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Narrative Technique

Writing a book takes more than just… writing.

Agents and publishers sign authors who skillfully vary narrative techniques—narration, summary, reflection, and scene—to move a reader through story.

Friday, September 11 & Friday, September 18 · 2:00 – 3:00 PM PT

$129 · Two live 60-minute sessions + replays included

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EARLY BIRD: Use code SUMMER26 at checkout — $129 $97

You've been writing. Now it's time to execute.

You've plotted. You've drafted. You've generated pages of material and lived inside your characters' heads. But something on the page isn't landing the way it does in your imagination.

Pacing drags where it should race. Reflection reads as backstory. Scenes feel flat when they should crackle. You know the story is there—you just don't yet have the technique to render it on the page in a way that moves a reader.

That's not a talent problem. That's a craft problem—and craft can be taught.

What you'll learn

Applicable techniques to immediately strengthen your novel or memoir in progress.

SESSION ONE

The Four Modes of Narration

Distinguish narration, summary, reflection, and scene—and learn when and why to use each. Study literary examples and see how master writers weave these modes to control pace and depth.

SESSION TWO

Pacing, Flow & Point of View

Bring your prose alive with intentional pacing, seamless transitions, and a point of view that draws readers close. Practice techniques you'll apply the same day.

TAKE HOME

Materials, Exercises & Replays

Workshop handouts, targeted exercises, and full session recordings delivered after each meeting—so you can revisit the material and apply it to your manuscript at your own pace.

THE PARADIGM

“Art is fire plus algebra.”

— JORGE LUIS BORGES

Your dedication, your curiosity, your willingness to be vulnerable on the page—that's the fire. This workshop teaches the algebra: the tried-and-true narrative craft that lets you tell your unique story in your voice, your style, your way.

THE WORKSHOP

Two intimate sessions.
One transformed manuscript.

✓  Two live 60-minute sessions with Abigail Raeke
✓  Session recordings for lifetime access
✓  Workshop materials & literary examples
✓  Exercises to apply immediately
✓  Small-group setting for real engagement
Friday, September 11 & Friday, September 18
2:00 – 3:00 PM Pacific
$129  $97
EARLY BIRD CODE: SUMMER26
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Questions, answered

Who is this workshop for?
Writers with a novel or memoir in progress who are ready to move past generating material and start executing on the page. If you've been drafting and are hungry to understand the actual mechanics of how great writing works, you're in the right place.
Do I need to have a completed draft?
No. You need to have pages you're actively working on—a chapter, a scene, an opening—so you can apply the techniques immediately. A full manuscript isn't required.
What if I can't attend live?
Every session is recorded and sent to you afterward, along with the workshop materials and exercises. You'll have lifetime access to revisit at your own pace.
Is this genre-specific?
Narrative technique is fundamental to all long-form prose. The workshop is geared toward upmarket fiction, literary fiction, near-historical fiction, and narrative memoir—but the techniques apply broadly.
How do I use the early bird code?
Enter code SUMMER26 at checkout to drop the price from $129 to $97. Available for a limited time.
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Take your book to the next level.

Two Fridays. Sixty minutes each. A lifetime of technique you can apply to every page you write from here on out.

RESERVE MY SEAT — $97

EARLY BIRD CODE: SUMMER26