Summer 2015 Online Workshops

CREATING DYNAMIC CHARACTERS

Dates: June 15-19

Format: Yahoo group, lessons are emailed to group members daily. Homework is required.  Read the lessons and do the coursework around your own schedule.

Description: Learn how to truly understand your characters, how to deliver the details that will help readers connect to your characters, and how to use each character's individual goals to generate conflict within your story.

Cost: $75* - see the "Characters Workshop" Paypal button on the sidebar

*$65 if you register on or before June 1, 2015

HOW TO WRITE A KILLER SYNOPSIS

When: June 22-26

Format: Yahoo group, lessons are emailed to group members once a day. Light homework is required. Read the lessons and do the homework around your own schedule.

Description: Learn how to write a killer synopsis in four days! Topics covered include:

*What a Synopsis is and what it is not
*When to write a synopsis
*Correct formatting
*How long a synopsis should be
*How to identify the Voice of your manuscript & use it in your synopsis
*Which plot elements need to be included
*How to break your plot up into three key areas
*How to identify plot arcs and emotional landmarks
*How to pace your synopsis

Cost: $75*- see "Synopsis Workshop" Paypal button on the sidebar.

*$65 if you register on or before June 1, 2015

QUERY/COVER BLURB WRITING 101 

**Due to the time-intensive critiques I offer, space is limited in this workshop.

Dates: July 6-10

Format: Yahoo group, lessons are emailed to the group members once a day for the first five days. Homework is required. The rest of the days are for you to draft your query & for me to critique it. You do your coursework around your own schedule.

Description: Learn how to write an amazing query letter! Course focuses on basic query structure, do's and don'ts, how to target the right agent for you, and how to identify your basic plot and conflict to use in writing a stellar hook. Also includes one in-depth personalized critique of your query letter.

Cost: $75* - see "Query Workshop" Paypal button on the sidebar.

*$65 if you register on or before June 1, 2015

EFFECTIVE WORLD BUILDING

Dates: July 20-24

Format: Yahoo group, lessons are emailed to the group members once a day. Homework is required. Read the lessons and do the coursework around your own schedule.

Description: Learn how to create vivid, interesting worlds that are fully developed. Workshop addresses culture/customs/holidays, topography, history, ethnic heritage, and government/rules/laws.

Cost: $75* - see "World Building Workshop" Paypal button on the sidebar.

*$65 if you register on or before June 1, 2015

Writer's Boot Camp Retreat!

Want to get away to the Smoky Mountains for a long weekend of writing, workshops, and delicious meals? Spaces are limited! Click the "Writer's Boot Camp Retreat" tab above for all the details!

WORKSHOP FEE CANCELLATION POLICY:

Any request to cancel workshop attendance and receive a refund of the workshop fee must be submitted to assistant@cjredwine.com no later than 3 weeks to the day before the start of the workshop. No refunds will be issued after that date. If you fail to participate in the workshop for which you registered, you will not be allowed to take the workshop at a further date without registering for the workshop again.