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20 Minute Classes

20 min Class

Get published, stay published

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Business

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This discussion will include several ideas on how to organize your writings and why it is important to stay focused on your career as much as your writing. The class will also cover how to stay motivated to write and how to continue to produce. Finally, we’ll talk about six specific things that will help you stay in the game.

Presented by

Terry Persun

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

A Selling Synopsis in 850 Words or Less

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Business

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FRIDAY

The synopsis. The source of dread for many authors is actually one of the most versatile tools in the author’s toolbox. From plotting to marketing, a concise synopsis can help an author hone their story to the basic elements that will entice readers to say those magic words, “I want more.” But how does one condense an entire novel into 850 words? By channeling your inner Tony Stark, that’s how.

Presented by

Anna Alexander

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Capturing the Reader's Attention

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Business

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FRIDAY

Want to know how to make a good first impression with your writing? Let Robert Dugoni teach you. Robert's books have earned spots on the NY Times best selling list, as well as Wall Street Journal, Booksense, and Amazon's bestseller list. It's safe to say his books have made great first impressions on his readers.

Presented by

Robert Dugoni

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Get Organized: Create Multiple Pieces of Content from a Single Source

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Business

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FRIDAY

Simply said, content is information directed to an audience, usually to provide value and influence. As writers, we may need to participate in marketing ourselves and what we write. This means we may spend time and energy creating create written content used to connect with potential readers. This workshop reviews 5 tips for expanding the value of a single piece content, a blog post, for use on multiple social media sites.

Presented by

J.D. Sullivan

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

The Scrapbooking Method for Planning Your Book

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Business

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FRIDAY

There are many ways to organize your fiction writing. This PowerPoint workshop offers a guide to creating a notebook to arrange information such as: character images and descriptions, notes about the setting of your book and research materials, into an easy to use format.

Presented by

Deborah Schneider

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Platform Building When No-one Has Heard of You

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Business

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FRIDAY

You’ve written your memoir, or have an idea of what to write, now what? This presentation will explore the ways a memoir writer can get their names out there and begin to market themselves well before an agent asks for a proposal. Things like public speaking engagements, public readings, book fairs, smaller press literary submissions, becoming a regular contributor for small presses, and writing communities. It will explore social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and delve into how to use other genres, such as poetry, to continue building a writer’s platform. It will touch on the pros and cons of certain arenas as well as financial barriers and other real-life issues that may complicate platform building and how to navigate around them.

Presented by

Lynne Schmidt

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Two-Week Emergency Fund

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Business

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FRIDAY

Have you saved an emergency fund to cover unexpected costs? If not, you're in good company! most people find the concept of saving several months of bills overwhelming. However, if 2020 has taught us anything, we've learned that having some money in the bank is important. In this short talk, Peggy Doviak offers a system to make saving an emergency fund easy!

Presented by

Peggie Doviak

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Sales and Marketing Oh Boy!

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Business

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FRIDAY

What do you do once you have written a book. Sources for getting published, editing, sales and marketing of your work.

Presented by

Jim Harris

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

Principles for Pantsers

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Business

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FRIDAY

Some people outline. Others don’t. There’s plenty of advice on how to do the former, but those who practice the latter sometimes feel that they’re floundering, and no one’s providing any guidelines. Working with my own process as well as that of students, clients, and mentees, I’ve come up with twelve principles that you can apply, post-pantsing, in order to start moving from chaos to order.

Presented by

Cat Rambo

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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20 min Class

10 Publishing Myths for Authors

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Business

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FRIDAY

Things we read and hear that could lead us down the wrong path. Authors need to focus on their own priorities and ignore all the noise that's distracting. What is important to YOU, the author?

Presented by

Bob Mayer

Prerecorded, NO Q&A

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