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WOW! Women On Writing
Classes & Workshops
Spotlight: How to Write a Craft Book
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Greetings!
I love finding a helpful tip in a magazine or getting one from a friend. We all have great tips to share with each other, probably more than we realize. As writers, we can gather and compile these tips for our own writing projects!
Tips are a big part of hobby and craft books, and can be used as the basis of your next book. To learn more, join Lynne Garner in her upcoming class, How to Write a Craft Book. It starts this Saturday, August 4th, and is limited to 15 students.
The course covers all of the details from planning to project completion, including how to find your USP (Unique Selling Point), decide what photographs and illustrations will be required, and choose the appropriate path to publication. Enrollment includes one-on-one e-mail support and feedback on every assignment. If you are crafty, this course is for you!
Also, be sure to check out all of our upcoming classes in the section below. We have several starting soon, including How to Write Children's Picture Books and Get Published (Aug 4), Write from Your Soul: Memoir Workshop (Aug 6), Advanced Social Networking for Writers (Aug 13), and Writing a Middle-Grade Novel Part 2 (Aug 23), as well as many more.
Write On!
Marcia & Angela
Marcia & Angela
Classroom Managers
WOW! Classes & Workshops
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A Tips on Tips
By Lynne Garner
So if you're struggling to come up with something to write, start to think about the ways you have resolved problems, how you have improved a skill, or how you have saved yourself time or money. For example, my first "discovered" tip came from my love of photography and always having those small, black film canisters lying around the house--yes, when we still used film. One day, I was looking for something to store some small beads in and realized I had just the thing. All those little film canisters! So, when you discover your own clever tip, write it down. You will soon surprise yourself with how many clever tips you have to share.
Tips are also a fantastic way of earning a small income. Magazine editors are often eager to include tips and will offer the writer of the best tip a small payment or a prize. The great thing with a prize is if you don't want it or like it then you can sell or gift it!
Lastly, getting yourself into print in this way also allows you to start collecting published clips. Armed with these clips you can confidently claim you have been in print.
So, my top tip for today is to become a collector of tips, tell your family and friends you collect tips. Keep a record of these tips and start making them work for you!
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 How to Write a Craft Book
Instructor: Lynne Garner
Workshop Length: 5 Weeks
Price: $175
Start Date: August 4, 2012
Limit 15 Students
Course Description: During this 5-week course, students will be taught how to access their knowledge base and use this to write a hobby-based how-to book. It is hoped by the end of the course each student will have a completed synopsis, first chapter, and query letter, which they will be encouraged to send to an appropriate publisher/packager.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: - Discover how to unlock the "hidden" knowledge within you
- Hone writing skills and build confidence
- Build a project plan, to enable you to complete the book
- Find the right publication route for your manuscript
- Complete a synopsis, first chapter, and query letter
Visit the Classroom Page for a complete listing and what you'll be learning week by week. 
About the Instructor: Lynne Garner has been a freelance writer and author since 1998. Since that time she has written for a large number of magazines both in the UK and the US, having over 300 features printed. She has 21 books published; these include 10 craft-related how-to books, working with both publishers and packagers. Lynne designed, produced copy, and photographed many of the craft projects featured on The Craft Ark. |
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) by Deana Riddle:
Independent Publishing: How to Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business | $99 or $150 with 1 Hour Phone Consultation
Starts the First Tuesday of Every Month: (Next class: August 7)
Introduction to the Craft of Screenwriting | 6 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Christina Hamlett
Introduction to Playwriting | 6 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Christina Hamlett
How to Write a TV Pilot | 4 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Christina Hamlett
Starts the Third Friday of Every Month: (Next class: August 17)
Get Paid to Write! Become a Freelance Writer | 8 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 15 Students | Instructor: Nicky LaMarco
Published in 90 Days | 12 Weeks | $299 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Deana Riddle
August 4
How to Write Children's Picture Books and Get Published | 6 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Lynne Garner
5 Picture Books in 5 Weeks (Advanced Course) | 5 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Lynne Garner
How to Write a Craft Book | 5 Weeks | $175 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Lynne Garner
August 6
Write from Your Soul: Memoir Workshop | 6 Weeks | $249 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Annette Fix
August 13
Advanced Social Networking for Writers | 6 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 15 Students | Instructor: Margo L. Dill
August 23
Advanced Class: Writing a Middle-Grade Novel Part 2 | 8 Weeks | $250 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Margo L. Dill
September 3
Empower Your Muse, Empower Your Writing Self | 4 Weeks | $50 (Fall Sale! $75 off! Regularly $125) | Limit: 20 Students | Instructor: Kelly L. Stone
September 5
Murder, We'll Write: An Introduction to Crime Fiction NEW! | 6 Weeks | $180 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill
Vampires Optional: Writing Young Adult Fiction | 6 Weeks | $180 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill
The Unwilling Grammarian | 4 Weeks | $140 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Karlyn Thayer
September 7
Writing a Middle-Grade Novel | 6 Weeks | $150 | Limit: 20 Students | Instructor: Margo L. Dill
September 17
Beginning Social Networking for Writers | 4 Weeks | $100 | Limit: 20 Students | Instructor: Margo L. Dill
Creating and Building Your Author Online Presence: Website Creation to Beyond Book Sales NEW! | 6 Weeks | $150 for course, or $180 for course plus 30-minute consultation | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Karen Cioffi
September 21
Character Power! Crafting Dynamic Characters within Fiction and Nonfiction NEW! | 5 Weeks | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Melanie Faith
September 26
Writing Contests: The Focused Way to Win | 5 Weeks | $180 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill
Advanced Workshop: Writing Young Adult Fiction Part 2 NEW! | 6 Weeks | $200 | Limit: 10 Students | Instructor: Bonnie Hearn Hill
October 1
Writing Your Novel from the Ground Up: How to Build Your Story While Building Yourself as a Writer for Long-Term Success--in Three Parts NEW! | 8 Weeks for each part or 24 Weeks for the entire class | $195 per class; $485 for all three ($100 savings) | Limit: 20 Students | Instructors: Diane O'Connell & Renate Reimann
Click here to see all of our upcoming workshops
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