I’m getting this list out early as some classes close registration before the end of the preceding month. Another great list of classes available at low-cost prices. Sign up early if you’re interested.
Action Sequences: Writing Heart-Pounding Fight Scenes, Chases and Climaxes with Angela Knight – Learn how to create heroes and villains who are a good match for each other, how to choreograph fight scenes, and how to build a plotline that rises to a climax that makes readers eager for your next book. $15/CRW and HCRW members, $25/non-members
Scene CPR: Breathing Life into an Ailing Scene with Laurin Wittig – Discover a simple but powerful way to turn your ailing scene into a robust part of your story along with the power of the four stage sequel and how to combine it with your scenes to create a story that keeps your readers turning the pages long into the night. $10/CRW and HCRW members, $15/non-members
Goal Hunters: Revealing The Real Story Stakes And Motives with Raquel Rodriguez – Hook your reader by creating page-turning conflicts based in realism with a believable GMC, viable stakes, and a firm plot foundation. $15/Savvy Author members, $25/non-members
Foreshadowing with June Diehl – Explore the purpose of this technique and how to effectively use it in fiction. Free/Savvy Author members, $5/non-members
How, When and Why to Change Point Of View Mid-Scene with Laurie Saunders – Explore the many situations when changing viewpoint mid-scene is exactly what you need to do. Free/Savvy Author members, $5/non-members
Before Copy Editing with Claudia Suzanne – Discover how to Chart & restructure nonfiction, Map & characterize plots, Convert passive voice & static phrasing to active prose, Convert tell into show. Free/Savvy Author members, Free/non-members
How To Promote When You Don’t Know How with Jamieson Wolf – Learn how to promote your novel using new media to get yourself known and to establish a brand! Free/Savvy Author members, Free/non-members
Editing & Book Design: After the Writing Is Done with Jill Ronsley – Get answers to your questions about what happens after your manuscript is done. Free/Savvy Author members, $5/non-members
Crash Revisions with Holly Lisle – Learn how to do an editor’s revision in seven days. And how YOU become the pro who doesn’t blow deadlines. Free/Savvy Author members, $5/non-members
Promoting with Social Media with Theresa Meyers – Learn the ins and outs of how sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook work, how to maximize your followers and use social media as a relationship building method to create your own platform and national audience. Free/Savvy Author members, $5/non-members
The Power Of the Senses; Enhancing Author’s Voice, Characterization, and Conflict with Bill Haggart – Learn which senses you favor in experiencing the world and how that shapes your voice, characters, and conflicts. $9/Elements members, $15/non-members
Critiquing with Camy Tang – Learn common things to look for in your own manuscript, and learn tricks for critiquing others, as well. $10/FF&P members, $20/non-members
The Synopsis Queen Tells All with Kara Lennox – Uncover how to break down the synopsis-writing process into a foolproof formula that will have maximum impact for minimum words. $10/FF&P members, $20/non-members
The Ins and Outs of ePublishing with Dara Edmondson – Discover what to write, how to submit, the inevitable pitfalls to avoid and the resources available. $10/FF&P members, $20/non-members
What a Wicked Web We Weave: A Spider’s Approach to Subplots in Storytelling with Theresa Meyers – Learn how to write big by adding multiple layers to your stories. $10/FF&P members, $20/non-members
Get Grammar with Kat Duncan – Learn simple sentence patterns and how to blend different grammar constructions to make action, emotion and tension come through. $10/FF&P members, $20/non-members
Is that Hollywood Calling? with Cindy Carroll – Learn the differences between writing books and writing scripts. And how writing a screenplay can help improve your novel writing. $16
Beyond Fangs: Creating New and Interesting Paranormal Characters with Deborah Blake – Explore the alternatives to over-used supernatural stereotypes and help you to create your own unique paranormal character. $16
Prose And Contests: Everything You Wanted To Know About Writing Contests But Were Afraid To Ask with Amy Atwell – Get an overview of the contest process, sources for researching contests, help in identifying your motive for entering a contest and tips on preparing your contest entry. $16
12 Stages of the Writer’s Adventure: You are the Hero of Your Book Writing Adventure with Beth Barany – Learn tips and tools for keeping an eye on your inner landscape so you can achieve your goal of writing a book. $16
Pitch Perfect with Kerri Nelson – Learn the secrets to nailing your pitch, how to score a home run with editors, and how not to stop short of getting the results you want. $20/RWA members, $25/non-members
May The Force Be With You (Adding Realistic Law Enforcement & Legal System Elements Into Your Novel) with Kerri Nelson – Learn “cop talk”, criminal evidence procedures, anatomy of a lawsuit, and more! $15/Yellow Rose members, $25/non-members
The Regency Woman with Nancy Mayer – Learn the roles, expectations, rights, and power of a Regency woman, including common myths and mistakes writers make in their stories. $20/OCC members, $30/non-members
Down, Dirty and Quick Plotting Bootcamp with Raquel Rodriguez – Discover this bare bones, no-frills plotting nitty-gritty approach to getting the story outline done takes a different look at how to accomplish the exact same objectives as other plotting courses without the extra details. Free/FTHRW members, $20/non-members
Mastering Point of View with Diane O’Connell – Learn how understanding and mastering point of view can fix an ailing manuscript and turn a decent but lackluster novel into a page-turner. $15/NEORWA members, $20/non-members
Paranormal Forensics with Katherine Ramsland – Explore the factual background of several crimes and their investigations, as well as the reports of paranormal events involved. $15/KOD members, $30/non-members
The 4 C’s: Building Characters and Plot with Sue Viders and Becky Martinez – Discover how the Four C’s help to define a character’s role in a book, even as it assists the writer in beginning to construct a fast-paced plot. $15/KOD members, $30/non-members
No Matter How Busy You Are, You Can Find TIME TO WRITE! with Kelly L. Stone – Discuss finding time to write, seven professional writing schedules, develop your writing action plan and learn how to deal with distractions and resistance to writing. $20/MWV members, $25/non-members
Once More with Feeling: Getting Your Book on Keeper Shelves with Cheryl St. John – Learn how to convey emotion in your stories that will connect so vividly with readers that your books will become favorites. $25