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March 8th — Manuscript Formatting & Submission Do’s & Don’ts with LeeAnne Krusemark

by Web Editor | Feb 21, 2021 | Event, Speaker, Uncategorized, Writing

  Your manuscript may be nearing completion, but there are additional steps you’ll need to take before firing it off to an agent or publisher. Submission guidelines can be stringent, meticulously detailing everything from formatting to file type. Countless...

Feb 8 — Find and Engage Readers for Your Books

by Web Editor | Jan 21, 2021 | Event, Speaker, Writing

  The advantage of the internet is that anyone can write and sell a book. The drawback is that anyone can write and sell a book. The challenge has shifted from distributing one’s work to distinguishing oneself amidst a glut of content. This is the stark...

Nov 9 — Pace Your Narrative Like a Pro with Heather Chavez

by Web Editor | Oct 21, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing

Hitting the right pace and mastering the art of timing can ensure success across a wide range of domains, from sports to music. Writing is no exception. A talented writer rises above the words, sentences, and paragraphs, soaring high overhead to glimpse the...

September 14th — The Architecture of Screenwriting with Professor Scott Sublett

by Web Editor | Aug 29, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing

Screenwriters have a secret. They know how to tell a compelling story. Top-grossing pictures rake in millions, even billions, of dollars. What’s their technique? At our next ZOOM meeting, Professor Scott Sublett reveals the wizardry of their success. “Plot,”...

UPDATED July 26 — “Before and After the Book Deal,” with Courtney Maum

by Web Editor | Jul 3, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing

You are nearing the completion of your manuscript. The countless hours you’ve poured into your passion project are finally bearing fruit. You feel ready to share your masterpiece with the world. But rather than the beginning of the end, your last writerly...

Feb 10 — “Sex Scenes, More or Less” with Lisa Mendelman

by Web Editor | Jan 28, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing

Few passages in a narrative are as cringe-inducing for both writer and reader as the notorious sex scene. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A well-written sex scene can add to the sensory vividness and emotional depth of a story without crossing into the...
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