Take your story from enjoyable to unforgettable with well-planned plot twists and tightly controlled pacing!
Join me for an intensive session focused on ways to strategically use plot elements to take any story to the next level. This FREE webinar is designed to give you a systematic approach to planning and executing twisty plots that feel both surprising and inevitable, regardless of your experience level.
In this FREE one-hour session, you’ll discover:
- How to implement Jane’s Plotting Roadmap to structure compelling narratives that build suspense naturally and never feel forced.
- Methods for escalating conflict throughout your story to maintain reader engagement.
- Strategies for raising the stakes in ways that feel authentic to your characters and genre.
Perfect for:
- Fiction writers looking to add more excitement and unpredictability to their stories.
- Authors struggling with pacing issues or knowing how to effectively raise the stakes in their narratives.
- Writers who want to understand the mechanics behind page-turning narratives that escalate conflict naturally.
- Anyone seeking to build the kind of loyal readership that eagerly awaits each new release.
A live Q&A will follow. Secure your FREE spot below!
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Mastering Plot Twists
Ever wonder why some books keep you turning pages late into the night while others fall flat? The secret lies in strategically placed plot twists that raise the stakes and escalate conflict at precisely the right moments. This webinar reveals the tactical approach to crafting compelling story developments that will captivate your readers from start to finish.
During this FREE one hour presentation, discover how to integrate Twists, Reversals, and moments of heightened Danger (TRDs) into your narrative using Jane’s Plotting Roadmap. I’ll show you exactly when and how to deploy these powerful storytelling tools to escalate conflict and raise the stakes throughout your story, creating the kind of unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat fiction that builds loyal readerships. You’ll learn to master pacing and plotting techniques that keep readers thinking “I can’t wait to see what happens next!”
Join us at our FREE virtual discussion:
Saturday, November 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern
Reserve your spot at this FREE virtual workshop. I’ll send you the access details shortly before the event!
Jane K Cleland is the author of the Agatha Award-winning Mastering Plot Twists and Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, from Writer’s Digest Books, now Penguin Putnam Random House, and the multiple award-winning and IMBA-bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries, from St. Martin’s Minotaur. Her short fiction has been published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Her latest craft of writing book, Beat the Bots: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI released August 2025.
She is also a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award sponsored by the Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She currently serves as Vice President of the Florida branch of Mystery Writers of America and is a member of International Thriller Writers.
