Does everyone know about SavvyAuthors? SavvyAuthors is a one-stop resource for all your writing needs regardless of your stage in your career. They offer everything from workshops to promotion and marketing help.
They have lots of great classes for a low price. It costs $30 to join, which gives you access to free classes and a reduced rate on class prices. Or you can take classes without joining. With classes costing $10-25, most people can easily afford it. And they have some terrific teachers.
Here’s a sampling for the next two months:
May 2010 Events |
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Fairies and Other Magic Folk | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Sharron Gunn. Walt Disney would have you believe that fairies are sweet little creatures with wings and wands. Helpful entities like Tinkerbell and the Tooth Fairy. Walt was wrong. In Celtic lands people believe it’s not wise to go about your business in…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft, Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Steamed Up: The Anatomy of Writing Steampunk | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Beth Daniels aka Nied Darnell. Toss another shovel full of coal on the fire, it’s time to get steamed up with steam punk, one of the newest “societies” around. What qualifies it as a society? Let’s see, there are graphic novels, jewelry, apparel, home accessories, mu…
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| Duration: 28 days | Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Who ARE All These People? The Role of Secondary Characters in Romance | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Jen Safrey. You have your hero. You are in love with him, and you’re sure your readers will be too. He’s sexy, smart, rugged, shy, daring, protective, whatever. You have your heroine. You have put a little of yourself into her, and you’re sure your rea…
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| Duration: 28 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Todd Stone Presents – Character(s) and Conflict–More is More and More is Better | (Workshop) | |
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Six lessons, four weeks Presenter: Todd Stone, the Novelist’s Boot Camp guy Ever hear an editor say “Sorry, your story has too much conflict?” Didn’t think so. And you probably won’t, either. In this workshop we’ll provide you wit…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Edge of your Seat: How to add Suspense to your Writing | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Fleur Bradley. Do you ever wonder what makes that book such a page-turner? Wish you could keep a reader at the edge of your seat with your writing? This workshop teaches you how to write riveting fiction, and how to write chapters that keep your …
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Inside the Criminal Mind | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Lucinda Schroeder. Inside the Criminal Mind gives writers the information they’ll need to characterize their deviate story people. This course covers criminal motivation, mind-set, self-talk and why deviants expect their crimes to go undetected. Devi…
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| Duration: 27 days | Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Creating Your Own Book Trailer **FULL** | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Kris Tualla. Book Trailers are 60-to-90-second presentations that describe your book in the same way a movie trailer describes a movie. They are teasers, meant to make people want to read your books. Book trailer companies charge fees beginning around $…
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| Duration: 11 days | Promo, Technology | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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The Four Point Critique: Making your critiques positive, constructive, specific and honest. **FULL** | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Teresa Bodwell. The Four Point Critique: Making your critiques positive, constructive, specific and honest. The workshops will help you refine your critiquing skills through lecture, discussion and hands on critiquing. Topics include: Tips for great fee…
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| Duration: 20 days | Craft | Members: $25 | |
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Creating an Effective Book Business Plan | (Workshop) | |
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Presented by Deborah Magnus. One of the most productive things an author can do is write a Book Business Plan. It’s a required exercise for non-fiction book proposals and easily as important as actually writing the book, whether non-fiction or fiction. Why? 1) Writ…
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| Duration: 4 days | Publishing, Promo, Industry | Members: $10 Non-Members: $15 |
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The Power of the Right Question | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Susan Meier. Ever wonder why some authors books seem to be head and shoulders above the rest? In The Power of the Right Question, Susan Meier discusses Story Question, Chapter Question and development of Questions for Lists of Twenty and shows you how t…
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| Duration: 28 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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June 2010 Events |
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Ignite Your Fiction | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Sally Walker. Learn how to examine and WRITE succinct, vivid examples of Exposition, Description, Narration/Summary, and Action-Dialogue. Experienced writers will learn to “think” in revision and New writers will work on the habit of purpose from the ver…
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| Duration: 25 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Make a Scene | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: June Diehl. Make a Scene explores the elements that go into structuring a scene, how to decide how to begin and end a scene, and the types of scenes and when to use them. We will also touch on setting, point of view, and character and plot development …
