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SUMMARY:Smart Marketing Writers
DESCRIPTION:You’ve done great work–learn how to tell the world about it!\nThese days\, writers increasingly are expected to be their own best publicists\, which can be a challenge for those of us introverts who enjoy playing with words in solitude. In this session\, you’ll learn how to grow your author platform and publicize your book in smart\, efficient\, and cost-effective ways that go beyond social media posts and help you stay true to your authentic self. By the end of the class\, you’ll feel energized and excited rather than daunted by the prospect of letting the world know who you are and what you create. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nWhat is an author platform and how to build one\nCreating a network to help spread the word about your work\nMarketing and publicity on a budget\nBeing as creative with your publicity as you are with your writing\nLearn to publicize yourself and your work in ways that are true to your core beliefs and values as a writer and person.\n\nTime requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is for writers of all genres who want to learn more about publicizing their work.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/smart-marketing-writers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Publishing,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T190000
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SUMMARY:Literary Agents: What Do They Do?
DESCRIPTION:Learn all about literary agents and how they work with authors to build their careers.\nLiterary agents play a crucial role in the publishing world\, yet authors are often in the dark about how to find agents and what to expect from them. In this single-session class\, we’ll go over the nuts and bolts of working with literary agents\, starting from researching them\, querying them\, negotiating with an agent\, and the agent-writer relationship. Insights from actual agents will be included in the class. Come to this session to get your questions about the agenting process answered! \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nPublishing\nQuery Letters\nHow to Work with an Agent\nWhen to Break Up with an Agent\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nAnyone interested in publishing their work.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/literary-agents-what-do-they-do/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Publishing,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T210000
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SUMMARY:Interiority: What Is It and How Do I Do It?
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make your characters pop off the page by making their interiority come alive!\nIn this one-session workshop we’ll dive into the creative writing workshop buzzword “interiority” so that you can use it to flesh out your characters. We’ll talk about why interiority is so crucial to characterization in both fiction and creative nonfiction and how to make it feel vital and exciting. We’ll also discuss the crucial differences between interiority and the dreaded “telling” (as in “show\, don’t tell”)\, looking at examples from published writing. Then we’ll try out some exercises so you feel confident about adding interiority to your writing. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nCharacterization\nCommunicating Emotion Through Thought\nSpecific Language to Express Emotions Instead of the Usual Clichés\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is for fiction and CNF writers of all levels who want to explore interiority and break down this oft-used workshop term\, finding practical ways to address it on the page.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/interiority-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-do-it/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T190000
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SUMMARY:Show\, Don't Tell
DESCRIPTION:Learn strategies to get out of your “show\, don’t tell” rut!\nAre you tired of hearing “show\, don’t tell” in your creative writing workshops? Now’s the time to do something about it! In this one session workshop\, we’ll cover a variety of devices you can use to make the feelings of the people you’re writing about come to life. After seeing examples from published authors\, we’ll do some writing exercises so you can practice these approaches in your work. Writers of all genres are welcome! \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nInteriority\nThe Power of Gesture + Object\nDialogue\nThe Uses and Misuses of Metaphor\nSetting: When Your World Brings Your Character to Life\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop will be especially helpful for fiction and creative nonfiction writers\, but writers of all genres are welcome. Whether you have experience and are looking to solidify your craft or if you’re new to the writing game\, this workshop is for you.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/show-dont-tell/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T190000
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SUMMARY:Tips for Revision from the Pros!
DESCRIPTION:Build your toolkit of revision strategies so you can polish your writing BEFORE showing it to an editor or agent!\nIn this hands-on\, active learning workshop\, you will learn some of the various ways writers reshape\, rethink\, and “re-vision” their pieces. We’ll learn about and try out deep cutting\, shifting style or point of view\, switching up or mixing genres\, and more! By the end of class\, you’ll have a variety of revision techniques to try out so that you can choose the approach (or approaches) that will inspire you to take your writing forward. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nRevision strategies that published writers use\nReverse outlining of your work\nClose reading for line-editing and copy-editing\nDeep cutting\nRe-imagining your work to flesh it out\n\n  \nTime requirements\n\nNone\n\n  \nMaterials\n\nPlease bring an original text (any prose genre of fiction or creative nonfiction) to work with.\n\n  \nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for any writer of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction) who wants to expand their knowledge of editing strategies to become their own best self-editor.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/tips-for-revision-from-the-pros/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Intermediate/Advanced Level,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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UID:10004136-1706814000-1708030800@writer.org
SUMMARY:Pitching and Querying: The Art of Selling Your Work!
DESCRIPTION:In this three-session workshop\, we’ll cover the basics of writing pitches and queries and then workshop them to refine them.
URL:https://writer.org/event/pitching-and-querying-the-art-of-selling-your-work/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:3 Sessions,All Levels,Publishing,Workshop,Zoom
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