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WOW! Women On Writing
Classes & Workshops
Spotlight Course: Empower Your Muse, Empower Your Writing Self
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Greetings!
I've done these things, and I bet you have too: Avoided a writing project. Doubted whether I could pull off an assignment. Not followed through on a personal writing goal. If you're a writer, these issues are part of the life. Wouldn't it be nice to have some helpful methods in your back pocket to get your writing projects going and keep you on track? How about some fun techniques to boost your confidence and motivation? We have just the person to teach you the coolest tricks to become a more successful writer in 2012. Join author an licensed counselor Kelly L. Stone in her upcoming class, Empower Your Muse, Empower Your Writing Self. It starts January 9, 2012 and is limited to 25 students. She's also offering students a winter discount of $50 off! (the class is normally $125; now $75). This includes one-on-one support and feedback from Kelly as well as a free critique of up to 25 pages or a 15 minute phone consultation. The perfect way to start off the year right! Below, Kelly shares a great technique to help you achieve your writing goals, and it's really fun! Check out her method of role modeling, and sign up here for her class. Also, it's your last chance to enroll in Get Paid to Write: Become a Freelance Writer (Special 50% Off discount for Dec 9 only). Happy writing! Marcia & Angela  Marcia & Angela Classroom Managers WOW! Classes & Workshops
classroom@wow-womenonwriting.com
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Kelly Stone book signing at Georgia Romance Writers
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Role Modeling as a Way to Writing Success
By Kelly L. Stone
One of the ways to use the power of your subconscious mind to help you achieve your writing goals is to give it a "template" to follow, or a guide in the form of a Role Model that your subconscious mind recognizes and understands. To do this, choose an author who has achieved the type of success you are going for and work to emulate the traits and habits of that author as best you can. Following in another's footsteps gives you a guide for your own daily behavior as well as guideposts for your writing and writing career.
Role modeling is not copying another person or trying to be their clone; it's simply using the qualities of another writer you admire as a touchstone to keep you moving ahead toward your own success. When using Role Modeling, select traits and qualities in another writer that you admire and use those as a springboard for your own behaviors. Choose behaviors, attitudes, work habits, and other elements of another writer's life that represent success to you and strive to emulate these things in your own way. It's not necessary to know your Role Model personally; for instance, many authors post their writing schedules and their own paths to success on their websites, or in books. Read these, and then pick out the habits and success traits of your Role Model that you want to emulate. Let me give you an example. Several years ago I attended a large writing conference. Many attendees were wearing buttons with "WWND?" inscribed on them. I asked what the acronym stood for and was told it meant "What would Nora do?"--meaning what would bestselling author Nora Roberts do. These button-wearing, aspiring authors were using the ideal of Nora Roberts as a touchstone for their own behaviors and actions as they strove toward their own writing success. For instance, when they didn't feel like writing, the button reminded them to ask themselves what Nora Roberts would do when she didn't feel like writing. The answer, of course, is that she probably writes no matter how she feels. And so forth. In a similar way, you are working to pick an author you admire and ask yourself, "What would Author X do?" It's a good way to stay focused on your daily and long term writing goals.
A Composite Writer An easy way to use Role Modeling is to create a composite writer. You probably have several authors that you admire; simply combine the traits and habits that these successful authors possess and strive to emulate those. Perhaps you learned from Author X when you heard her speak at a conference that she writes Monday through Friday and takes weekends off to be with her family. So the habit of writing five days per week would be something that you want to incorporate into your composite writer Role Model. Maybe you read that Author Y was rejected three hundred times before he sold his first novel. The trait that you would want to list on your ideal composite might be persistence, or tenacity, or believing in self. The ideal composite represents the type of writer you're trying to become. It gives you a springboard to use as a jumping off point for your own success by guiding and directing your thoughts, feelings, and behavior. The version of Role Modeling is a great tool for both aspiring and established authors because it allows you to take traits and habits from several writers and incorporate those into your own writing lifestyle. |
Empower Your Muse, Empower Your Writing Self
Instructor: Kelly L. Stone
Workshop Length: 4 Weeks
Price: $75 (Winter discount, $50 Off! Normally $125)
Start Date: January 9, 2012
Limit 25 Students
Course Description: In this class, participants will learn methods for overcoming a variety of issues facing all writers, including lack of self confidence, lack of follow through, resistance to writing, avoidance to writing, and discouragement. Participants will learn how to set goals and meet them using subconscious mind techniques including Role Modeling, Image Incorporation, and controlling the Thought-Feeling-Behavior cycle for maximum writing output. Based on the instructor's book, Living Write: The Secret to Bringing Your Craft Into Your Daily Life.Fee includes EITHER a free critique of any genre, up to 25 pages, or a 15 minute one-on-one phone consultation with the instructor on any topic related to writing (must be scheduled prior to the end of class).
