http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/online.classes.htm
Above is the link for the Story, Theme and Vehicle workshop I'm doing in February.
This is the only time this year I will be doing this workshop. Plus, there are only two other online workshops scheduled this year. I'm writing four books this year and a lot of short stories and content for my website, so I had to scale back on something.
So join me! This is a fun workshop, filled will information about coming up with a story and assuring that you have enough material for a story.
It's always fun.
susan
PS...if you're curious about the other workshops and dates I'm doing CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED in April for the Star chapter...Southern Tier Authors of Romance in New York. A series of articles for Savvy Authors on how to write a Series for Category romance appearing April, May and June and a 4-week workshop for Pennwriters in October PREPARING FOR NANO.
And that's it! If you want to attend one of my workshops this year, you need to hustle! LOL
susan
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Saturday, December 4, 2010
January Workshop...This is the year you write that book!
Registration is now open for THIS IS THE YEAR YOU WRITE THAT BOOK!
It's a fun workshop with some tricks of the trade mixed in with some psychological stuff I've learned over the years to not only get myself motivated and writing, but also to keep myself motivated and writing.
Hope to see you there!
http://dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops/january-2011/
It's a fun workshop with some tricks of the trade mixed in with some psychological stuff I've learned over the years to not only get myself motivated and writing, but also to keep myself motivated and writing.
Hope to see you there!
http://dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops/january-2011/
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Workshops for 2011
This year I'm doing things a bit differently with my workshops. I'm only doing each workshop ONCE. I've given each group on exclusive for 2011. So if you miss it, you've missed it until 2012! So here are four of the five I've planned.
January:
This is the year you write that book! with Susan Meier
Dunes and Dreams RWA Chapter. Details aren't up on site yet, but I'm sure they will be soon!
http://dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops/
Want to make 2011 the year you finally finish the novel that’s under the bed collecting dust? Or do you have a fresh, wonderful idea that you really want to see become a great book? Join Susan Meier for THIS IS THE YEAR YOU WRITE THAT BOOK and learn not only the basic crafting ins and outs of Plot, People, Polishing and Prestidigitation (tricks published authors use) but also get four lessons on the psychology of writing. The psychology of committing, drafting, pushing through the tough times and finishing. Make 2011 the year you write that book!
February
Story, Theme and Vehicle Mid Williamette Valley RWA Chapter http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/(info not up on their website yet!)
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn’t seem good enough? Or one that wasn’t cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains how knowing your book’s story type, story question, and the difference between its theme and its “vehicle” will keep your book focused. Learn the five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
April
http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 4 – 29, 2011: Can This Manuscript be Saved
SUSAN MEIER IS ONLY OFFERING THIS CLASS ONCE IN 2011!
Instructor: Susan Meier
Deadline to Register: April 3, 2011
Course Content: Rejected? Can’t get an agent? Can’t sell, even though your critique partners LOVE your work? Susan Meier reviews the seven most common rejection catch phrases and explains how determining whether your problem is a story, scene or word problem, a first step on the road to recovery. She’ll shares tricks-of-the-trade to finding and fixing your errors before you submit. Following the assignments at the end of each lesson, attendees will learn how to “skim-read” their manuscripts quickly, marking specific problems with post-its. Susan also demonstrates how to use a storyboard, a list of twenty and a one-paragraph blurb to create a plan of attack for fixing your book’s trouble. She can’t revise or rewrite your manuscript for you, but with her tricks you’ll not only see how to revise the book of your heart; you’ll also see how published authors are able to write four, five and even six books a year without breaking a sweat!
August
Journey Steps. NEORWA (Info not up on site yet!)
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/Workshops
Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?” Topics include the “magic formula” for plotting, the list of five, explanation of plot threads versus subplot and tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read. Learn to tell your story in one straight-forward paragraph that can be used for pitches! Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
January:
This is the year you write that book! with Susan Meier
Dunes and Dreams RWA Chapter. Details aren't up on site yet, but I'm sure they will be soon!
http://dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops/
Want to make 2011 the year you finally finish the novel that’s under the bed collecting dust? Or do you have a fresh, wonderful idea that you really want to see become a great book? Join Susan Meier for THIS IS THE YEAR YOU WRITE THAT BOOK and learn not only the basic crafting ins and outs of Plot, People, Polishing and Prestidigitation (tricks published authors use) but also get four lessons on the psychology of writing. The psychology of committing, drafting, pushing through the tough times and finishing. Make 2011 the year you write that book!
February
Story, Theme and Vehicle Mid Williamette Valley RWA Chapter http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/(info not up on their website yet!)
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn’t seem good enough? Or one that wasn’t cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains how knowing your book’s story type, story question, and the difference between its theme and its “vehicle” will keep your book focused. Learn the five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
April
http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 4 – 29, 2011: Can This Manuscript be Saved
SUSAN MEIER IS ONLY OFFERING THIS CLASS ONCE IN 2011!
