See you this Friday! Don’t miss Beth Vogt’s January writing workshop kicking off our Spring Writing Intensive, How to Write a Book Proposal
FREE January Writing Workshop: Pitch It!
When: Friday, January 18, 2013
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm, Friday, December 18, 2013
Location: Mardel's, 5964 Barnes Road, Colorado
Springs, CO 80922
Workshop Description: Want an editor to catch the vision for your fiction or nonfiction manuscript? Discover how to write a tightly-written pitch sheet— a one-page condensation —of your book proposal. Beth Vogt helps you understand how and why this excellent must-have marketing tool gives publishers the information they need in order to evaluate and buy your project.
Speaker: Beth K. Vogt is a national speaker and author of Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing Motherhood after 35. Her message provides women with a “whole family” perspective to recognize how a late-in-life pregnancy affects other relationships. Beth is the author of Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing for Motherhood after 35. Beth earned a journalism degree from San Jose State University. Beth’s debut novel, Wish You Were Here, was published by Howard Books in May 2012 and her second romance novel, Catch a Falling Star, will be available May 7, 2013. Her publishing credits include: MomSense, Discipleship Journal, Virtue, The Christian Communicator, and Crosswalk.com. She is also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms and The Mommy Diaries.
Visit Beth’s website and blog at www.bethvogt.com
JANUARY INTENSIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Spring Writing Intensive: How to Write a Book Proposal
Writing assignment: for those
participating in the Spring Writing Intensive. Write your pitch sheet. On
January 26, bring six copies of your pitch sheet to Panera Bread. We’ll brainstorm,
pitch and review our pitch sheets with each other. Scoti will present a
mini-workshop on “How to Write Your Book’s Back Cover Copy.”
Location: Panera Bread, University
Village, 5230 N. Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Date: January 26, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Writing Intensive Description: Writing a nonfiction or fiction book proposal
intimidates and overwhelms most writers. But it’s far easier to put your
passion on the page when you understand what the publisher needs to see if your
book is a fit for their publishing house. Whether you’ve written two chapters
or your entire book, you must write a book proposal to pitch to an editor.
This ongoing, interactive
workshop will break down a book proposal in manageable steps — no matter how
busy your life. We’ll introduce step-by-step — from beginning to end — each
component of a book proposal, plus encourage and support you as you write your
proposal, one step at a time. This ongoing workshop will help you:
Identify your target
audience and write a pitch sheet.
Understand every component
required by publishers for your book proposal.
Write your book proposal
in doable small steps.
Learn how to receive and
offer constructive feedback in a focus group to polish your book proposal. When this intensive ends,
you will have a book proposal.
Springs Writers FREE FEBRUARY Writing Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts of a
Book Proposal
Location: Mardel's, 5964 Barnes Road, Colorado
Springs, CO 80922
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm, Friday, February 15,
2013
What makes your
book unique, different or better than what’s already published and selling? Writing a book proposal
helps you clarify content —what you want to say — and your audience — to whom
you’re saying it. But what about the sections of a book proposal required by
publishers that many writers find the most confusing and difficult sections to
write? Scoti breaks down and shares how to develop the:
- Premise: Determining a strong focus.
- Promise: Identifying the ‘USP,’ Unique Selling Proposition.
- Competition: Differentiating your book from the proven marketing landscape.
Spring Writing Intensive: How to Write a Book Proposal
Writing assignment: for those
participating in the Spring Writing Intensive. Write and bring six copies of your
back cover copy, UPS, and a list of comparative/competitive books.
Location: Panera Bread, University
Village, 5230 N. Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Date: February 23, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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