Take a 3-hour MASTER CLASS- TAKE AN AFFORDABLE MASTER CLASS IN WRITING AND START YOUR YEAR OFF WRITE! By Laurie McLean, Director, San Francisco Writers Conference If you’ve ever wanted to concentrate on one problematic area of your writing career—be it brand building, pacing/tension, character development, article writing, memoir, pitching, self-publishing, website building, or visualizing
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Are you a VISUAL writer? Hollywood Summit
By Cali Gilbert Do you write with images in your head? Do you see your characters playing out roles in your story? Have your friends told you your story or book would make a great movie? Well then you’re in the right place. Back in 2011 I experienced the most devastating year of my life.
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The Word Count Conundrum- A Guide to Word Count for Writers
by Jill Marr, Agent, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency If you are just learning a new craft, such as knitting, you’d certainly study up on the basic skills and tools you would need in order to knit well–for instance the difference between knitting and purling, getting to know patterned stitches, you’ll want to become familiar with
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Using Self-Hypnosis as a Writing Tool!
Happy New Year from 2020 SFWC presenter Suzette Martinez Standring! I look forward to presenting a new tool at the San Francisco Writers Conference to enliven and make writing more vivid: self-hypnosis. Wait. What? Yes, self-hypnosis can be a powerful tool for writing creativity. (This program is separate from my Master’s Class on Column Writing.) Writers
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How to Build Your Tribe of Influence (Even if You Think Your Platform is Small) Stephanie Chandler
When I work with authors one-on-one, the first homework assignment I give is to make a list of important contacts, which I call the author’s Tribe of Influence. Your tribe consists of the people in your life who can help impact the success of your book and your author business as a whole. This group
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50 Shades of Pay: Making Money as a Contentpreneur
Writers who want to succeed need to reinvent themselves as contentpreneurs—creative, innovative entrepreneurs who produce and repurpose content for different forms, media and countries. Learn how here.
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