1 course for improving dialog
[Science-Fiction/Fantasy I]    (------)    # 1415275:
        First course in science fiction/fantasy of two
[Writing a Novel]    (------)    # 1415276:
        Class to learn to write a novel
#1415274:   Introduction to Dialog    (------)     [Top]
Academy-1 course for improving dialog    (11 items)

Intro to Dialog - Lesson 1    (------)    # 1415781:
        1st lesson of Intro to Dialog
[Lesson 2 - Intro to Dialog]    (------)    # 1417916:
        Lesson 2 Folder - Intro to Dialog
Lesson 3 - Tags    (------)    # 1422216:
        Lesson on the use of tags in dialog
Lesson 3 - Tags - Simple Tags    (------)    # 1422543:
        500+ word scene using simple tags.
Lesson 3 - Tags - Complex Tags    (------)    # 1422545:
        Lesson 3 - Tags - Complex Tags
Lesson 3 - Tags - Few to No Tags    (------)    # 1422548:
        Lesson 3 - Tags - Few to No Tags
Intro to Dialog - Assignment 4    (------)    # 1427052:
        Introduction to Dialog - Assignment 4 - Punctuation
Assignment Week 5    (------)    # 1433249:
        Lesson 5 - Assignment
Lesson 7 - Bearable Accents - Assignment    (------)    # 1439079:
        Lesson 7 Assignment - Bearable Accents
Lesson 7 - Bearable Accents - DT    (------)    # 1439080:
        Lesson 7 - Bearable Accents - Discussion Topic
Lesson 8 - Assignment - Basic Dialog    (13+)    # 1439106:
        Lesson 8 - Assignment - Basic Dialog
#1415275:   Science-Fiction/Fantasy I    (------)     [Top]
First course in science fiction/fantasy of two    (11 items)

Science Fiction/Fantasy I - Lesson 1    (------)    # 1415985:
        Lesson I for Academy-1 Science Fiction/Fantasy I Class
Assignment 2 - Part I - Questionnaire    (------)    # 1419848:
        Assignment translated to extreme proportions in order to jump start my book.
Assignment 2 - Part II    (------)    # 1419862:
        The second part of assignment 2 for Sci-Fi/Fantasy I class.
Lesson 3 - Discussion Topic    (------)    # 1423610:
        DT of Week 3 of Sci-Fi/Fantasy I covering World Construction II
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Assignment 3    (------)    # 1423810:
        Lesson 3 in Sci-Fi/Fantasy I - World Building
DT 4 - World Building - Magic    (------)    # 1425494:
        Discussion Topic for Week 4
Sci Fi/Fantasy I - Assignment 4    (------)    # 1425489:
        Lesson 4 on world-building of a fantasy world.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Assignment Week 6    (------)    # 1433892:
        Assignment for Week 7 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Class
Final Class Assignment    (------)    # 1439445:
        Prologue of Future Novella for Final Class Assignment
Week 9 Assignment - The Heros Journey    (------)    # 1439436:
        Week 9 Assignment - The Heros Journey
SF/Fan I - Week 8 - The Monomyth    (------)    # 1437707:
        Sci-Fi/Fantasy Assignment 8 - The Monomyth
#1415276:   Writing a Novel    (------)     [Top]
Class to learn to write a novel    (17 items)