Instructor: Susan Meier
Deadline to Register: April 3, 2011
Course Content: Rejected? Can’t get an agent? Can’t sell, even though your critique partners LOVE your work? Susan Meier reviews the seven most common rejection catch phrases and explains how determining whether your problem is a story, scene or word problem, a first step on the road to recovery. She’ll shares tricks-of-the-trade to finding and fixing your errors before you submit. Following the assignments at the end of each lesson, attendees will learn how to “skim-read” their manuscripts quickly, marking specific problems with post-its. Susan also demonstrates how to use a storyboard, a list of twenty and a one-paragraph blurb to create a plan of attack for fixing your book’s trouble. She can’t revise or rewrite your manuscript for you, but with her tricks you’ll not only see how to revise the book of your heart; you’ll also see how published authors are able to write four, five and even six books a year without breaking a sweat!
August
Journey Steps. NEORWA (Info not up on site yet!)
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/Workshops
Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?” Topics include the “magic formula” for plotting, the list of five, explanation of plot threads versus subplot and tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read. Learn to tell your story in one straight-forward paragraph that can be used for pitches! Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
Monday, September 20, 2010
2011 Workshops
January 2011 I'll be doing THIS IS THE YEAR YOU WRITE THAT BOOK (which has lessons on both crafting and the psychology of writing a book...drafting, polishing and finishing!) for Dunes and Dreams RWA chapter (workshops.ddrwa@gmail.com)
February 2011 I'll be doing STORY, THEME AND VEHICLE for the Mid-Willamette Vally RWA chapter.
April 2011 CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED (which you just took but I tell you in case your friends are interested -- since workshop lessons are copyrighted and YOU CAN'T SHARE THEM WITH YOUR FRIENDS...but you know that -- right? LOL)
February 2011 I'll be doing STORY, THEME AND VEHICLE for the Mid-Willamette Vally RWA chapter.
April 2011 CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED (which you just took but I tell you in case your friends are interested -- since workshop lessons are copyrighted and YOU CAN'T SHARE THEM WITH YOUR FRIENDS...but you know that -- right? LOL)
Monday, July 19, 2010
coming soon!
Take a look at this online class beginning August 1st: Story, Theme and
Vehicle with instructor Susan Meier
******PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED!!********
WritersOnlineClasses.com is proud to present one of its two online classes
in August: Story, Theme and Vehicle with instructor Susan Meier:
Instructor: multi-published author Susan Meier
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
4-week class $30 August 1-31 COST $30
Registration ends July 31, 2010
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn't seem good
enough? Or one that wasn't cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful
but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains
how knowing your book's story type, story question, and the difference
between its theme and its "vehicle" will keep your book focused. Learn the
five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
INSTRUCTOR BIO: Susan Meier is the author of over 40 books for Harlequin and
Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The
Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for New Jersey's Golden
Leaf, Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and
Cataromance.com and Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Awards. HER
BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the 2009 More Than Magic Contest, Sweet
Contemporary Category. Her Pregnancy Surprise an October 2007 release was
both a Walden Books bestseller and a bookscan bestseller! Her 2010 releases
are MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE, MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD and COUNTRY TWIN
CHRISTMAS in the Enchanted Christmas anthology for Harlequin Romance with
Barbara Wallace.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker
at RWA chapter conferences. Her article "How to Write a Category Romance"
appeared in 2003 Writer's Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also
gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear
in RWA chapter newsletters.
For more information or to register, go to
www.WritersOnlineClasses.com OR email info@WritersOnlineClasses.com
WritersOnlineClasses.com Refund Policy: Cash Refunds only when requested
within 30 days of initial payment. After 30 days, refund will be credit
toward a future class.
Instructor: multi-published author Susan Meier
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
4-week class $30 August 1-31 COST $30
Registration ends July 31, 2010
Please make checks* payable to: Mary O'Gara -and mail to-
Post Office Box 35938
Albuquerque, NM 87176
*PLEASE NOTE: WritersOnlineClasses.com accepts personal checks or money
orders (US FUNDS ONLY!).
