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Happy New Year!
Assuming we are not embroiled in a global conflict in the coming months, I have some fun things happening. First of all, there’s my new newsletter on substack, discussing the Ping Pong of Love Scenes in the new movie Marty Supreme.
Then there’s my February one-shot romance writing workshop at Mills Mansion in Staatsburgh, no experience or advance ideas necessary.
Last but not least, my in-person Romance Writing Workshop will be starting up a new session in mid-February (dates to be finalized). If you would like to work with me directly on developing or strengthening your writing practice, this Hudson River Valley class offers my guidance as well as a supportive community of creative writers of romantic fiction. Hybrids like Romantasy and Horrormance welcome! Contact me with the subject line Romance Writing Workshop Spring 2026.
Have a story idea for a graphic novel or a prose story you want to turn into a graphic novel?
Join me for a two-hour online workshop where I take you step by step through the process of writing a graphic novel script.
Date: Tuesday, October 28, from 5-7 pm. The class will be live online via Zoom.
Pre-class homework: Ideally, you should have a scene in mind, either one you have already written in prose, or one you have outlined. The scene should involve some form of action (walking or eating is fine) and can incorporate narrative text and/or dialogue.
To register: Email alisa@alisakwitney.com with the subject line Graphic Novel Script Writing Workshop. An official link will be on my website shortly.
Character Development: In this two hour intensive, we will explore strategies and techniques for creating vivid and memorable characters, including methods for disguising and distancing characters based on yourself or real, living people, and methods for writing characters very unlike you from the inside out; why false beliefs and mindworms are the key to character arcs; the importance of friends and rivals as foils; and how to identify the telling details of character appearance, wardrobe and physicality.
NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and will be capped at 15 students.
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In this two hour intensive, we will delve into the strategies and techniques of dialogue, touching on the differences between writing dialogue and replicating real-life conversations; realistic vs. stylized dialogue, and the case for each; dialogue as character, i.e.,writing distinctive speech patterns; banter, crosstalk and verbal swordplay, and what the director Howard Hawks used to call three cushion dialogue.
NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and will be capped at 15 students.
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Alisa has been nominated for the Writer Honoree of the Year award at the first-ever JewCie Awards.
The first ceremony ever held in celebration of Jewish comics, the JewCie Awards supports JewCE’s mission by honoring the creators of Jewish comic book narratives, themes, and characters. Such awards serve as a platform to acknowledge and celebrate the unique contributions of artists, storytellers, and creators who have invested their talents and passion into Jewish storytelling through the medium of comics.
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Posted February 11th, 2019 — Filed under
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Come check out the Hudson Valley’s improv show this Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 pm in the Beverly in Kingston, N.Y. and you can win a copy of Corpse & Crown!
