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Jan 11 — Five Essentials to Writing Funny with Ed Porter

by Web Editor | Jan 5, 2021 | Speaker, Uncategorized, Writing

Humor can single-handedly salvage a manuscript from the slush pile. There will always be an insatiable demand for it, regardless of larger literary trends. This is because humor is not confined to any specific genre; even horror and tragedy can be enriched with specks...

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...

Oct 12th — Turn Your Content into a Book Production Machine with Nina Amir

by Web Editor | Sep 21, 2020 | Speaker, Writing

You are sitting on a goldmine. Your posts on social media and blogs can be transformed into so much more. Indeed, with the right focus and planning, your content can become a book-production machine. Learn how you can combine your blogging, social media,...

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,”...

August 17 — “Style: How the Masters Did It” with Kelly Harrison

by Web Editor | Aug 3, 2020 | Speaker, Writing

In the hands of an average person, a basketball is a source of fun and leisure. In the hands of LeBron James or Steph Curry, that same basketball can be used to generate hundreds of millions of dollars. Words are the same way. Everyone uses them, but a select few can...

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...
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