Workshops
ESPAN-RWA 2011 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
July 10-29, 2011 Career Planning for Writers by R. Ann Siracusa
Do you know where your writing career is going?
You need to know where you’re going in order to get there
There’s a lot to learn to get your career as an author off the ground. Most of us focus on learning the craft and on writing. And once a writer has a completed novel under his or her belt, the search begins to find an agent and to make that first sale. Too often, writers, like other professionals, go about pursuing their careers without giving much time or attention to planning their careers. A career just happens. Or, sometimes, it doesn’t happen.
Course Description: Join R. Ann Siracusa, multi-published novelist and long-range planning expert, as she walks writers through the process of preparing a Career Plan. A Career Plan is all about what an author wants out of writing. Participants will assess where they are in their careers, set goals, and develop action plans to assist in making informed decisions that lead them in the direction they want to go with their careers.
Instructor Bio
R. Ann Siracusa re
tired from a thirty-seven year career as an architect and urban planner specializing in long-range planning and is well published in those professional fields. She is involved in many activities, but her two favorite are traveling the world and writing fiction. This talented author combines those passions into novels which transport readers to exotic settings, immerse them in romance, intrigue, and foreign cultures, and make them laugh.
Quote from Jennie Cruise at RWASD conference (2006): “There are many pathways to success – some just take longer than others.”
To sign up for this course, please fill out the form below:
The course will be $7 for ESPAN RWA members, $10 for non-ESPAN RWA Members and $12 for non-RWA (please choose your option):
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Sept/Oct 2011 (TBA), Romancing the Palate by Rebecca Lynn
We will cover: the experience of food for the reader—details and the five senses; the home kitchen; catering businesses & the event industry; restaurants, chefs, food preparation; food blogs, books, magazines, and television; food as a character; food nostalgia and memory; writing food-related conflict; aphrodisiacs and food sensuality. Class is two weeks and will include discussion, lecture, virtual tours, and writing assignments.
If you use food in your writing, I hope you’ll take this class.
Instructor Bio:
Rebecca Lynn took an MFA in Creative Writing and also has an undergraduate degree in Linguistics and Literature. She has taught both writing and literature courses on the collegiate level. She ran her own restaurant for five years and has also worked as a caterer and event planner, a server, line cook, and general kitchen help. She has a foodie romance novella and novel releasing in 2011.
The course will be $7 for ESPAN RWA members, $10 for non-ESPAN RWA Members and $12 for non-RWA (please choose your option):
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Our workshops are conducted via a Yahoo loop that is only for this purpose, no real-time or live chats, on a private list. Participants will be subbed to the loop for the duration of the workshop then unsubbed when it’s over. Each workshop includes lectures and Q & A sessions. You don’t have to be an RWA member to take these workshops; they are open to everyone who wishes to participate.
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