Self Editing: Mary’s Handy Dandy List of 4 Big Errors and How to Fix Them – Mary Marvella
This isn’t the grammar class, so let’s be prepared to look at general mistakes authors make.
Members-Only Free December Zoom Workshop The Ultimate Guide to Planning and Executing a Book Launch with handout – Laurie Cooper Zoom 1pm-3pm EST
You’ll learn how to:
Prepare your platform and marketing
Build a launch plan tailored to your goals
Maximize visibility during your release week
Grab Your Readers and Keep the Action Going! 2-Week Intensive – Mary Marvella
Think about the fight scenes when one fighter has a flashback. Nope. The other fighter will beat the character whose attention has stayed. Let’s look at the things we do that slow our action and lose a reader’s attention, like describing every piece of furniture in a room.
Using Emotion to Make Your Protagonist, Antagonist, or Villain Memorable – Mary Marvella
Emotion is the key, even more important than the plot.
Making Sensory Details Make Sense – Mary Marvella
The important thing about them is that we can’t just spread them around without purpose. Let’s look at ways we can add them with purpose. There are 5(or 6 grin) senses
Small Conflicts that Move Your Story Along – Mary Marvella
In this class, we will work on ways to use small conflicts to keep a story moving.
It’s Five O’clock Somewhere: Book & Wine Pairings – Carol Shaughnessy – 1-Evening Zoom Masterclass – Free for Members Only! December 14, 2024, 6 pm to 8 pm EST
In this enjoyable and informative program, Carol Shaunessy pairs some of her favorite wines with these favorite genres.
Like whites with fish and reds with steak, there are flavors and recipes to match cozy mysteries, paranormal shifters, and even witchy YAs.
So, this Christmas, when looking for that special gift, pair your beloved reader with a couple of these, using some of Shaughnessy’s suggestions. You’ll be surprised and pleased. Jump in as Carol takes us through the wine cellar. Stroll past book shelves waiting for readers to curl up with something less traditional than tea and coffee.
An Introduction to Writing & Marketing Cozy Mysteries – Lucinda Race – 1-Day Zoom Workshop 12 pm to 3 pm EST
This workshop will go over and expand on some of the marketing techniques given in the April Zoom workshop, but will also have many more, plus tips on writing the cozy mystery!
The Postproduction Outline: Keeping Pantsers and Plantsers Alert to What’s Happened and What Needs to Happen Yet! – Beth Henderson
Recently, I tried something different. A Postproduction outline. I created it when I was past the middle part but still a ways to go to hit the conclusion.
Successful Book Launches 2-Week Intensive Workshop – Susan Palmquist
In Successful Book Launches you’ll learn-
How to start thinking about promotion before you even begin writing
How to create a promotion timeline
How to figure out who your audience really is and the best way to reach them
How to book yourself on podcasts, blogs and book review sites.