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    Your Fantasy Novel Start to Finish – A Six Month Mentored Course 

        Published: March 10th, 2012

    Your Fantasy Novel Start to Finish – A Six Month Mentored



    with P. June Diehl



    Is this you? You love reading urban and/or paranormal fantasy. You have an idea for a fantasy and you’re not sure where to begin. Maybe you have tried to start a fantasy novel, but got lost in the middle. Or, if you WANT to write a fantasy, but haven’t fleshed out a concrete idea, this year-long novel writing course is for you.

    The main focus of the class will be on the urban/paranormal fantasy, but anyone interested in writing a fantasy novel is welcome!

    Over the course of the year, we will cover, in detail, all the craft elements of writing, while working on a draft, moving into the revision process, and ending up with a manuscript that is ready for submission.
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    Revise for Success in Three Months with P June Diehl 

        Published: February 27th, 2012

    Revise your manuscript over three months with senior editor P. June Diehl and have it ready for submission for publication.

    Do you have a completed draft of your story? Not sure how to tackle the revision and edits needs to have it ready for submission? Learn to revise your manuscript so you can successfully publish your story.

    During this three month mentored class, learn the mechanics of revision and editing by learning to recognize weaknesses in your story and how to fix them.

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    Revise Like a Pro with Lori Wilde 

        Published: November 16th, 2011  Views: 487 
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    Spend 3 months with NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Lori Wilde, revising the first draft of your novel.

    Have you written a first draft but now you’re ready to revise? Do you need to learn how to step back from your work and see your book the way an editor sees it? Do you want to learn how to layer your story with theme, symbolism, and subtext in order to take your work to the next level of excellence? Do you want to learn how to revise like a pro?


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    Flash First Draft with Lori Wilde 

        Published: November 16th, 2011  Views: 506 
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    Spend 3 months with NYT and USA Today bestselling author Lori Wilde creating a fast first draft that captures the white-hot flash of intense creative immersion.

    Have you outlined a book but find yourself procrastination when it comes to putting the words on the page? Are you a seat-of-the pants plotter who wants to skip outlines and get right to the nitty-gritty without taking all those wrong turns down dead-in plot threads? Have you written a book or two, but feel it simply takes you too long to write that first draft? Do you just want to get that first draft over with and get to revision? Do you want to learn how to flash first draft like a pro?


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    Edit Like a Pro with Heather Howland - YA Edition 

        Published: October 20th, 2011

    Got YA? Managing and Senior Editor Heather Howland will teach you how to self-edit your young adult manuscript like a pro!


    Who should take Edit Like a Pro – YA Edition?

    · Authors with shiny new YA manuscripts in need of edits.
    · Authors who have gotten requests from agents/editors, but have yet to land a contract.
    · Adult romance authors trying to break into the YA market.

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    Rock Your Revisions with Cathy Yardley 

        Published: October 4th, 2011  Views: 413 

    Do you have a finished novel, but feel overwhelmed by how to start tackling revisions? Are you having trouble getting past the full request to sealing a publication deal? Do you want to take your writing to the next level – but you’re not quite sure how?

    Cathy Yardley has published over fifteen novels with major publishers in the past twelve years. In this three month, mentoring-intensive course, she will walk you through creating a revision plan, identifying weaknesses and disconnects in your draft and teaching you how to correct them.

    By the end of the course, you should have a polished manuscript, ready for submission.

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    Edit Like a Pro In As Little As Three Months with Liz Pelletier 

        Published: August 17th, 2011

    Spend 3 months with Publisher and Senior Editor Liz Pelletier and completely self-edit a manuscript ready to submit for publication!

    Have you completed a rough draft of your book but have no idea how to tackle your edits? Have your submission efforts netted a full request from an editor or agent only to end in rejection after they’ve reviewed your manuscript? Do you want to learn how to edit like a professional editor?

    Then you are a prime candidate for “Edit Like a Pro” mentoring. This course will lead you, step-by-step, through the mechanics of the standard “three pass” editing method used by most editors, while teaching you how not only to recognize weaknesses but also how to fix them. By the end of 3 months, you should have a book ready to submit to a publisher or agent.
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    Beth BaranyLove writing, reading, movie watching, gabbing at the cafe, hanging out with my cats, yapping with other writers and entrepreneurs, traveling, especially Europe. And love a good croissant! Ah Paris!