Lesson 1: What it Takes to be a Novelist    (------)    # 1415277:
        This is the first lesson in class to write a novel.
Lesson 2: Generating an Idea For a Novel    (------)    # 1416129:
        Lesson 2 - Generating an Idea for a Novel
Lesson 3 - Setting    (------)    # 1421906:
        Setting for first part of my book - Life Stream.
Lesson 3 - Setting - Discussion Topic    (------)    # 1421916:
        What I like about foreshadowing.
Novel Writing-Week 4-Character - Scene    (------)    # 1424595:
        Lesson 4 - Novel Writing - Characterization
Novel Writing - Week 4 - Character    (------)    # 1424597:
        All 4 sections of Assignment for Week 4
Assignment 5 - Scene Charts    (------)    # 1425132:
        Scene charts for prologue through third chapter
Lesson 5 - Scene Charts    (------)    # 1425134:
        Expanded Scene Chart for Prologue thru Chapter 1
Lesson 5 - Discussion Topic    (------)    # 1425295:
        Lesson 5 - Discussion Topic - Onomatopoeia
Novel Writing - Assignment 6    (------)    # 1428825:
        Lesson 6 in Writing a Novel - Conflict
DT Week 7 - Character Matrixes    (------)    # 1434356:
        DT Week 7 for using Character Matrixes
Lesson 8 - Assignment - Backstory    (------)    # 1438671:
        Lesson 8 for Writing a Novel I - Backstory
Lesson 8 - Discussion Topic    (------)    # 1438672:
        Discussion Topic for Lesson 8
Lesson 9 - Point of View - Assignment    (------)    # 1438947:
        Lesson 9 - Point of View - Assignment
Lesson 9 - Point of View - DT    (------)    # 1438959:
        Lesson 9 - Point of View - Discussion Topic
Lesson 10 - Dialog - Assignment    (------)    # 1439000:
        Lesson 10 - Assignment - Dialog
Lesson 10 Discussion Topic - Dialog    (------)    # 1439008:
        Lesson 10 - Discussion Topic - Dialog
#1415687:   Student Orientation    (------)     [Top]
Student Orientation for all A-1 Courses    (1 item)

Lesson 4    (------)    # 1423967:
        Lesson 4 for Student Orientation - Reviewing Class Mate's Work
#1417916:   Lesson 2 - Intro to Dialog    (------)     [Top]
Lesson 2 Folder - Intro to Dialog    (3 items)

Lssn 2: Bad Dialog    (------)    # 1417915:
        Examples of bad dialog for Lesson 2
Lesson 2 - No dialog    (------)    # 1417917:
        Lesson 2 Exercise with no dialog
Lssn 2- Good Dialog    (------)    # 1417914:
        An exercise to compare good dialog with misused dialog.
#1477550:   Finished Short Stories    (------)     [Top]
Finished Short Stories    (9 items)

Of Princes and Toads    (------)    # 1751121:
        A Bachelor hits on the wrong lady in a singles bar.
Dorothy Comes Home - Contest Entry    (13+)    # 1261095:
        Dorothy comes home.
The Puzzle Man    (------)    # 1255008:
        The Puzzle man searches for a way to complete his puzzle.
SGFW - A Long Ways from Iowa    (E)    # 1146833:
        SGFW Assignment - Setting Through Dialog. A couple gets lost on a dark country road...
'Droid Void    (E)    # 1138503:
        Short satire-comedy about the demise of a robot.
SGFW 1820s Scotland Assignment    (E)    # 1129590:
        Scene with three Scottish soldiers preparing for battle to put down 1820s civil uprising.
Corbin the War Child    (E)    # 1123793:
        Flash Fiction drama about a mentally-disabled child in a war zone.
Fear Assignment: The Enemy Within    (E)    # 1123789:
        This assignment is to show and not tell for a fearful adult.
Little League Men    (E)    # 1118922:
        Short scene of a ballplayer trying to survive the big leagues.. Did I showe and not tell?
#1703086:   Willamette Writers    (------)     [Top]
Willamette Writers Class Notes    (3 items)

[2010 WW Conference Class Notes]    (------)    # 1707149:
        Class Notes from 2010 Willamette Writers Conference classes
[Willamette Writers Saturday Lectures]    (------)    # 1705150:
        Notes on Willamette Writers Monthly Meetings
[2008 WW Conference Class Notes]    (------)    # 1705001:
        Class Notes for Classes taken at 2008 Willamette Writers Conference.
#1705001:   2008 WW Conference Class Notes    (------)     [Top]
Class Notes for Classes taken at 2008 Willamette Writers Conference.    (10 items)

The Magic is in the Details    (------)    # 1705016:
        Magic in details in speculative fiction
Invite Reader to Party - Show Not Tell    (------)    # 1705014:
        Truth about show not tell
Confessions of an Eavesdropper - Dialog    (------)    # 1705013:
        Class on dialog - how to write dialog like people really talk
First Page that Captures Readers    (------)    # 1705012:
        A class on what writers need to put in first page.
Writing a Page Turner - Mark Acito    (------)    # 1705011:
        Great class on cliffhanger endings, etc.
Corpses/Cliffhangers/Remedies for pacing    (------)    # 1705009:
        Class on pacing. Jessica Morrell
Writing/Revising Query, Synopsis, 2 page    (------)    # 1705006:
        Class to get ready to submit to agents
Grounding the Reader - Scene Setting    (------)    # 1705005:
        A class dealing with scene, setting, and using specific concrete details for description.
Attending to the Body - Linda Clare    (------)    # 1705003:
        Class Notes from Attending to the Body by Linda Clare
Conference Basics - Author/Agents    (------)    # 1705004:
        First class from 2008 WW Conference. Intro to conference.
#1705150:   Willamette Writers Saturday Lectures    (------)     [Top]
Notes on Willamette Writers Monthly Meetings    (14 items)

