Workshop: Trying to build press and partnerships? Small business owners, writers and online entrepreneurs easily find a wealth of social media suggestions at their fingertips! But what about the “old school” strategy of getting into newspapers, magazines, news interviews and building community partnerships? Solid tips and publicity support can feel like shouting into the void … Read more
Workshop: Midpoint Challenges Speaker’s Bio: Daniel David Wallace is a writer, teacher, PhD researcher, and book editor. He creates easy-to-implement techniques that help you master the craft of fiction. He has given lectures on plot at the AWP conference and other writing festivals around the US, and his work has been read at the Iowa … Read more
Workshop: Are you starting a novel and want to create a solid foundation? Have you written a draft and want to make sure it’s structurally sound? Kristina Stanley will show you the five crucial story arc scenes already lurking within your manuscript or that you need to write. Knowing these scenes will help you transform your … Read more
Using your characters to unlock the plot. Struggling to fix your plot? Start with your character. In this session, we’ll explore how your protagonist’s specific desire on page one contains the seeds of your entire story arc. When you understand who they are and what they want most, your plot begins to emerge naturally—from the … Read more
“Styles Make Fights”: It’s a phrase used in boxing. The fighting style often determines the outcome as much as the actual skill level. For writing, sometimes you design a fighting style based on the character’s personality. In this workshop we’ll talk about how to use fight scenes to advance your plot and develop your characters by … Read more
Workshop: During RIRW’s 2023-2024 program year, Renita did a presentation on writing inclusively. She was scheduled for a follow-up last May (2024), but got sick. So we rescheduled her for this April. In her initial presentation she shared a slide deck with lots of information about terms for skin tones and such…and it went by … Read more
How To Use Email Marketing To Sell More Books: Learn how to write emails that get opened and clicked and in turn build your brand loyalty and revenue. We’ll cover topics such as: subject lines, deliverability, structure and automations. You’ll learn how to choose subject lines that get emails opened, why your emails may head … Read more
Jan. 4, 2025 — Roundtable Come join your fellow writers for a free-ranging discussion!
Jeanette Smith on How to Edit Sticky Sentences Why do readers adore certain sentences and trip over others? It could have to do with those tricky sentences being full of glue words. In this presentation, you’ll discover what glue words are, how they make sentences “sticky,” and why unsticking them can do wonders for multiple … Read more
Dec. 14, 2024 — Jeanette Smith on How to Edit Sticky Sentences Why do readers adore certain sentences and trip over others? It could have to do with those tricky sentences being full of glue words. In this presentation, you’ll discover what glue words are, how they make sentences “sticky,” and why unsticking them can … Read more