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| Duration: 14 days | Craft | Members: $10 Non-Members: $15 |
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Weapons, Violence and Reality | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Rory Miller. Conflict is the essence of story-telling. Violence is the rawest and most visceral form of conflict. Rory Miller, former Corrections Officer, Tactical Team leader and Contractor/Advisor in Iraq will help you get the details right. The cla…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Completing Your Mystery | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Jacqueline Corcoran. Like many writers, you may have a library of books on writing craft, but have you used them? Learn my step-by-step method for applying exercises to develop your craft and complete your mystery. In this hands-on class with lots of “homewo…
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| Duration: 14 days | Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 |
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Creating Your Own Book Trailer **FULL** | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Kris Tualla. Book Trailers are 60-to-90-second presentations that describe your book in the same way a movie trailer describes a movie. They are teasers, meant to make people want to read your books. Book trailer companies charge fees beginning around $…
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| Duration: 11 days | Promo, Technology | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Show Don’t Tell | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Flo Fitzpatrick. Are your characters spending too much time explaining, telling, thinking, feeling, musing, wondering or debating? Let’s turn those “tell” sentences into “showstoppers!” Join Flo Fitzpatrick for a fun workshop that will rev up your writin…
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| Duration: 19 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 |
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Romantic Suspense 19 SPOTS LEFT | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Dee Lloyd. To keep the reader eagerly turning pages from the first word to the last, a Romantic Suspense novel needs engaging characters, a believable and complicated plot and fast-moving pace. This workshop will give you some of the tools necessar…
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| Duration: 20 days | Craft, Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Flash Fiction: What is it? How do I write it? Why should I bother? 19 SPOTS LEFT | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Jim Harrington. This workshop is aimed at writers who are new to flash fiction. The topics covered include: Session 1 – 6/21 – What is flash fiction? Session 2 – 6/23 – Choosing a story to write Session 3 – 6/25 – That’s a story? Session 4 – 6/28 – T…
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| Duration: 13 days | Craft, Genre | Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 |
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Everyone Needs a Name, a guide to character naming | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Kathy Frost. Finding the perfect name for your main character can be difficult enough, but most stories need a supporting cast. You’ll need names for all your characters, from the lead and their love interest to the neighborhood grocer. For many write…
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| Duration: 6 days | Craft | Members: FREE Non-Members: $5 |
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The Dirty Little Secrets of Character Development | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Keena Kincaid. Do you know the secret to character development? We all keep secrets from each other—and sometimes from ourselves. Three-dimensional characters are no different, and it’s the author’s job to reveal those deep, dark secrets and desires t…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft | Members: $10 Non-Members: $20 |
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Silencing Your Inner Saboteur | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Sherry Peters. In this workshop, writers will identify the voice of your saboteur, recognize the tricks it uses to keep you from achieving your goals, and how to win the battle against it. The lessons will cover: Introduction of the class and the In…
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| Duration: 20 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 |
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The Heroine’s Journey: Adapting Four-Act Structure to the Character-Driven Story | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Wendy Lyn Watson. Christopher Vogler’s Hero’s Journey is a basic “four act” mythic story structure that can be used to describe everything from the legend of King Arthur to Alien. There’s something about this narrative structure that resonates with us on an…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Using Writer’s Block As A Building Block For Ideas | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Raquel Rodriguez. Using Writer’s Block As A Building Block For Ideas Want to just write? Stop fighting your Muse! Dry spells can indicate the dreaded writer’s block, a rough wall to hurtle. Teacher and writer, Raquel Rodriguez, can help you understand t…
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| Duration: 27 days | Craft, Writing Life | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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The ‘W’ Plot…Or the Other White Meat for Plotters | (Workshop) | |
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Instructor: Karen Docter. One of the staples of any writers group conversations is the plot. It’s integral to every novel, holds everything together. It’s the vehicle that carries readers from page one to “The End”. It’s one of the scariest things an author faces …
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| Duration: 25 days | Craft | Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 |
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Check them out. You’ll be glad you did.
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