Messy Middles; Guiding Scribe; How to Fix A Sagging Middle, and more. for instructions on how to apply for an exception. designed to provide encouragement, tools of the trade, and practical support for aspiring novelists, L to R: Carol Dougherty, David Corbett, Donald Maass, Grace Wynter at Writer Unboxed Unconference November 2019, L to R: Co-Founders of WRW - Gary and Gail, The Manuscript Doctor (Gary) at WRW graduation, Jason (former student, long-time director/instructor, and current instructor WRW, Doc (former student, instructor, current director/instructor WRW), Doc consulting with Gary Provost at her first WRW, October 1991, Pictures from the July 2019 workshop in Boise, Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency, July 2019, Robin Burcell, NYT bestselling thriller author, July 2019, Wake Up and Write Writer's Retreat Workshop. To facilitate agents' work, hard-working WFWA volunteers must individually remove posts from other genres. As in years past, the Albuquerque retreat will be the location of the Awards Dinner where we announce the winners of this year's Star and Rising Star Awards. Ensure that your story has the emotional drive it needs. 7349 N. Paseo del Sur

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Rather than leaving the fate of your writing career up to the publishing gods, you will hone in on your own vision for your career, getting clear on the writing and publishing path that best fits you, and how to implement that vision in 2020.Week 1: What Kind of Writer Do You Want to Be?In Week 1, we will work on getting clear about what kind of writer you want to be, the kind of writing that most calls you, what you hope to get out of a writing career, and what your strengths and weaknesses are.

The 2019  CIBA Awards First Place Awards Winners will be announced  every day (Tuesday – Saturday, Sept 8 -12, 2020) starting at 5 p.m. PST at the CIBA Virtual Ceremonies. Makes Words Happen. The 2019 CIBA Grand Prize Division Winners and the Overall Grand Prize for Best Book will be announced and recognized on Sunday, Sept 13, 2020 starting at 5: 30 p.m. PST ceremony. In the following eight months, outlines and early pages will be offered online (on the dedicated lab forum) for feedback by Lorin, Don and the group, with a focus on establishing narrative voice, opening moment, character strength, emotional appeal, planted intrigue, world fascination, and the moving parts of the story engine. In keeping with WFWA's mission, your pitch must be for a WOMEN'S FICTION manuscript - that is, it must include your protagonist’s emotional journey. Until February 29: 75% refund less $50 cancellation fee, March 1 – April 30: 50% refund less $50 cancellation fee, No refunds will be issued for cancellations starting May 1st.

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Master Classes and Workshops will be held the following week starting on Wednesday, Sept 16, 2020. If you believe you should be granted an exception to this rule for your eighteen-and-under protagonist, please email [email protected] for instructions on how to apply for an exception. DS Members Only- This meeting will be held via Zoom.

Read more about the VCAC faculty, by clicking here. Maass is the bestselling author of 17 novels and non-fiction blockbusters, including Writing the Breakout Novel, The Fire in Fiction, The Breakout Novelist and Writing 21st Century Fiction. After successful 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 events in DC, Writing Day Workshops is excited to announce The 2020 Chesapeake Writing Workshop — a full-day online “How to Get Published” writing event in Arlington, VA (suburb of Washington, DC) on Dec. 5, 2020. The goal at this stage is to expand the novel’s potential and exploit its hidden strengths. Using his own clients as case studies, Maass defines the most crucial elements of a breakout novel—a powerful sense of time and place, larger-than-life characters, a high degree of tension, good subplots, and universal themes—and shows the reader how to use these elements efficiently to write a novel that will generate interest and have the potential to hit the best sellers lists. Please do not pitch book ideas. Contest News We’ll start off the retreat with a dedicated day of discussion groups, working groups, and concentrated writing time, perfect for getting to know one another, getting questions answered, and getting some real work done! Putnam. taught by Hindenburg Systems Sunday, Sept 20, 2020 (9:30 – 4:30 PST with breaks, lunch breaks and Q & A) and Jessica Morrell Please cancel at least five days in advance if you become unable to join. This session is a repeat of the April workshop. Please complete the application and paste up to ten pages from any fiction writing sample of your choice into the appropriate field. His workshops consistently garner rave reviews.

Occasionally, we send out mailings that require your physical mailing address. Comp titles will be discussed and self-imposed limitations lifted.

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Recent and New Releases in Women's Fiction. Wed. Sept 16, 2020. With Lorin and Don, the group will assess the state of each project and identify its unused potential. (For people asking, the 2020 LA workshop is ON as planned. This peer-review event is designed to provide participants with feedback from fellow writers regarding their 50-word pitch. Recent and New Releases in Women's Fiction. Sign up only if you have ample time to participate, and block out the time on your calendar! Then don’t miss bestselling author and literary agent Donald Maass’s internationally acclaimed workshop: This full-day, hands-on workshop will help you hone your writing skills, regardless of your writing experience. He has five sessions of classical training with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and has won and been nominated for many local theater awards, including three Best Of Phoenix awards from the Phoenix New Times for his two theater companies. In addition, we will host the raffle to raise money for both a scholarship to a future retreat (good for use at either Albuquerque or Baltimore) and a refund of the registration cost of this year's retreat (Albuquerque only since those attendees will be contributing the money). Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020! Messy Middles; Guiding Scribe; How to Fix A Sagging Middle, and more. Completion of this event does not automatically mean you are registered for the February Agent Pitch Event.

Pitches are constructed and tested.

Note: This requirement will prepare you for the February 2020 Agent Pitch Event, in which all pitches must include the protagonist's emotional journey (see below). Prizes typically include services from WFWA members, literary agents, editors, and others, such as free or discounted query letter critiques, manuscript editing, book coaching, website design, marketing assistance, and more!

Perhaps you have agency representation or you’re receiving encouraging rejections. ONLINE PLATFORMS* with FAUZIA BURKE We’ll lounge and learn together, eat meals as a group, play, swim (as you like), and grow together in our understanding of craft. He represents more than 100 fiction writers and sells more than 150 novels per year to top publishers. If you believe you should be granted an exception to this rule for your eighteen-and-under protagonist, please email. He has obtained six-and seven-figure advances from publishers such as Ballantine Books and G.P. The goal will be to reach the 100-page mark, together with outline or a working agenda for completion.

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