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SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | LIVE ONLY Pitch & Platform with Literary Agent Jessica Berg & Allison K Williams
DESCRIPTION:Learn to deliver the pitch that will sell your book–and how to build the platform you need to support that pitch. \n\n\n\nBONUS Writers Bridge episode Tuesday April 21st from 1-2PM Eastern. LIVE ONLY NO RECORDING NO REPLAYS. \n\n\n\nGetting your book to the shelves means talking about it–clearly\, concisely\, and in a way that builds excitement and anticipation. And talking about your platform is part of that pitch.  \n\n\n\nPractice pitching YOUR book to Literary Agent Jessica Berg and editor Allison K Williams. We’ll give you frank\, useful feedback about your pitch–is it selling your book\, and why or why not?  \n\n\n\nThen\, dive deeper. Tell us your platform (or the one you’re thinking about building) and we’ll share our best tips and tools to find your audience and reach them. And if you don’t know yet? We’ll brainstorm it with you\, right now.  \n\n\n\nAll live attendees will receive a follow-up email with recommended tools and highlights from the session. \n\n\n\nLiterary Agent Jessica Berg has heard thousands of pitches\, and helped the authors she represents shape their platform and refine their pitch to attract publishing deals\, plan their marketing\, and ultimately reach readers.  \n\n\n\nCohost Allison K Williams has shepherded writers through live and virtual pitch events\, and helped them get comfortable talking about themselves and their books with top agents in New York and London. She’s pitched a fair few books herself and learned some surprising new elements of her own platform for 2026. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us live and FREE on Zoom\, all welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Berg is a literary agent\, author\, and the founder of Rosecliff Literary. She loves stories that explore grief\, longing\, ambition\, and survival and the complicated ways they intersect.  \n\n\n\nShe earned her MFA from Spalding University and contributes regularly to Writer’s Digest. Jessica serves on the boards of the Women’s National Book Association and the Historical Novel Society\, and teaches nationally on querying\, comp titles\, and the business of authorship\, with a focus on building sustainable\, long-term writing careers. Her client list includes Vincent Zandri\, Lisa Roe\, Arizona Bell\, and others.. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. She’s the author of Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, and an expert in author marketing and community building. Her own writing has also appeared in the New York Times\, Travelers’ Tales and Writers Digest and her performed stories on The Moth\, NPR and CBC-Canada. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded WRITERS BRIDGE sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔ \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/the-writers-bridge-live-only-pitch-platform-with-literary-agent-jessica-berg-allison-k-williams-2/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Main Character Energy: Writing Resonant Characters
DESCRIPTION:For Nonfiction & Fiction (prose) \n\n\n\nBefore you can effectively bring characters to life on the page\, you must understand who they are and why they do what they do.\n\n\n\nYour characters are the lifeblood of your stories\, but writers sometimes overlook techniques that can make a character feel real on the page. Whether you’re inventing\, researching\, or remembering the characters you’re crafting\, this webinar will introduce you to methods for uncovering the motivations\, quirks\, and inner lives of the people populating your pages. \n\n\n\nIn this prompt-driven webinar\, you will explore proven techniques for writing memorable\, believable\, and indelible characters for both fiction and nonfiction prose. We will explore why your characters do what they do: their goals\, secrets\, and what screenwriters call the “ghost.” You’ll be able to apply these traits to your memoir or novel by showing unique behaviors\, speech patterns\, and physical traits that make us love (or not!) the people on your pages. \n\n\n\nThis generative (be ready to write!) webinar is a great fit for beginning and intermediate writers seeking practical\, effective techniques for adding depth to their character portrayals (including real-life characters). \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY your protagonist’s secret goals (and your antagonist’s too!)\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the quirks and behaviors that make your characters unique\n\n\n\nLEARN techniques for writing distinctive and realistic dialogue  \n\n\n\nDEVELOP a connection to your characters\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Handler is the author of the forthcoming novel The World to See. Her novel The Magnetic Girl was awarded the 2020 Southern Book Prize. She’s the author of Invisible Sisters\, one of the “25 Books All Georgians Should Read\,” and the craft guide Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss. Her nonfiction has appeared on NPR\, in Tin House\, Drunken Boat\, The Bitter Southerner\, Brevity\, Salvation South\, Five Points\, Image\, Creative Nonfiction\, Newsweek\, The Washington Post\, Oldster\, and elsewhere. www.jessicahandler.com \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.comBefore the replay is sent\, you may request a refund less a $10.00 processing fee. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/main-character-energy/
