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SUMMARY:Write\, Revise\, Repeat: A Fiction Writer’s Self-Editing Toolbox
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop is designed for writers who are ready to develop a keen editorial eye for their work. Participants will be provided with practical tools and techniques to transform their drafts into polished pieces of writing. \nKey Learning Objectives \nThis workshop will help writers \n\nedit in layers\, making multiple focused passes\ncreate tools like reverse outlines and character bibles\ntighten prose by cutting wordiness\, redundancy\, passive voice\, and crutch phrases\nmake dialogue purposeful and natural\nstrengthen core mechanics\nclean up the narrative point of view\, and\nutilize modern editing tools\n\nParticipants will be provided with time to put some of these techniques into practice to polish a short excerpt of their work. \nBiography \nElise Abram is a retired high school English teacher with 25 years of classroom experience. As owner/operator of EMSA Publishing\, she has spent over a decade supporting self-published authors through editing\, formatting\, cover design\, coaching\, and distribution services. She has published more than twenty books across both fiction and nonfiction\, writing in multiple genres. \nReserve your spot today.
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LOCATION:Taylor’s Funeral Home\, 524 Davis Drive\, Newmarket\, Ontario\, L3Y 2P3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Members Only,Workshops
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SUMMARY:"What If" Factor: Draw Your Reader in by Increasing Tension & Raising the Stakes
DESCRIPTION:No matter what genre of fiction you write\, even creative non-fiction & memoir\, the goal is to keep your reader turning the page. How do we do that? By adding intrigue\, tension\, and raising the stakes for your main character. \nThis practical workshop will analyze a variety of written scenarios for participants to work on in large and small groups to increase tension and/or elevate the risk/raise the stakes of the moment/scene. Then\, writers will play with their own stalled scenes and share their ideas. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring excerpts of their own writing. \nProgram Overview \n\nWelcome & WCYR News\nBasic anatomy of a “page turner”\nSharing samples of published writing with examples of increasing tension\, elevating risk\, and raising the stakes\nWork as a large group on some sample\, bland scenes to help give them a kick\nWork on one of your own scenes with a partner to generate ideas\nShare your discoveries with the large group\n\nReserve your spot today.
URL:https://wcyork.ca/event/what-if-factor-draw-your-reader-in-by-increasing-tension-raising-the-stakes/
LOCATION:Taylor’s Funeral Home\, 524 Davis Drive\, Newmarket\, Ontario\, L3Y 2P3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Members Only,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260121T190000
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SUMMARY:A Marketing Cheatsheet to Growing Your Social Media Following
DESCRIPTION:While raising the number of social media followers isn’t a magic formula for selling books or gaining traction with agents and publishers\, it is a trust signal to the people buying your books that you are a ‘in real life’ person whom they can relate to. \nI managed to grow my social media following on three platforms from fifty to over a thousand in a matter of months\, but my novel isn’t out yet. How did I do this? \nI’ll explore methods for increasing your reach on BlueSky\, Threads\, and Instagram. The techniques are also effective for other platforms. \nTopics covered \n\nWhy is it necessary to have a social media following\nExamples of authors with successful followings\nWhat should you be selling as an author\nDemystifying the author brand\nWho is your target audience\nHow do you match your effort to your strengths\nWhen to diversify your reach\nWhat to do while waiting for results\n\nBiography \nI’m an author who has moonlighted as a product leader for over a decade. During that time\, I’ve helped sell million-dollar SaaS products through community building\, podcasting\, and thought leadership blogs. I’m in the early stages of my author journey\, but I would love to share what I’ve learned. I am the host of the podcast Myths & Samsara\, and I am on submission with my first novel while writing the second. \nReserve your spot today. 
URL:https://wcyork.ca/event/a-marketing-cheatsheet-to-growing-your-social-media-following/
LOCATION:Taylor’s Funeral Home\, 524 Davis Drive\, Newmarket\, Ontario\, L3Y 2P3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Members Only,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Writing to Market: You're Not Selling Out\, You're Selling Books
DESCRIPTION:Are you convinced that writing to market means you have to give up on writing the ideas you love? Are you having difficulty selling your unique books and getting them noticed? \nTake an honest look at your target market\, genre of choice\, and industry competition in this practical workshop where you’ll discover the research process for fleshing out a story idea with the goal of selling mass-market books (and getting one step close to writing what people want to read). \nParticipants will require a personal device (cell phone\, tablet\, laptop) to allow them access to the internet. \nProgram Overview \n\nWelcome & WCYR News\nWriting to Market debunked (what it really means & how you can do it without sacrificing the quality of your writing)\nDiscuss the main genres of those writers in the room & explore mainstay ideas vs. trends\nTrope & Story scavenger hunt with personal devices\nAnalyzing the story you “want” to write & how to tweak it for market salability (explore K-Lytics as an informative tool)\n\nReserve your spot today.
URL:https://wcyork.ca/event/writing-to-market-youre-not-selling-out-youre-selling-books/
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