Visit the Classroom Page for a complete listing and what you'll be learning week by week. 
 About the Instructor: Kelly L. Stone is a licensed mental health counselor and writer. Her women's fiction novel, Grave Secret (Mundania Press, September 2007) was called "powerful" by RT Book Reviews. She is also the author of the Time To Write series of craft books for writers; the latest in the series is Living Write: The Secret to Bringing Your Craft Into Your Daily Life (Adams Media, September 2010). |
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
All the classes operate online--whether through email, website, chat room, or group listserv, depending on the instructor's preferences--so you do not need to be present at any particular time (unless a phone chat is scheduled and arranged with your instructor). You can work at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, please reply to this email or email us at: classroom@wow-womenonwriting.com Enjoy!
Starts Every Friday (Self-Study Course):
Independent Publishing: Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business | $99 or $150 with 1 Hour Phone Consultation
December 9
Get Paid to Write: Become a Freelance Writer | 8 Weeks | $75 (Holiday Discount! Receive 50% Off this session only! Normally $150) | Limit: 15 Students
January 2
Digital Revolution: How to Publish Your Book as an eBook New! | 4 Weeks | $299 | Limit: 10 Students
January 4
Writing Your Novel From the Ground Up New! | 8 Weeks | $250 Introductory Rate | Limit: 20 Students
January 7
How to Write Children's Picture Books and Get Published | 6 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 15 Students
How to Write a Craft Book | 5 Weeks | $125 (New Year's Discount! $50 Off this session only! Normally $175) | Limit: 15 Students
January 9
Empower Your Muse, Empower Your Writing Self | 4 Weeks | $75 (New Year's Discount! $50 Off this session only! Normally $125) | Limit: 25 Students
Querying and Writing Non-fiction Articles | 5 Weeks | $125 | Limit: 20 Students
Write From Your Soul: Memoir Workshop | 6 Weeks | $249 | Limit: 10 Students
See You at the Movies: Introduction to the Craft of Screenwriting | 6 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 10 Students
All the World's a Stage: Introduction to Playwriting | 6 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 10 Students
January 10
Breaking Into Magazine Writing With Regional Markets | 5 Weeks | $125 | Limit: 10 Students
January 16
Literary Devices Writing Workshop | 8 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 8-10 Students
January 18
Social Networking for Writers: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and More | 4 Weeks | $100 | Limit: 20 Students
January 20
Spark and Sizzle: Crafting Flash Fiction New! | 5 Weeks | $170 | Limit: 10 Students
February 1
Writing Character-Driven Fiction New! | 6 Weeks | $180 | Limit: 20 Students
February 6
How to Write a TV Pilot New! | 4 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 10 Students
How to Get the Right Agent for Your Manuscript | 4 Weeks | $299 | Limit: 10 Students
February 10
Blogging 101 | 5 Weeks | $125 | Limit: 20 Students
February 22
Writing a Middle-Grade Novel | 6 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 20 Students
March 5
Writing for Children: Short Stories, Articles, and Fillers | 7 Weeks | $175 (Winter Sale! Regular price: $200) | Limit: 15 Students
March 21
Vampires Optional: Writing Young Adult Fiction New! | 6 Weeks | $180 | Limit: 10 Students
Click here to see all of our upcoming workshops |
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