ONLINE WORKSHOPS:
SPONSOR: Carolina Romance Writers
TITLE: Tax Issues and Reporting for Writers
DATES: January 3rd- January 28th 2011
INSTRUCTOR: Diane Kelly, CPA & Tax attorney
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will cover federal income tax reporting and tax issues for both the beginning and experienced writer.
DEADLINE: December 25, 2010
FMI: www.carolinaromancewriters.com
SPONSOR: Yosemite Romance Writers
TITLE: Publishing in Today’s Market
DATES: 10/04/10 - 10/29/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Sandy Blair
DESCRIPTION: Course will clarify for aspiring authors the advantages and disadvantages of traditional publishers versus e-publishers versus vanity publishers with regard to advances, editing, copyright issues such as period length, foreign, film and e-rights, book distribution and promotion.
DEADLINE: 10/03/2010
FMI: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com
SPONSOR: Yosemite Romance Writers
TITLE: Editing
DATES: 10/04/10 - 10/29/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Barri Bryan
DESCRIPTION: Fiction writing requires mastering editing skills covered in this course: edits for content, structure, and mechanics, punctuation & usage.
DEADLINE: 10/03/2010
FMI: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com
SPONSOR: Yosemite Romance Writers
TITLE: Plotting from Theme
DATES: 10/04/10 - 10/29/2010
INSTRUCTOR: Lori Wilde
DESCRIPTION: This course teaches how to plot a story from the standpoint of theme first, story events second to produce a cohesive blueprint that will make building the backbone of a book easier.
DEADLINE: 10/03/2010
FMI: www.yosemiteromancewriters.com
SPONSOR: Colorado Romance Writers, Inc
TITLE: Secrets of Selling to Woman’s World Magazine
DATES: October 4 – 29, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Kate Willoughby
DESCRIPTION: Come discover the techniques to tap this lucrative, but hard to crack, market for five pages of fiction.
FMI: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org
SPONSOR: Colorado Romance Writers, Inc
TITLE: Prose & Contests: Everything You Wanted to Know About Writing Contests But Were Afraid to Ask
DATES: October 4 – 29, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Atwell
DESCRIPTION: This class is geared for unpublished writers seeking feedback and/or a chance to final in the hundreds of writing contests offered through RWA® chapters.
FMI: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org
SPONSOR: Hearts Through History Romance Writers
TITLE: Herbal Lore and The Historic Medicinal Uses of Herbs
DATES: October 4-29, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Beth Trissel
DESCRIPTION: This class on herbal lore hopes to inspire a deeper appreciation of herbs and offer ways to use this knowledge in your writing.
DEADLINE: October 2, 2010
FMI: classes
SPONSOR: Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215
TITLE: Beyond Research: Stronger POV and the Effective Use of Detail
DATES: October 18 through October 28
INSTRUCTOR: Carrie Lofty
DESCRIPTION: This course covers key aspects of melding research and fiction. Although designed and taught by a recovering historian, this interactive course is geared toward any kind of research, and how detail can make every story more memorable and more emotional.
DEADLINE: October 16, 2010
FMI: http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops
SPONSOR: Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215
TITLE: Ergonomics
DATES: October 18 through October 28
INSTRUCTOR: Dale Mayer
DESCRIPTION: This class focuses on the information to help you to understand proper ergonomics for writers, the problems associated with incorrect ergonomics, and ways to avoid getting into trouble. Catch the problems before they go bad.
DEADLINE: October 16, 2010
FMI: http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops
SPONSOR: Elements of RWA
TITLE: Plotting for Un-Dummies
DATES: October 4 – 29, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Raquel Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION: Plotting For Un-Dummies is an intensive workshop filled with guidance, help, advice, and suggestions. Learn to plot and follow a simple outline without stifling your creativity, beef up your Hero, or develop your kick-ass Heroine. Class discusses the difference between a complex plot and convoluted one, how to clarify problems, how to stay on track, the importance of a strong Goal, Motivation, and Conflict (GMC), and writing your synopsis the easy way.
FMI: http://www.elementsofrwa.com/wkshp_reg4.htm
SPONSOR: Elements of RWA
TITLE: The Five P’s of Self-Promotion: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
DATES: November 8 – 12, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: John Foxjohn
DESCRIPTION: This class is interactive & delves into inexpensive or free ways to promote the author and books. The class includes internet marketing and getting TV and radio interviews, as well as how to create media releases.
DEADLINE: November 4, 2010
FMI: http://www.elementsofrwa.com/wkshp_reg4.htm
SPONSOR: Elements of RWA
TITLE: Series Business – Is Writing A Series Right For You?
DATES: November 1 – 12, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Misty Evans
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will help you: Examine the pros and cons of writing a series; Define and evaluate your idea; Develop a Series Bible to track plot lines, characters and story arcs; Develop a Pitch Bible that includes blurbs, synopses and series story arc to market to agents and editors; Turn your series idea into a workable project with tools, templates and one-on-one help.
DEADLINE: October 29, 2010
FMI: http://www.elementsofrwa.com/wkshp_reg4.htm
SPONSOR: From the Heart Romance Writers
TITLE: Romancing Nonfiction: How to Pay the Bills While Your Fiction Career is Taking Off
DATES: October 3 – 16, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Barb Webb
DESCRIPTION: Course topics include uncovering your ideas, identifying non-fiction markets and preferred publishers, building the ideal query letter, designing a proposal to elicit the coveted “yes!”, article development, what to do while you are waiting for an answer, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
DEADLINE: September 29, 2010
FMI: workshops
ALL DAY WORKSHOP:
SPONSOR: Vancouver Island Chapter-RWA
TITLE: Writing Fiction: Tackling the Critical Five
PARTICULARS: Laurie Schnebly Campbell will address the 5 critical elements of fiction writing: plot, conflict, fatal flaws, motivation and writer’s block.
LOCATION: Vancouver Island, BC; Comfort Hotel & Conference Center
DATE: September 25, 2010
FMI: www.vicrwa.ca
CALL FOR JUDGES:
SPONSOR: Connecticut Romance Writers of America
TITLE: The Write Stuff
CATEGORIES: Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Mainstream Adult Fiction and Young Adult Fiction
TIMELINE: Contest entries will be sent to first round judges by December 15, 2010, to be returned CTRWA by February 15, 2011
PARTICULARS: Electronic, rtf files; 5 – 7 entries per judge; first 20 pages of ms.
FMI: http://tinyurl.com/2vrxo9h
CONFERENCES:
SPONSOR: Central Ohio Fiction Writers’
TITLE: Write from the Heart Conference
PARTICULARS: Keynote speaker: SUZANNE BROCKMANN; agents & editor appointments; Workshops
DATE: October 1-2, 2010
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Worthington, Columbus, OH
FMI: http://www.cofw.org/conference.html
SPONSOR: Northwest Houston RWA
TITLE: Lone Star Conference
PARTICULARS: ½ day learning advanced techniques for creating great characters, writing the perfect scene, improving weak story architecture and other critical aspects of writing. Speakers: Randy Ingermanson and Christine Witthohn. Pitch to Amy Boggs(Maass Literary Agency), Naomi Hackenberg(Elaine English Literary Agency), and Christine Witthohn(Book Cents Literary Agency).
DATE: October 16, 2010
LOCATION: Houston Marriott North at Greenspoint.
FMI: www.nwhrwa.com
