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Advance Point of View: Writing Techniques the Master’s Use with Lisa J. Peck-MacDonald - Learn from the masters to apply advanced techniques to YOUR writing!

Writers have been playing with point of view since they have been putting words on caves and scrolls. There is a subtle difference in the various types of point of view and how to use them to best enhance the story.

In this workshop we are going to explore the eleven different types of point of view and how the different masters used them in their work. We will then be exploring how to use the different types in our own work.

We will be learning from such masters as: Dorthy Parker,...​

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Prioritize Your Writing in 2018 with Lisa J. Peck-MacDonald - Start your writing year off with a sizzle

Start your writing year off with a sizzle and put the structure in place in your life to honor your writing life throughout the year.

Learn how to:​

• Supercharge your goal setting to a Higher Level​
• Overcome personal obstacles and grow your writing business no matter what​
• Keep your inner critic at bay while you write​
• Build a solid successful writer’s mindset​
• Enhance your writing environment so you can...​

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Starting in the Right Place: Where does the story begin? with Beth Daniels - Find the sweet spot to starting YOUR story!

I have a friend who is a NYT bestselling author. Even after 70 some titles, she still says when she starts writing it is always in the wrong place. She doesn’t get to the point where her story actually begins until Chapter Two. Which means she has to not only kill Chapter One, but make sure anything of importance that did get mentioned in Chapter One shifts to a better location.

The problem is a common one. I have a story that I’ve written the opening scene to three times and it still...

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The Fine Art of Killing Words: Edit for a Lean, Mean Manuscript with Beth Daniels - Trim down your manuscript and get ready to hit SEND!

Not long ago my agent gave me what sounded like an impossible mission. Trim a 100,000+ word manuscript to under 90,000 words. That’s approximately 35 pages worth of words. Words I sweated to string together. Words I loved.

“I think it will interest more editors at the shorter length,” my agent said. Considering I’d done estimated word counts on similar books and thought that 100,000 was on the slim side, I was dumbfounded. I’d already edited it to death, I thought.

I thought wrong.

The...

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Following Through: Separating the Dreamers from the Achievers with Irene Roth - Stop pushing aside your dreams learn to follow through!

Did you ever wonder why some writers pursue their writing goals while some don’t? Most motivated writers believed that they key to success was faith, commitment, focus, courage, passion, and determination. All of these mindsets are very important in achieving our writing projects. And they do help in making sure that we complete our writing goals most of the time. But is there anything else that we need in order to be most successful as writers?

We all want to move forward—staying...

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Overcoming Writer’s Block with Irene Roth - You Too Can Be Free From this Venomous Problem

Do you suffer from writer’s block often? Are there times you can’t write at all? Would you like to take some firm steps to overcome writer’s block and never struggle with this difficulty again by taking some constructive and reflective steps? If you answered any of the above questions in the affirmative, this workshop is for you. During this workshop, you will have the rare opportunity to overcome this dreaded problem and feel much more productive and confident.

No writer is completely...

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Habits of Excellent Writers with Irene Roth - Form the habits to become an EXCELLENT writer!

Did you ever wonder whether you could ever become an excellent writer? There isn’t a lot written about how to become an excellent writer. It is a topic that a lot of writers shy away from because they feel that becoming excellent is not something they aspire to. This may be because most writers don’t feel that they could measure up against the best writers. Most writers believe that they must receive Newberry medals and other international rewards before they can feel excellent in their...

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Time Management Strategies for Writers with Irene Ro - Learn how to fit writing into a busy schedule and make it a pr

Do you have a difficult time managing your time as a writer? Do you wear many different professional and personal hats every day, always wondering how you can fit in your writing which never seems to get done causing you further frustration and anxiety? Do you work full time or part time and find it hard to write after a long day at work? Would you like to take your writing career to a whole new level and be successful and effective?

Writers can have a difficult time to organize their...

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SavvyAuthors Sweetheart Pitches - Pitch your book!

We open our site to writer, agents, and editors for three days! Come and pitch your story.

How this whole Sweetheart Pitch thing works…

• You post your three-line pitch as a comment on our blog
• Nope, no registration is required.
• Nope, you do not have to be a SavvyAuthors member. (But it is free and if you sign up for a free account we'll...

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Polish your Sweetheart Pitch with SavvyAuthors - Get that pitch polished to a perfect shine to sell your book!

February is Sweetheart Pitch Month here at SavvyAuthors and we want everyone's pitches the very best they can be!

We offer a one week, diremini-workshopkshop to help you polish that pitch. You will join a group of writers just like you and post your pitch. You will receive feedback from your peers and SavvyAuthors' staff and our own SavvyAuthors Pitch Production Guidelines for you to use to polish ANY pitch!

At the end of the week, you will:

• Have run your pitch through ourPitch...

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Hi all!! Can anyone recommend resources/workshops for writing a synopsis for a trilogy where the books are NOT stand alone? My trilogy is 90% complete at the moment.

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BACK COVER COPY “SHOOT ME NOW” with Kathryn Jane - Taking the pain out of product description and pitching.

Learn fantastic techniques for taking the pain out of writing three simple paragraphs. Arm yourself with the weapons of creativity needed to grab a reader’s attention and drag them between the covers of your book. Get the inside scoop on what a reader wants/expects/needs to get from about a hundred and fifty words on the back of your book.

