UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE AUTHORS’ INABILITY TO ATTEND. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR.

BDSM for Supernatural Creatures (Dominant wolves and their submissive mates)

Writing paranormal can present its challenges, but writing credible BDSM within a supernatural world is much more difficult than it seems. In this workshop, we’ll discuss world building, characterization, and tips for developing believable BDSM scenes within the crafted paranormal community that often consists of wolves, vampires, lions, ghosts, dragons, and other interesting characters.

We’ll discuss creative pointers for story development that will not only save steps later, but will also help with marketing and advertising a mystical world with realistic BDSM scenes. Writers will discover why it’s so important for BDSM elements to be incorporated within the paranormal community based on the rules of the author’s imagined society and what readers would find believable within the scope of the story.

Pitfalls to avoid will also be discussed. Writers will leave the course with a good grasp of how to create loving and romantic relationships for their characters even when their superhuman identities would suggest a much darker, or even sinister, makeup. Tips for redeeming flawed characters will also be given so a natural progression can be shown throughout a paranormal manuscript, regardless of length.

The end result will lead authors to produce a more marketable story where the passion sizzles off the pages. A paranormal world designed for strong Doms and willing submissives will easily be achieved with many tips for success offered. This workshop has a heavy paranormal focus, but writers and readers of all genres are welcome.

Presenters: Destiny Blaine and Shannon West

Award-winning, bestselling author Destiny Blaine uses several pseudonyms in various genres. Writing under the pen name Natalie Acres, some of her BDSM titles have claimed Amazon’s #1 spot in erotica. Her BDSM western and paranormal titles have been bestsellers at Bookstrand, ARE, and other third party retailers. Natalie and her husband live in East Tennessee. They’re blessed with two grown children, with an emphasis on grown, and two special little ones. When Destiny isn’t writing, she can often be found at a ballgame, casino, or sitting on a sandy beach with a book in hand. For more information, visit her website.

Shannon West currently lives in the South with her husband and large family. A lover and avid reader of M/M romances, she began writing them a few years ago and now has over forty short stories, novellas, and novels to her credit. Her best-selling series about wolf shifters, the Dark Hollows Series has nine novels, all of which became best sellers on Amazon, ARe and Bookstrand, including several at number one. Her latest series, Love Slaves of the Alphas, has also produced five bestsellers so far with two of them going to number one on the third party sites. Both of these series features extensive world-building and a number of strong alpha males. She writes BDSM and ménage as well, with books like Taken in Hand, Taken Firmly in Hand, Mastering Matthew and The Education of Nicholas. She loves men and everything about them, and believes that love is love, no matter the gender! www.shannonwestbooks.com