Here are the latest Writers Digest newsletters for my followers to peruse:
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Plan and craft your
novel's premise
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Writers often look
upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and
correctly used, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer's
arsenal.
With the help of the book Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M.
Weiland, you will learn how to write an outline, including what type of
outline is right for you, brainstorm plot ideas, and discover your
characters.
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The common misconceptions of outlining
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The benefits of outlining
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How to create, format, and use an outline
to write a novel
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How to structure your novel’s scenes
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First-time novelists who have never
created a novel outline before
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Fiction writers who want to know what type
of outline works best for their individual style
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Beginner writers who are interested in
using an outline to develop their plotlines, characters, or overall story
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"This is an
excellent class for understanding the fundamentals of outlining a
novel." -DY
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"This course
was awesome and i would definitely recommend it. It really helped me with
getting a clear focus with my book" -CT
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"Liz has been
a terrific instructor, honest and supportive. Her comments on the
developing outline for my novel were valuable and concrete" -TS
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Thursda,y September 27 - Decemebr 20, 2018
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Huergo
Elizabeth's essays and short stories have
appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Bloom, Large-Hearted Boy, Choice
Magazine, Natural Bridge, and Gravity Dancers. Since receiving her graduate
degrees in English from Brown University, she has taught at a number of
colleges and universities in Rhode Island, Maryland, and Virginia.
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Additional Courses Starting Sep 27:
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EXPERT INSTRUCTORS | CONVENIENT ACCESS
INVALUABLE FEEDBACK
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Professional
feedback on what works and what doesn't
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Detailed Notes to Improve Your Writing
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Do you want to
become a professional writer? A 2nd Draft Short Story Critique is one of the
best ways to improve your short story and take your writing to the next
level. In order to take advantage of this popular writing critique service, you must have a 5-30 page short story
ready for review.
Wondering what exactly a 2nd Draft Short Story Critique entails? After
reading your submission, a professional critique editor will provide you with
specific, detailed feedback and recommendations. They will comment on your
story's plot, subplots, characterization, dialogue, setting, and story arc.
Plus, they will evaluate if your story fits the market and audience you're
targeting, and point out (but not correct) any consistent issues your story
may have with grammar, mechanics, spelling or style. Not all critique editors
prepare their comments the same way or use track changes. Some reviewers
provide the critique as a summary.
Get a 2nd Draft Short Story
Critique today and become one step closer to becoming a published (and paid)
writer!
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F+W, 10151
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Read about our
special character track at WDNWC!
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Ernest Hemingway said, “When writing a novel
a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a
caricature.”
Your characters are at the heart of your story—they move the plot, they
elicit emotion, they become people you care about. These individuals
you write about, they deserve all of your attention, your detail and your
craft.
So, if you’re interested in improving your character development, be sure to
attend next month’s Writer’s Digest Novel Writing Conference
in Pasadena!
Besides building better characters, you’ll hear keynotes from bestselling
authors, create your own schedule and connect with other authors to form your
very own writing tribe!
Read Like a Writer
Mark Spencer
To become a good writer, you first have to be a great reader. The best way to
do that? Reading closely, analytically. What has a successful writer done to
make a novel compelling? Why does the reader care so much about the
characters and plot? Audience members will learn how close reading teaches
them effective methods of evoking life-like characters, vivid settings,
riveting action and more.
Finding the Emotional Heartbeat of Your Characters
Désirée Zamorano
Readers want characters that live long after they’ve closed the
book—characters that linger in their minds and hearts. This session is
designed to help you create depth and emotional resonance within your
writing. Learn to study the people around you for inspiration, and how to add
layers of identity and complexity.
A Recipe for Disaster: The Four High Stakes Elements Every Character
Needs
Jordan Rosenfeld
This workshop addresses the four key elements that keep tension and stakes
high in any story. You’ll learn how to wield these in your plot, your scenes,
and within your character.
Beyond character development, our other tracks include inspiration and idea
generation to help you get started or work through the sticky parts of your
novel; specific genre sessions that cover romance, science fiction, fantasy,
historical fiction, and more; and the business of writing to help you
understand the process after your novel is ready for readers.
