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JOURNEY STEPS, TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE with Susan Meier: Plotting Online Course, 10-1-2010
Written by Nate Hardy, Internet Activities Coordinator   

 

JOURNEY STEPS, TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE with Susan Meier:

Plotting Online Course

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INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier

DATE: October 1 – November 12, 2010

LIMITED CLASS SIZE. Enroll now.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere is a 6-week online course on plotting that provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?”

Read more: JOURNEY STEPS, TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE with Susan Meier: Plotting Online Course, 10-1-2010
 
BOOK IN A DAY with Debra Dixon, September 25, 2010
Written by Jade Blackwater   

BOOK IN A DAY: An intensive full-day workshop with Debra Dixon

debradixonInstructor: Debra Dixon

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010

Location: Coraopolis, PA

Workshop Details:

Pennwriters Area 3 will host a “Book in a Day” interactive workshop with bestselling author Debra Dixon. This intensive full-day seminar will draw from Dixon’s popular how-to book “GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, the Building Blocks of Good Fiction,” which is in its sixth printing, and “The Hero’s Journey.” She will show you how to put together the important elements of a book and its plot skeleton.

Read more: BOOK IN A DAY with Debra Dixon, September 25, 2010
 
WRITING FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS with Lindsay Barrett George & Maria V. Snyder, September 11, 2010
Written by Jade Blackwater   

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010

Location: Fire Hall at 911 Market Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Time: 10:00am-3:30pm

Workshop Details: Pennwriters Area 2 is hosting a day-long workshop with award-winning children's author Lindsay Barrett George and "New York Times" best-selling author Maria V. Snyder. New or experienced writers will learn what makes a good children's or young adult book, how to survive in the publishing world, and how to avoid sounding like an adult writing for young people.

Read more: WRITING FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS with Lindsay Barrett George & Maria V. Snyder, September 11, 2010
 
WANTED: Organization Fiend to Volunteer for Pennwriters Secretary
Written by Jade Blackwater   

You’re a mild mannered writer who transforms into a Secretarial Superhero to fight disorganization… your next mission: Pennwriters Secretary.

Pennwriters is seeking a volunteer with excellent organizational skills for the role of Secretary. The Secretary serves as an important member of the Executive Board whose job is to maintain Pennwriters records and membership. By accepting this mission you will be a part of an engaged, friendly team of writers who deliver Pennwriters services to 400+ members in the US and beyond.

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