Electronic Payments accepted via Paypal at http://www.paypal.com . After
logging on to paypal, Email electronic payments to:
Paypal@WritersOnlineClasses.com
To subscribe to announcement only list, email:
WritersOnlineClassesannounce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Kind regards,
Diana Rowe,
www.WritersOnlineClasses.com
Vehicle with instructor Susan Meier
******PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED!!********
WritersOnlineClasses.com is proud to present one of its two online classes
in August: Story, Theme and Vehicle with instructor Susan Meier:
Instructor: multi-published author Susan Meier
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
4-week class $30 August 1-31 COST $30
Registration ends July 31, 2010
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn't seem good
enough? Or one that wasn't cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful
but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains
how knowing your book's story type, story question, and the difference
between its theme and its "vehicle" will keep your book focused. Learn the
five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
INSTRUCTOR BIO: Susan Meier is the author of over 40 books for Harlequin and
Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The
Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for New Jersey's Golden
Leaf, Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and
Cataromance.com and Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Awards. HER
BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the 2009 More Than Magic Contest, Sweet
Contemporary Category. Her Pregnancy Surprise an October 2007 release was
both a Walden Books bestseller and a bookscan bestseller! Her 2010 releases
are MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE, MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD and COUNTRY TWIN
CHRISTMAS in the Enchanted Christmas anthology for Harlequin Romance with
Barbara Wallace.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker
at RWA chapter conferences. Her article "How to Write a Category Romance"
appeared in 2003 Writer's Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also
gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear
in RWA chapter newsletters.
For more information or to register, go to
www.WritersOnlineClasses.com OR email info@WritersOnlineClasses.com
WritersOnlineClasses.com Refund Policy: Cash Refunds only when requested
within 30 days of initial payment. After 30 days, refund will be credit
toward a future class.
Instructor: multi-published author Susan Meier
CLASS: Story, Theme and Vehicle
4-week class $30 August 1-31 COST $30
Registration ends July 31, 2010
Please make checks* payable to: Mary O'Gara -and mail to-
Post Office Box 35938
Albuquerque, NM 87176
*PLEASE NOTE: WritersOnlineClasses.com accepts personal checks or money
orders (US FUNDS ONLY!).
Electronic Payments accepted via Paypal at http://www.paypal.com . After
logging on to paypal, Email electronic payments to:
Paypal@WritersOnlineClasses.com
To subscribe to announcement only list, email:
WritersOnlineClassesannounce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Kind regards,
Diana Rowe,
www.WritersOnlineClasses.com
Thursday, June 24, 2010
July and August 2010
Well, as you're all aware MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE is released in July.
The newsletter "Susan's Ezine" will be out the first week in July.
I'm blogging (and giving away copies of MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE and MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD)
July 6 Cataromance
July 10 at Petticoats and Pistols
July 14 eHarlequin
July 20 Pink Heart Society
August 6 Heroines with Heart
August 11 Writing with the Top Down
August 11 eharlequin
August 26 Pink Heart Society
WORKSHOP:
STORY THEME AND VEHICLE writersonline.com
Story, Theme and Vehicle
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn’t seem good enough? Or one that wasn’t cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains how knowing your book’s story type, story question, and the difference between its theme and its “vehicle” will keep your book focused. Learn the five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
This is a great workshop. We really get down and dirty with figuring out your idea, seeing if you have enough for a story, and pulling it all together.
I haven't given it often. Maybe twice. So it's some fresh material for those of you who follow my workshops!
The newsletter "Susan's Ezine" will be out the first week in July.
I'm blogging (and giving away copies of MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE and MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD)
July 6 Cataromance
July 10 at Petticoats and Pistols
July 14 eHarlequin
July 20 Pink Heart Society
August 6 Heroines with Heart
August 11 Writing with the Top Down
August 11 eharlequin
August 26 Pink Heart Society
WORKSHOP:
STORY THEME AND VEHICLE writersonline.com
Story, Theme and Vehicle
Have you ever written a book that was good, but simply didn’t seem good enough? Or one that wasn’t cohesive? Or one that should have been wonderful but seemed to fall flat? In Story, Theme and Vehicle, Susan Meier explains how knowing your book’s story type, story question, and the difference between its theme and its “vehicle” will keep your book focused. Learn the five easy steps to a synopsis and the four steps to a one-paragraph pitch.
This is a great workshop. We really get down and dirty with figuring out your idea, seeing if you have enough for a story, and pulling it all together.
I haven't given it often. Maybe twice. So it's some fresh material for those of you who follow my workshops!
Monday, May 3, 2010
The Power of Questions
Savvy Authors Presents
The Power of the Right Question With Susan Meier
Ever wonder why some authors books seem to be head and shoulders above the rest? In The Power of the Right Question, Susan Meier discusses Story Question, Chapter Question and development of Questions for Lists of Twenty and shows you how to use each to clarify and define your story, so you'll be one of those authors other writers envy.
WHEN: May 31 - Jun 28
COST: $15 for Members $25 for NON-Members
REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=182
WHO: Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters.
The Power of the Right Question With Susan Meier
Ever wonder why some authors books seem to be head and shoulders above the rest? In The Power of the Right Question, Susan Meier discusses Story Question, Chapter Question and development of Questions for Lists of Twenty and shows you how to use each to clarify and define your story, so you'll be one of those authors other writers envy.
WHEN: May 31 - Jun 28
COST: $15 for Members $25 for NON-Members
REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=182
WHO: Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters.
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