Writing Unleashed with Laura M. Harkins

**************HURRY! COURSE STARTS IN ONE WEEK!******************* *********************Permission to Forward Granted************************* Pennwriters Inc. brings you... CAUSE & EFFECT SEQUENCES with Catherine E. McLean: Online Course INSTRUCTOR: Catherine E. McLean DATE: February 1 – March 9, 2012 REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201202      ( LIMITED CLASS SIZE. Enroll now.) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Interesting stories that grab a reader's attention and keep them turning pages don't happen by accident. They employ the techniques and devices of Cause & Effect Sequences. This intensive course will teach you how to use Cause & Effect Sequences to: * add or enhance urgency, suspense, and drama to scenes and plots * enhance the flow of the story * validate motivations for character's behavior, thinking, reactions, and decisions * seamlessly enter or depart flashbacks or remembrances * insure the r...

Hi all! I just wanted to update you on Pennwriters upcoming online course. **********  PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED  ********** Pennwriters Inc. brings you... PREPPING FOR NaNo with SUSAN MEIER: Online Course INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier DATE: October 1 – October 31, 2011 REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201110     ( LIMITED CLASS SIZE. Enroll now.) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Everybody believes NaNoWriMo ( Na tional No vel Wri ting Mo nth , which runs every November at http://www.nanowrimo.org ) is a race against the clock, a fight with procrastination and inertia. In some ways it is. But once you’re in the thick of things, you’ll discover NaNo is really all about ideas. Writers don’t stall because they’re lazy. Writers stall because they don’t know what to write next. The month BEFORE NaNo, get proven tips from Susan Meier—the author of almost 50 books for Harlequin and Silhouette—and let her take you through several different ways t...

As part of my new position as Online Courses Coordinator with Pennwriters, Inc., I wanted to post information about the newest course. **********   HURRY! COURSE STARTS IN FOUR DAYS! ********** Promotional Basics: Getting The Word Out, When Your Words Come Out Online Course **********  PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED  ********** Pennwriters Inc. brings you... INSTRUCTOR: Babs Mountjoy DATE: August 1 – September 2, 2011 REGISTER : http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201108      ( LIMITED CLASS SIZE. Enroll now.) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Congratulations! Your book or project has just been published. Now comes the real work: making sure your audience can find your book, purchase it, enjoy it and share it with others , bringing you fame and fortune! Most publishers want to hear about your platform, which includes a website, blog, or other publicity method to sell and promote your product or book across the world. Th...

The first week of Craig Clevenger's 200 Proof Storytelling writing course is over.  Reading material consumed, Sexy Beast case study completed and first writing assignment turned in.   The experience has been intense.  The excitement of meeting everyone and learning from Clevenger is a few days has left my head spinning.  Over the weekend, the class was divided into critique groups.  Each of us were in charge of critiquing our groups' dialogue assignment.  What a great idea!  Not only can I take in the lectures from the comfort of my home, but I don't have to travel anywhere for the workshop.   Wrong!  Reading a peer's work and making comments isn't too hard.  When I have more to say than the comments written on the writing I find myself in a jam. My feedback felt light and unhelpful.  In a more traditional setting I'm afforded the opportunity to verbally explain myself to the writer.  In the online classroom, you ...