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SUMMARY:SEMINAR | Scene vs. Summary: When to Show\, When to Tell\, and How
DESCRIPTION:What to include\, what to show\, and what to summarize? This class teaches you exactly when to show\, when to tell\, and how to make every moment count.\n\n\n\nFor Fiction and Memoir \n\n\n\nStruggling to know when to slow your story down—or when to speed it up? Unsure what belongs and what to leave out? We’ll dive into your two core storytelling tools—scene and summary—and explore how they work together to make your writing rich\, compelling\, and memorable. You’ll learn how to use scene intentionally to shape pacing and flow\, and discover the four types of summary\, with best practices for placement and timing. By the end of the workshop\, you’ll know how to deploy these techniques in concert\, crafting sequences that keep readers hooked from start to finish. \n\n\n\nThis seminar gives you clear\, practical strategies for deciding exactly when to show\, when to tell\, and how to make every moment count. Whether you’re polishing a memoir\, starting a novel\, or shaping any narrative\, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to create stories built from scenes and summaries that truly rivet readers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful three-hour live seminar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nMASTER pacing to control the speed and rhythm of your story\n\n\n\nWEAVE scenes and summaries seamlessly for maximum impact\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY AND USE the four types of summary effectively\n\n\n\nBREAK DOWN the parts of a scene to understand what makes it work\n\n\n\nDEEPEN your story and increase emotional resonance with pacing\n\n\n\nCONSTRUCT strong\, compelling scenes that draw readers in\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course is ideal for…\n\n\n\n\nwriters who want to turn various scenes into a story that clicks\n\n\n\nmemoirists struggling to condense life into compelling moments\n\n\n\nnovelists who know their plot but need sharper scene structure\n\n\n\nstorytellers who want readers to fall deeply into the story\n\n\n\nanyone tired of “too much info” and craving clarity and impact\n\n\n\nnew writers looking to master the art of what to leave in—and what to cut\n\n\n\nexperienced writers who want their stories to land emotionally \n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔Think you might miss class? No worries\, replays will be available 3 business days after the event. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Heather Sellers is the author of You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know\, a popular memoir about family and face blindness. An O Oprah Book-of-the-Month Club selection and Editor’s Choice at the New York Times Book Review\, the award-winning book was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered\, Dick Gordon’s The Story\, and Dateline\, The Today Show\, and Good Morning America with George Stephanopolis. Her essays appear in The New York Times\, The Sun\, Reader’s Digest\, Good Housekeeping\, The Best American Essays\, and numerous journals and anthologies. She is the author of four books on the craft of writing\, including The Practice of Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nHer fifth collection of poetry is coming out in June: Women in Tampa Talking About Alligators. \n\n\n\nHeather has been teaching for over 30 years. Currently she is a member of the MFA faculty at the University of South Florida\, where she won the university’s highest teaching award. She also offers in-person workshops and private lessons for writers at all levels. \n\n\n\nStudent Testimonials \n\n\n\n“This was one of the most substantive classes I’ve taken. The craft insights were deep\, but everything was presented in a clear\, usable structure that made revision feel possible instead of overwhelming.” – Anon \n\n\n\n“I loved how rigorous the content was without ever feeling dry. The pacing\, humor\, and energy kept me completely engaged—and I left with concrete tools I used immediately.” – Grace L\, New York \n\n\n\n“What stood out most was how intentional the teaching was.” –Kate S\, NJ \n\n\n\n“I expected inspiration\, but I didn’t expect this level of craft depth. The class was smart\, funny\, and incredibly well organized.” – Constance\, Holland\, MI \n\n\n\n“You can feel how much thought has gone into the structure of the presentation. Nothing felt random—everything connected\, and Heather is so personable and smart and fun.” – BethAnn\, Tampa\, FL \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a refund less a $10.00 processing fee. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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