WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES & ONLINE COURSES

Charter Oak Romance Writers
Announce:


All Day Workshop with Theresa Stevens

The Happy Ending: Using Fairy Tale Structure
and Theme to Craft a Winning Story
 
NEW DATE !
When: September 22, 2012
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Where: Marco Polo Banquet Center
1250 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT [map]

Registration Fee (includes lunch and snacks):
$35 for CORW, CTRWA and CoLoNY Members
$60 for Non- RWA members
(Free for CORW members who were Golden Acorn judges or coordinators in 2011)

  • Please download and complete a registration form. Send it and the fee to the address listed on the registration form.    
  • Registration closes on September 9, 2012.

  • If you need to cancel you must do so before September 15, 2012 in order to receive a refund.

About Theresa Stevens

After earning degrees in creative writing and law, Theresa worked as a literary attorney agent for a boutique firm in Indianapolis where she represented a range of fiction and nonfiction authors.

After a nine-year hiatus from the publishing industry to practice law, Theresa worked as chief executive editor for a highly acclaimed small romance press, and she is currently the Publisher of STAR Guides Publishing, a nonfiction publishing company.

Her articles on writing and editing have appeared in numerous publications for writers.

Information, Fun, and Opportunity!

ONLINE WORKSHOP
May 2012

Title: Author Marketing and Branding
Instructor: Cassandra Carr
Dates:
NEW DATE June 4 - 29
Description: Not sure how to market yourself? Do you know what your personal "brand" is? Join multi-published author and former marketing professional Cassandra Carr for a class in author marketing and branding.

You'll learn how to set up your own author pages on Goodreads, Amazon, etc; what the parts of your author platform should be; why you should blog; and what to do before, during, and after your book launch.

Instructor Bio:
Cassandra Carr lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words.

When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out on Twitter. Her debut novel, Talk to Me, was released by Loose Id on March 22, 2011.
For more information about Cassandra,

check out her website
"like" her Facebook fan page
follow her on Twitter


Payment
Please send a check ($15 for CORW members and $20 for all others) payable to
Charter Oak Romance Writers, Inc (CORW) to:


TREASURER
PO Box 185284
Hamden, CT 06518


COMING SOON

AUGUST 2012 WORKSHOP
(date to be announced)
Ebook and Digital Publishing: Is it for me?
Instructor: Suzanne Rock

Digital books are becoming more and more popular. Devices such as the Kindle, iPAD and Nook have brought ebooks into the limelight and provided many new and exciting publishing opportunities for writers. Despite this, many are still confused about the epublishing process.

This course is for beginners who want to learn more about digital publishing and determine if it's a good fit for them. We will touch on big vs. small epress, self-publishing, vanity publishing, contracts, promotions and dealing with epirates.

By the end of class, the student should have a good understanding of the options available and have the tools they need if they wish to move toward digital publication.

Instructor Bio:
After over a decade in the scientific world, Suzanne needed a creative outlet. She tried scrap booking, cooking, crocheting, painting, and piano, none of which held her interest for very long. Then one of her friends suggested writing. Thrilled with the idea of creating her own worlds, she opened up her lap top and never looked back.

When Suzanne's not writing, she can be found playing with her two daughters, testing her husband's latest kitchen creations, or curled up with her favorite romance novel in her central Massachusetts home.

Instructor website: suzannerock.com

 
Stay tuned for details.


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