Don’t forget to lock in your discounted hotel rate by
October 3!
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F+W, 10151
Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA
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Plus, discover key
productivity tips.
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This happened a few weeks ago. I just finished a short story.
Months of work. I can't tell you how many drafts I've been through. Finally
sent it to one of my favorite publishers. And they rejected me. Again.
But... you know what? I'm counting this as a major victory for my writing career.
Let me tell you why:
How to Never Become a
Failed Writer
Do you know the difference between a great writer and a "true
failure?" Great writers know this: Failure is not an option. It is a necessity.
Most new writers (and a surprising amount of professional writers) give up
when they hit that critical mass of "one failure too many."
It comes in many forms:
- Not
finding the time to write
- Always
starting “the next new thing” (and not finishing anything)
- Spending
hundreds of hours on a manuscript, only to get it rejected seventeen
times in a row.
I invite you to walk through the fabled halls of Great Writerdom. See how the
floors are littered with their old rejections. For some of the world's
bestselling authors, these rejections were a point of pride -- Stephen King
even pins them to his walls.
Failure is Not
Permanent...
... Unless you choose to give up permanently. What does a true writing
failure look like? Someone who has given up on writing their dream novel. Or
someone who quit writing because they decided it wasn't worth the long,
winding path, potholed with failures.
Great writers understand that failures are the fires in which they forge
their craft. Failure is the fastest -- and in many cases, the only -- way to grow.
5 WAYS TO FAIL SMARTER
AT YOUR WRITING
1. Which Failure Hurts
You the Most?
This is the failure I want you to think about right now. The rest of these
strategies will help you get
more out of your failures. So... what is crushing your writing
muse right now:
- Can't
find
the time to write?
- Can't
focus when you sit down to write?
- Can't
get over the latest impersonal rejection for your short story?
2. Bask in Your
Failures.
Don't hide it. Don't swallow it whole and try to pretend you don't feel pain
over your failures. Emotions are the writer's most powerful tools. Feel them.
Use them.
At best, you will remember this feeling, and your drive to succeed will
improve. At worst, you'll have something new to write about. Read More...
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"I think it's always, always good
advice to think about what you can
do, and what you know a lot about, and go from there -- rather than trying to
write something that is like that one book on the bestseller list last year,
or that got turned into a movie, or that your friend wrote." Following
the release of her hit book, VOX,
linguist-turned-author Christina Dalcher shares insight into the power of
words spoken, written and suppressed. Read More...
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We had the pleasure of talking with Tobias
S. Buckell ahead of his keynote at indieLAB
(September 29-30 in Cincinnati). Read on to discover his thoughts on what
it takes to write powerful sci-fi, the process of writing with a co-author,
and what's next for his career. Read More...
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Memoir structure is as crucial as structure
in fiction and no good memoir will be able to stand tall without it. Several
ingredients can be used to create a structure that works for your book. Read More...
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From time to time, Robert Lee Brewer
features guest posts on his Poetic Asides blog, and this post shares six ways
to improve writing productivity from Crystal Stone. Robert's personal
favorite tip is to take notes everywhere, which is why he's always got pen
and paper on hand (just in case). Read More...
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In this episode of the Writer's Digest
Podcast, we talk with author and Executive Director of National Novel Writing
Month Grant Faulkner, who shares an inside look at the NaNoWriMo writing
challenge and discusses how to overcome some of the main obstacles to
creativity, techniques to help you prepare to write your novel, and how to
keep your creative momentum up every month of the year. Read More...
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Jess Zafarris
Follow @jfarrisknight
Jess Zafarris is an energetic multimedia journalist with more
than 8 years of experience writing and editing, and the content director of
Writer's Digest.
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F+W, 10151
Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA
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Build a sustainable
writing career with insights from successful authors.
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We’re excited to welcome you to our hometown
of Cincinnati next weekend at indieLAB—our conference curated
especially for entrepreneurial authors who want to develop a sustainable
publishing strategy, build a platform, grow an audience and get paid for
their work.
