2008 Online Class Schedule

To register for a workshop, send your payment via PayPal to mwvrwa@gmail.com. Then send a seperate e-mail to the same address with your name (specify if your PayPal name is different from your writing name), the workshop(s) you are registering for, and the e-mail address you would like to use for the Yahoo Group. Just before the workshop starts, you'll receive an invitation to join the Yahoo Group.

Four-week workshops are $25 (or $20 for MWV RWA chapter members). Two-week workshops are $15 (or $10 for chapter members).

July 7-31 (4 weeks)

Take the Mystery Out of Writing Mystery & Suspense Novels with Karen S. Wiesner
Time-saving tips from award-winning author Karen S. Wiesner to help you keep your mystery and suspense plot-lines straight from start to finish.

August 4-31 (4 weeks)

Secrets to Successful PR with Lisa Pulliam
PR doesn't have to feel like a four-letter word any longer! Join public relations professional Lisa Pulliam as she helps you put together your own press kit, learn how to develop an online presence, and get tips for working with the media.

September 1-28 (4 weeks)

Take Your Book from Good to Sold: Ten Lessons Learned with Shirley Jump
For first-time authors, the biggest hurdle to selling is learning how to craft a book that is better than good. Good wins contests. Good gets requests for partials. Good sometimes gets a revision request. But learning how to take “good” and turn it into “sellable” is the key to success. New writers may not see those small elements that make a big difference in a book’s salability. In this workshop, New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Shirley Jump will share the ten lessons she learned that helped her take a book that had won the Tampa Area Romance Authors First Impressions contest and make it into one that was bought by Silhouette, plus how she turned formerly rejected books into single title sales. The workshop will include discussion of the revision process and the various elements authors need to look for before considering their book ready for an editor’s eyes. Today’s editors don’t have time to sit down with a fledgling writer and teach her how to take her novel to that next level. This workshop will fill in that final gap for the writer who is just ten lessons away from a sale.

November 10-21 (2 weeks)

Break Free From the Slushpile with CJ Lyons
This workshop focuses on queries, hooks and pitches. By the end, you will have a polished query letter, blurb and feedback on your opening page. Taught by medical suspense author CJ Lyons.