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Thanks! All I ask is that you add it to the mix for consideration.
Thanks! All I ask is that you add it to the mix for consideration.- Amy L Bernstein
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Writing Craft Book Club
I'd love you to consider adding my forthcoming book to the craft book pile. Mine is different: It doesn't tell writers how to write (you've got plenty of those). It inspires and encourages them to manage their self-doubts as writers--and that's why it belongs on every writer's shelf. Wrangling...- Amy L Bernstein
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The little book of inspiration and encouragement for every self-doubting writer. "Keep it handy, dip in as you need, and scribble in your own doubt-dispelling passages among the sure insights and notable quotations.” --Allison K Williams, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book- Amy L Bernstein
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Business Piecing Together a Pitch Package with Amy L. Bernstein
This course is for fiction writers preparing to query literary agents and/or traditional publishers. We’ll work on all the key elements except your novel. This includes writing and polishing two versions of a synopsis (short and long); drafting a query letter; and learning how to research agents...- Amy L Bernstein
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Stop the presses! There might be a buyer for Savvy!!!
I would like to see SavvyAuthors continue with some changes to the courses and workshops. For example, divide them into courses for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced writers and offer some real-time workshops so that not everything is asynchronous--or perhaps some hybrid options.- Amy L Bernstein
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Character Revealing Character Through Dialogue: Secrets, Lies, and Innermost Thoughts with Amy L. Bernstein
You’ve plotted your novel, mapped your main character’s “arc” of change, and set your story in motion. Now for the hardest part of all: Figuring out what all these people should say to one another—and to themselves. The writer and poet Elizabeth Bowen once said, “Dialogue is what characters do...- Amy L Bernstein
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Business Podcast Promotion for Indie Authors with Amy Bernstein
Lights! Camera! Action! Podcasts are a great way to get free publicity and reach thousands of potential readers. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to research podcasts that welcome authors like you as their guests; how to write a pitch to be on a podcast; and how to prepare for, and behave on...- Amy L Bernstein
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Craft Nail Your Concept and Discover Your Book’s True Purpose with Amy Bernstein
Whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, the key to figuring out how to tell your story begins and ends with a concept. A concept isn’t about plot, characters, or dialogue. It’s the grand motif that ties everything in your story together—and helps you solve puzzles around...- Amy L Bernstein
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Research How to Enliven Your Fiction with Research with Amy Bernstein
Great fiction isn’t only make-believe. Incorporating facts (history, science, medicine, archaeology, etc.) can enliven and deepen a story, contribute to rich world-building, and establish trust between reader and author. Whether you’re writing a futuristic fantasy, a historical romance, or...- Amy L Bernstein
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Business Get Your Query Package Together with Amy Bernstein
Authors seeking a traditional publishing path for their novel or short story collection need to polish several pieces of prose before leaping into the fray. A well-rounded query package includes a query letter, log line, pitch, target audience summary, and a few comp titles. (The synopsis is...- Amy L Bernstein
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