Our intensive two-day program features
successful authors and industry experts who will teach you about the many
paths to publishing success, strategies to reach new readers, and tactics to
make money with your writing beyond book sales.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
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Whether you are just
getting started or want to hone your craft, Writer’s Digest can help with
proven tips on how to get and stay inspired, how to make time for writing,
master essential writing techniques, and how to get published. Your
subscription includes:
- Must-have tips and publishing secrets to stay
inspired, creative and motivated
- Inspirational stories of writers who are living the
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- Technique articles geared towards specific genres…
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Subscribe now and
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Don't be afraid of
marketing your book
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Most writers’ love
of storytelling does not easily translate to marketing those stories once
they are published. Unfortunately, authors are increasingly responsible for
their own marketing, a task most writers find boring, irritating, depressing,
and often fruitless. In this live webinar, William Kenower turns marketing on
its head so that authors can take the skills and passion they have for
writing and learn how to apply them to marketing. This is not a how-to-market
workshop. Instead, it is a how to enjoy marketing workshop. Once you enjoy
it, once you stop being afraid of it, you’ll learn how to market your book
the same way you learned how to write it.
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How to get over your fear of pitching and
writing query letters
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How to use your love of your story to find
its best marketing strategy
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Why making yourself use Facebook or
Twitter never works
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How to talk about your stories to
strangers
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September 27, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
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Instructor: William
Kenower
William Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly
and Write With Confidence, and Write
Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, the Editor-in-Chief of
Author magazine, and a sought-after speaker and teacher. In addition to his
books he’s been published in The
New York Times, Edible Seattle, Parent Map, Tifferet Journal, and
has been a featured blogger for the Huffington
Post.
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Learn what your work
is missing
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Before you submit
your manuscript to an agent, editor, or competition, get professional
feedback from 2nd Draft
Critique Services. These critique services give a high-level review of
your writing, pointing out reasons your work may be getting rejected, or may
not meet the standards of traditional publication.
After an evaluation of your submission, one of the professional 2nd Draft
critiquers will provide feedback and advice. You’ll not only learn what’s
working in your writing, but what’s not, and—most important—how to fix it.
Looking for more info?
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If you have at least 50 consecutive pages of your
manuscript written and are looking for not only professional feedback but
also a two-page synopsis for your manuscript, this critique service is
perfect for you.
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You'll love this manuscript critique service if you want
to get an overall evaluation on your manuscript's stregths and weaknesses
along with a clear idea of how to revise your
work.
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If you have completed your manuscript you can submit a
2-page synopsis for critique. 2ndDraft
Critique Service provides a high-level review of your work,
pointing out reasons that an agent or publisher may not be interested
after reading your synopsis.
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Gain professional feedback on what works and what doesn't
in your personal essay. Submit your essay to 2nd Draft Critique Services
and they will point out specific ways you can improve your peice, as well
as reasons your work may be getting rejected.
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After reading your submission, a professional critique
editor will provide you with specific, detailed feedback and
recommendations. They will comment on your story's plot,
characterization, dialogue, setting, and story arc.
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You'll love this Plot
Critique Service if you're looking for a professional
critique of your plot. Learn your plots strengths and weaknesses while
gaining a clear idea of how to revise your plot to ensure the most
compelling story business.
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Submit your completed picture book and you will get the
specific, tailored advice you need to make your picture book publishing
dreams reality.
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Our 2nd
Draft Critique editors will evaluate your one-page query
letter and provide the advice and feedback you need to improve your query
letter.
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F+W, 10151
Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA
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Get smarter about
publishing and build a sustainable writing career
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indieLAB
is a first-of-its-kind live event for entrepreneurial authors, freelance
writers and independent publishers seeking to develop a publishing strategy,
build a platform, grow an audience and get paid for their work.
The program zeroes in on the business side of
publishing, led by a mix of industry industry insiders and savvy outsiders who
will help you define and navigate a successful career path on your own terms.
- Get
the most out of trade and
self-publishing opportunities
- Build
platforms that drive book sales and other revenue streams
- Monetize
your writing skills beyond book sales
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Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA
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