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Workshop: Take Your Writing to the Next Level

Instructor: Nicole North
 
Fee: $25
 
Date: January 4 - 31, 2010
 
Whip your writing into shape for the new year! This workshop is for beginning to intermediate romance writers. Do contest judges, editors and agents point out problems in your work that you don't understand? Don't know what's holding you back or how to fix the problems? In this workshop you will be able to analyze your own work more objectively and gain valuable insights into how to make genuine improvements to your writing. Pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses and learn what to do about both. This is an interactive workshop which consists of lessons, examples and exercises. You will receive feedback and critiques from the instructor.
 
Topics include:
 
Showing vs. Telling: what's the difference?
 
Avoid bland, passive writing
 
What's necessary and what isn't?
 
Don't bore the reader.
 
Avoid cliche writing.
 
What is deep pov?
 
Verbs
 
Word choice
 
Sentence flow
 
How to deal with backstory
 
Writing effective description
 
Your first page
 
Avoid wordiness and repetitiveness
 
Self-editing
 
Writing guidelines and tips
 
Turning narrative into dialogue and action
 
This is an online workshop conducted via private email group. To register and pay please visit www.paypal.com and send payment to nicole@nicolenorth.com Include the title of the workshop and your name/ email in the message area of the form. I'll send a confirmation when I receive your payment.
Thank you!!!

I prefer Paypal payments but if you need to send a money order, please email me at nicole@nicolenorth.com 
 
I'm sorry, I don't accept personal checks.
Thank you!!
 


 

What past students have said about my workshops:

 
"You're such a great teacher. Nobody has ever been able to explain what "show don't tell" really means until you and this class, and it's like this beautiful discovery that has made working on my last scene harder but infinitely more satisfying. "
~Jennifer
 
"Not only have I learned so much from your lessons and comments, but also from the others in the class and your responses to them. At some point during this course, I realized I was now able to objectively look at my own work and critique it. Somehow, a switch in my head flipped, and now it all makes sense. I understand how the pieces fit together. To me, this is such a watershed moment.  I learned a ton in this workshop, more than I could have imagined. It’s easily the most enjoyable and informative workshop I’ve taken."
~Scott

 
"Your comments and suggestions to my work and to everyone else's were very insightful. It was kind of a revelation to me to see your suggestions for edits that would transform the work--surprising to see how sometimes a very tiny change could make a huge difference. It stretched my imagination to see so many different people's approaches to the same premise. Great workshop! I was pleasantly surprised to learn so much in just an online class. Really a great value too!"
~Beth

“You have a gift for teaching while at the same time boosting self-esteem. It was a pleasure to read your comments. One of the many things I liked about this class was seeing your editing of submitted writing. I understand/get from examples shown quicker than reading what not to do.”
~Gerri

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