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Revise like a Pro with Lori Wilde

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?

Then “Revise like a Pro” is the course for you. This course will not only show you how to revise your first draft, but lead you step-by-step in layering your manuscript to create a rich tapestry of words. By the end of 3 months you will have revised your first draft to a whole new level quality.


Click HERE for Course Objectives and Application Information

WHEN:    Aug 13, 2012 - Nov 13, 2012

COST:   $250/mo for 3 months ($250 deposit due at registration) or
Save 10% with $675 lump sum payment

Payment Options: Studens may choose to pay tuition as a discounted lump sum payment or in monthly installments. If paying by monthly installments, a non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a seat in the course and will be applied to the last month's tuition cost. If student chooses to withdraw from the course early, the non-refundable deposit is forfeit (see cancellation policy).

Cancellation policy: Any student may cancel at any time after the course begins with a 30 day written notice (email is fine) and will forfeit the non-refundable deposit. If tuition had been paid using the discounted lump sum payment, refund will be pro-rated at the monthly fee rate minus the non-refundable deposit.

REGISTRATION:      *** FULL ***

COURSE APPLICATION PROCESS & TUITION:
Due to the intensive nature of this program, all prospective students must complete and return an application plus a five page sample of their writing after registering for the course and paying the deposit. Admittance is at the instructor's discretion, and the instructor will be evaluating applications as they are received. Payment of course deposit will ensure a seat in the course should your application be accepted. If an application is not accepted, applicant's deposit will be refunded immediately.

INSTRUCTOR:   

Savvy Authors
NYT and USA Today Bestselling author, Lori Wilde, has sold 64 novels and novellas to Harlequin/Silhouette, Time Warner, Avon, and St. Martin’s Press.  Her books have been translated into 22 languages, and her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Complete Woman, and Simple magazines. She is a four-time nominee for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award and a former finalist for the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA award. Lori is a registered nurse with a certificate in forensics and for the past 13 years, she has made her living by writing fiction.

Tags:    Craft, Editing





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Website Instructions

Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. Instead of an invitation to join a loop you will receive a reminder notice one or two days prior to the start of the workshop that includes your user name, password and instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.

The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter, even after the workshop ends (unless otherwise stated by the moderator).

Participants can "subscribe" to the forum at any time after receiving initial access to automatically receive notice of all posts made to the forum via email. Participants will receive a link in each email which will take them directly to that area of the forum where one can post a reply.

A moderator is assigned for each workshop and will introduce himself/herself on the first day of class. The moderator is available to answer any website questions, assist the instructor, and address any concerns. We urge every participant to contact the moderator immediately if you feel the workshop experience falls below expectations so we may address issues promptly before the workshop ends. Savvy Authors strives to offer an educational and satisfying workshop experience for everyone, and we treat complaints with utmost urgency.

Questions or concerns may also be sent to workshops@savvyauthors.com.

Payment is due at the time of registration to guarantee your seat in the course. Registrations are non-refundable except when the workshop is cancelled by Savvy Authors.

Upcoming Events:

WORKSHOP: Show and Tell
It's easy to say “show, don't tell,” but how do you do it? What are the tools you can use? And how do they work? The “Show And Tell” workshop is all about showing with words, as contradictory as it ma... (May 20 - June 2)

WORKSHOP: Develop Your Pitch, Tagline and Query from an Agent's Perspective
You’ve finally finished writing your novel. Get some do’s and don’ts for querying agents. How do you select agents to query? What do you send? She provides extensive editing with each client and wi... (May 20 - May 24)

CHAT: Verbs – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Join MM Pollard in a Savvy Authors chat room to pick her brain on verbs – the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good: strong verbs that don’t need adverbs to prop them up in your sentences The b... (May 22 - May 22)

CHAT: 50 Shades of Green: How to Write Smut for Fun and Profit
Join Literary Agent and Author, Lori Perkins, as she highlights her popular seminar 50 Shades of Green: How to Write Smut for Fun and Profit.... (May 22 - May 22)

WORKSHOP: The Purpose Driven Scene
Scenes are the building blocks of a novel. But while a scene is advancing the book’s story question, each scene is, in itself, a story in miniature. This workshop focuses on how to develop a scen... (May 27 - June 23)

WORKSHOP: Active vs. Passive Voice
What is passive voice? Why should it be avoided? How can you make your writing more active? We will look at how to recognize and change passive into active writing. We will also look the rare occasion... (May 27 - June 23)

WORKSHOP: Hunting the Elusive Hook
What is a hook and how can I use it? Whether you've never heard of hooks or have been writing hooks for years, this workshop will take you through the whole gamut of ways to write hooks and use them e... (May 27 - June 23)

WORKSHOP: Book Your Blog
Did you know that if you have a blog you may already have a book with built-in readers? And if your goal is to finish your book this year, why not use your blog to make it happen? Attract the attentio... (May 27 - June 23)

WORKSHOP: Using Astrology to Add Intensity to Your Characters
How readers connect to your character determines if they finish your book and if they become your fan (and buy more of your books). Readers connect with characters that are authentic and have depth. A... (May 27 - June 23)

CHAT: Writing Sex Scenes
More information to come! ... (May 29 - May 29)