workshopWriting Masterclass: From Scene Structure to Story Structure
Join bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt for a hands-on workshop that will transform how you write and revise your scenes.
DATE: Monday, 4/27/26, 6-8pm ET
WHERE: Zoom (a replay will be available for attendees who can’t apply live)
COST: $79 ($59 early bird)
Whether you’re writing fiction or memoir, every narrative needs strong, engaging scenes that work together to form a compelling and cohesive story.
But how do you know when your scenes are working? And how can you fix them if they aren’t?
Join bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt to learn a set of practical tools and techniques to help you shape stronger scenes in your early drafts and troubleshoot your scenes-in-progress as you revise.
By the end, you’ll have a template that will help you envision attention-grabbing scenes and revise both your existing scenes and your overall story structure.
In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn:
The seven elements every scene needs – without them, it’s not a scene (it’s a vignette)
How to use false victories and defeats in every scene and at the macro story level to keep readers turning pages
Why decisions are the crux of story, and how to use crisis questions to shape your scenes
The difference between scenes and chapters – and why it matters more than you think
How to apply these tools at both the scene and story level using a framework demonstrated through a bestselling novel
Hands-on writing exercises you’ll complete during the workshop using your own manuscript
Plus, you’ll receive a scene structure template and exercise handout to use long after the workshop ends – for drafting, revising, and giving objective feedback to critique partners.
Meet your teacher
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the number one bestselling author of Dark Mode, a psychological thriller.
Dark Mode was shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction, and the Danger Award for Debut Fiction. Her previous books are How to Be Australian (2020), a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge (2019), a thriller novella and collected essays.
Her writing appears in Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, Overland, Australian Book Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, Marie Claire, Openbook, Kill Your Darlings, and more.
Ashley is an award-winning speaker and has appeared at Sydney Writers’ Festival, Brisbane Writers’ Festival, Story Club and more, and is a Moth StorySLAM winner. She is the co-host of James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health, and was a judge in the 2020 Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship.
She also teaches a range of creative writing courses and mentors emerging writers. She has a decade of experience in teaching and curriculum design, working with children and adults, and has a Master of Research in creative writing.
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