Ever feel as though your writing has become trapped in the space between your ears? Then you are not alone, my friends! As writers, we face a daily challenge: we create (and live, much of the time) in the spaces inside our heads, yet our task is to create dynamic, breathing characters and active, arcing stories capable of moving our readers as well as stopping them dead in their tracks. How can we notice and break through “brain-locked” writing, and learn to craft fiction that inhabits the physical world, packing visceral as well as emotional punch? Join me on April 28 in Greensboro, North Carolina for this lively workshop that will explore techniques and exercises that will help you—and your audience—connect with your stories and characters in charged, vital and vivid ways. "Get Out Of That Room In Your Head" will be featured as part of the North Carolina Writers Network Spring 2012 Conference. For more information, and to register for the conference and workshop, follow the...