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Promoting Your Book, with
Suzanne Strempek Shea:
“Always keep five copies in your trunk”—that’s what her mother advised
after Suzanne published her first book. Fourteen years later, Suzanne has
eight books still in print—a feat due, in part, to her marketing smarts.
Whether you’ve been published by Penguin, are self-publishing, or have yet
to be published, there’s always something more you can do – or write, or
mail—to further your book’s chances and keep it off the buck-a-book table!
Saturday, September 6, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ($75)
Jump-start Your Novel-in-Progress, with
Jacqueline Sheehan:
You’ve got a compelling novel idea, but how do you keep the momentum
going? This one-day workshop will focus on developing strong, vivid
characters, articulating conflict and creating enough narrative tension to
sustain you and your readers through a novel-length manuscript. Come
prepared with a short summary, or the first couple of pages of your novel.
Saturday, September 20, 9:00 - 4:30, with an hour for lunch. ($120)
Fingerpainting on the Moon: A Writing and Creativity workshop with
Peter Levitt:
We were born to create, says award-winning poet, Levitt. It’s our
birthright, our nature. In this deeply transformative one-day workshop,
Peter combines engaging, practical writing exercises with provocative
Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Sufi, and Native American teachings, to help
writers move past personal hindrances and give full voice to the creative,
spiritual and sensual parts of themselves.
Saturday, Oct 4, 9:00 - 4:30, with an hour for lunch. ($120) *
Who Says My Poems Are Poems?: A Critiquing Workshop Where Poet and
Poem Are Left Standing, with Peter Levitt:
In this one-day workshop, we will practice the art of the affirmative
critique—an active, in-depth exploration of participant’s poems, leading
the way to strong revisions and further creativity. Peter demonstrates how
to evaluate writing in a detailed, informed and “no bull” manner that
nonetheless encourages and brings forward one’s own poetics, voice and
meaning. The result will be better poems, a more rigorous and relevant
manner of examining one’s writing, and knowledge of the essential elements
of poetry.
Sunday, Oct 5, 9:00 - 4:30, with an hour for lunch. ($120) *
* Take both Peter’s workshops for $210!
Performing Your Work for an Audience, with
Mark Zeller:
This all-day workshop will bring your writing to life through the
spoken word, helping you see your work in an entirely new way!
Drawn from his broad experience as an actor and director, Mark’s
exercises allow you to subtly enhance the drama and energy of your prose,
or clarify the spirit of your poetry as you learn to read powerfully for
an audience. A fascinating look into presentation with a skillful coach.
Saturday, September 27, 9:30 – 5:00 ($120)
Publishing Your Manuscript, with David
Lovelace:
First, we'll discuss the annoying necessity of agents—where to look,
how to choose… We’ll work on ‘elevator pitches’ (boiling down your book
into one paragraph, then two sentences), and the types and components of
queries and proposals. Then we’ll talk about what comes next, when the
editor finally calls… Half-day workshop.
Saturday, November 8, 9:00 am –1:00 pm ($75)
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