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.
Writing Your Memoirs or Autobiography – Mary Marvella
Students could have a working outline for a memoir/autobiography and a good portion of a rough draft by the end of the month and the instructor’s guidance after the class ends.
The Fine Art of Killing Words: Editing for a Lean, Mean Manuscript – Beth Henderson
In four weeks, we’ll walk this walk together, evaluating what can go and what needs to stay, changing verbs, revising sentences, giving up adverbs (hardest thing for me!), trimming descriptions, catching when characters babble, and limiting dialogue tags.
Writing a Nonfiction How-To Book – Mary Marvella
We’ll use Mind Mapping and other brainstorming. We will explore the elements that make up a successful book.
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.