Wednesday 10 April 2024

April, May and June Live events with Writer's Digest University

Detailing April-June upcoming events:

If you read and if you genuinely enjoy writing and bookish culture, you can practice literary citizenship. It’s simple to understand and can be applied online and offline alike. It doesn’t matter if you’re an introvert or extrovert—these techniques can be adapted for any personality. The only requirement? You’ll adopt an abundance mindset. You’re not competing with others, but collaborating; when others succeed, you will succeed too.

Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for memoirists and essayists! On April 13, 2024, our Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from FOUR award-winning and bestselling memoir and essay authors. Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft from four different published authors, then (if you choose) pitch your novel via query letter to a literary agent specifically looking for material in the romance genre. The agent will provide you with a personalized critique of your query – and maybe ask to see more.

It's possible to sell a lot of books - even on a shoestring budget. Like any author, you want to sell enough books to entertain or educate a lot of readers. You want to make enough money to write another book - maybe pay off some bills or take an extra vacation. You want your writing to become sustainable. Rob will conduct a FREE webinar to explain how his bestselling clients marketed their books without breaking the bank.

In this live webinar, Andrea Somberg will discuss the four major factors that determine every agent’s decision. She will reveal the strategic questions that every agent asks, helping you position your project for optimal success. She will reveal the steps to crafting a query letter that will yield results and multiple manuscript requests. And she will discuss the steps to finding an agent that will help you realize your dreams.

Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for poets! On April 27, 2024, our 3rd Annual Poetry Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from FOUR award-winning and bestselling poets on the finer points of how to write poetry. Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft from four different published poets, then (if you choose) you can have a poem of up to 40 lines critiqued by one of our participating poets.

May Live Events

In this live webinar taught by publishing industry expert Jane Friedman, you’ll learn the key foundations of every book marketing campaign but also how to develop a personalized framework that’s appropriate to your strengths and abilities. Fortunately, most book marketing isn’t about having a big bankroll, but having sufficient time and energy to devote to it, consistently, over time. Few authors truly lack marketing opportunities; most lack sufficient focus and patience to pursue those opportunities, or feel overwhelmed by the task and end up doing nothing at all.

In this invaluable event, you'll get to work with an agent to review and refine the first ten pages of your novel or non-fiction book. You'll learn what keeps an agent reading, what are the most common mistakes that make them stop, and the steps you need to take to correct them. The best part is that you'll be working directly with an agent, who will provide feedback specific to your work.

By opening a window into your past, creating a narrative arc, starting strong and ending stronger, and setting up scenes, you can take your smallest moments and make them into big publishing success. This live webinar will show you how, and guide you on how to craft your own. So bring an idea with you, and let’s get you writing.

June Live Events

Jane Friedman discusses everything you need to know about how book publishing operates today, in plain English, to help you understand the pros and cons of every major publishing path available. She'll cover traditional publishing and what projects are well-suited to being represented by literary agents; the capabilities of mid-size publishers and independent publishers; how to evaluate small presses, micro-presses, and digital-only presses; what "hybrid" publishing is (or thinks it is) and how to evaluate such companies; and all forms of self-publishing and e-publishing practiced today.

In this live webinar, you’ll learn how to use your basic story idea to set up a compelling premise and build upon it until you have all the elements of a winning novel. Through examples from the bestseller shelves, you’ll learn tips and techniques that can easily be adapted to your experience level, personal writing style, and the needs of your story.

Too many fiction writers start their stories without any research. And those who do some research barely scratch the surface, sticking to what they can find on Google or watch on TV. This unique live webinar will teach you how to interview actual sources and research primary documents that can enrich your stories, whether you’re working on a crime thriller, a cozy mystery, or even science fiction that involves new technologies.

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