L Brooks: 6 Competencies Workshop    (------)    # 1824932:
        10-2011 Workshop by Larry Brooks - Six Core Competencies of Writing
Larry Brooks -10- 2011 - Morning Session    (------)    # 1824929:
        Larry Brooks expounds on Six Core Competencies of Writing -- October 2011
Lukara - What to do When things go Wrong    (------)    # 1782651:
        Alyssa Lukara Talk - What to do When Things Go Wrong Writing
WW Talk - J Morrell - Anatomy of a Scene    (------)    # 1777933:
        Willamette Writers Talk Notes - J Morrell - Anatomy of a Scene
C.Whitcomb - Breaking into Hollywood Now    (------)    # 1766531:
        WW Saturday Lecture: CynthiaWhitcomb - Breaking into Hollywood Now
WW Talk-Small Publishers by Steve Scholl    (------)    # 1759537:
        WW Lecture on the world of the small publisher
WW Lectures - Molly Tinsley    (------)    # 1759536:
        WW Class Essay on Getting Publised by Molly Tinsley
How to Get Published - Melissa Hart    (------)    # 1759535:
        WW Lecture on How to Get Published by Melissa Hart
Bill Johnson - Emotional Triggers    (------)    # 1723953:
        How characters need emotional triggers to make readers feel their emotions
Christina Katz - The Empowered Writer    (------)    # 1713786:
        Notes from Chisina Katz's Lecture - The Empowered Writer
Six Core Competences as a Writer    (------)    # 1705157:
        Six main things a writer has to satisfy in order to get published
Platform Handout - with Creating Platfor    (------)    # 1705154:
        Handout from Platform Plan Lecture
Creating a Platform    (------)    # 1705152:
        Complete and comprehensive lecture on platforms - content and resources
Jessica Morrell    (------)    # 1705151:
        Lecture by Jessica Morrell - One of the top writers of writing books and also editors
#1707149:   2010 WW Conference Class Notes    (------)     [Top]
Class Notes from 2010 Willamette Writers Conference classes    (11 items)

POV - What's the Big Deal? - H Ephron    (------)    # 1707172:
        POV - What's the Big Deal?
Writing With Details - Jessica Morrell    (------)    # 1707170:
        Writing With Details - Jessica Morrell
After "The End" - Manuscript Revision    (------)    # 1707168:
        Class about Manuscript Revision - Once you are Done with the last Draft
You've Got the Power - Robert Dugoni    (------)    # 1707167:
        Class about "Specific Stuff" in successful writing
Panel of Editors    (------)    # 1707166:
        Class Notes from Panel of Editors
Layering in Backstory - Hallie Ephron    (------)    # 1707164:
        Class Notes from "Layering in Backstory" by Hallie Ephron
Creating a Mastermind Critique Group    (------)    # 1707162:
        Class for Creating a Mastermind Critique Group - Panel
Reading Work Out Loud - Gigi Rosenberg    (------)    # 1707158:
        Notes for Class on Reading Your Fiction Out Loud (as in Book Readings)
2010 WW Conference - Panel of Agents    (------)    # 1707157:
        Notes from a Panel of Agents
Fiction that Sells in Todays Marketplace    (------)    # 1707156:
        Class Notes for "Creating Fiction that Sells in Todays Marketplace by Andrea Hurst
Villains and Heroes - Larry Brooks    (------)    # 1707150:
        Class Notes on Lecture about required elements for fiction
#1838325:   FCD by Scenes    (13+)     [Top]
Second rewrite of FCD - by Scenes 1-5-2012    (2 items)

[FCD Undetermined Scenes]    (------)    # 1846046:
        Temporary Holder for Undetermined FCD Scenes as of 2-4-2012
[FCD Scenes Book 1 Part 1]    (------)    # 1838642:
        A folder to hold scenes 1-16 (Chs7-16) of FCD

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