Not self-publishing? No worries, use your great story description in a query letter instead! Show off your writing chops in a very special way....

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FaceBook for Writers 2018 with Terri Main - Don't be afraid of Facebook! Make it work for you!

Facebook keeps adding new features. It has also expanded its emphasis on building communities through groups. Each of these offers new opportunities for writers to reach out to current fans and to develop new fans.

Unless you have been living in a cave for the past decade, you have heard of Facebook. However, you may wonder how you, as a writer, can use this powerful social media. This course will help you discover how this powerhouse medium can help with everything from...

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Brainstorming to Revision: Create an erotic romance with NY-Times best-selling author Angela Knight - Techniques, tips and tricks used by this successful author when she creates her best-sellers!

Learn the process and techniques used by New York Times bestselling author Angela Knight to turnout topnotch manuscripts.
Angela will show you how to:

1. Go from brainstorming to deciding what kind of story to write and which publisher to target,
2. Design the perfect hero and heroine complete with conflicts—inner, external, and romantic,
3. Plot engaging beginnings, avoid muddled middles, and satisfying climaxes,
4. Rewrite and apply proper grammar.

This class is...

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Mentoring and Coaching with editorial director and author June Diehl - Let June help you meet your writing goals!

Are you seeking a coach and mentor who listens? Doesn't squash your writing style? And who provides positive, constructive feedback to meet your goals?

As a certified coach with a background in education and over a decade of working with writers, my goal is to offer you an individualized mentoring/coaching program to help guide you through the writing and publishing process. No part of your writing process is too small or too large for us to tackle together.

We will work as a team on the...

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Let's Plot Your Novel with Becky Martinez - Learn to plot your novel the easy way!

Don’t let the plotting process get you down. It can seem like a major undertaking, but once you figure out what works best for you, you can let the real author in your come out and get down to plotting any type of story – from romance to thriller to fantasy, from short stories to a long series tough endeavor. Get the basics of different ways to plot your book and start to come up with what is necessary to get all the way through your plot. Where should you start? How should you start? Do you...

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Lights, Camera, Action! Plot, People and Write your novel with Becky Martinez - Plot your novel, flesh out your characters, and write that story!

Don’t let the plotting process get you down.
It can seem like a major undertaking, but once you figure out what works best for you, you can let the real author in your come out and get down to plotting any type of story – from romance to thriller to fantasy, from short stories to a long series tough endeavor.

Get the basics of different ways to plot your book and start to come up with what is necessary to get all the way through your plot.

• Where should you start?
• How...

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Hi Everyone!

I'm a new author. I've got two crime fiction stories published and am working on my first novel. I'm excited to join and looking forward to all the resources offered here and hoping to contribute to the forums, too. I've just added a Premium Membership to my subscription. There are so many features offered.

Hello everyone! I'm Anna, I'm excited to get involved with all the resources offered here. Also, I am looking for a critique partner! If interested shoot me a message!

lesliedow submitted a new resource:

Speed Dating for Crit Partners - Because finding a crit partner is just plain hard

Finding a critique partner can be one of the most difficult parts of writing but having a crit partner that understands your work and you can make the difference between writing success and limping along. We have tried all the different ways to find crit partners and found each of them just does not hit the mark.

How do you find someone who writes like you? Who shares your writing goals and is willing to help you while you help them? We're taking a page from one of the most successful...

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Writing Back Cover and Series Blurbs That Sizzle--and Sell! Workshop by Karen Wiesner - Write a back cover and series blurb AND get the feedback needed to make i

Are you an author who dislikes or dreads trying to write back cover blurbs for your stories, or have you started one and want help giving it more intrigue and pop?

Your back cover blurb can make or break sales given that it's one of the first glimpses of the story. Many readers buy based on an intriguing back cover blurb that convinces them they absolutely have to read the story inside the pages…or they simply set the book down without ever opening it. Additionally,...

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Hi all,

I just learned about SavvyAuthors from writer on another site, and I'm looking forward to being part of the community.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the last word of the first draft of my first novel -- working title, My Special Messenger.

It's the first fiction novel I've written and loved the process.:smile2: Now I'm into the revision, which isn't quite as much fun!

My previous writing experience includes being a journalist in South Africa, and publishing two books while living in Cambodia (The Sweet Tastes of Cambodia was a book about travel and traditional Cambodian desserts, The Definitive Guide to Living in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, is self-explanatory.)

Along the way I've self published two children's books and my husband, Skip, and I self-published a book about our experiences of disembarking from "traditional" life which included the experiences of others like us (Just Go! Leave the Treadmill for a World of Adventure).

Skip and I are nomads as we have no home, and have been house-sitting around the world since leaving Cambodia three years ago. So, while I have lots of time to write, I don't have anyone except Skip to talk with about writing. I'm hoping I can exchange advice, critiques and feedback with other members of Savvy Authors and look forward to the conversation.

We're on Facebook as The Meanderthals if anyone cares to join us.

I was advised to introduce myself to this community, so I'm following orders. I recently retired for the second time. maybe I'll get it right this time. Now there's no excuse of a paid gig getting in the way of my writing.

Hello, all,
I am interested in the NaNoWriMo Boot Camp, but I am not sure how to get involved, registered, or onto a team. Can I have a wonderful person to give me some more information?! Thanks,
Lexie Hancock