• Build Your Author Platform Through Blogging – Live Webinar with Jane Friedman

     
    Should you blog? If so, what should you blog about? And, if you post any of your book material on your blog, are you endangering its prospects with an agent or traditional publisher? In this webinar, you’ll learn how and when blogging can benefit you. Even if you’ve never blogged before, you’ll leave this session with the tools and resources you need to get started within a few days.

    Join us Thursday, September 16th!

  • Don’t Submit That Manuscript…

     
    …Without a professional review from the professionals at Writer’s Digest!
 Before you send out that manuscript to an editor or agent, make sure it’s got a fighting chance. Send your work to 2nd Draft and get specific, tailored advice you need to get an extra edge on the competition—and make your work more marketable. After a thorough evaluation of your submission, one of the professional critiquers from 2nd Draft will give you detailed feedback and recommendations. You’ll not only learn what’s working in your writing, but what’s not, and—most important—how to fix it.


    Learn More About 2nd Draft Today!

  • Special Online Bootcamp: How to Get Freelance Work with Eric Butterman

     
    Back by popular demand! Eric Butterman is an expert in the freelance field, has written for more than 50 publications including Glamour and ESPN.com, and has lectured at NYU and Harvard. You’ll learn pitching from actual pitches that sold for $1,000 or more, as well as techniques that can help you double your writing business. The last Bootcamp was a ton of fun so we hope you’ll join us for this terrific special event!

    Join us September 11th & 12th!

  • Blogging 101 workshop with Dan Blank!

     
    Do you want to use online media to connect with other writers, readers, and those who can help you fulfill your goals in writing and publishing? Having a blog is an incredibly effective way to help you do so. In this course, you will discover not only the power of blogging, but the step-by-step process of creating a blog, developing its content, managing the process, and using it to market yourself and connect with others online.

    Join us Thursday, September 23rd!

  • Hot Workshop of the Week: Accelerated Getting Started in Writing

     
    Give voices and stories to the characters that fill your imagination. Whether your fantasies take the form of short stories or a novel, this workshop prepares you to write fiction. You will apply the techniques that generations of fiction writers have used to bring their characters and stories to life. You will also develop your individual style and creative expression.

    Accelerated Getting Started in Writing starts Thursday September 9th!
    Click Here to Read the Full Course Description and Register Today!

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