Writers Digest University

THURSDAY: Middle Grade and Young Adult Craft Intensive: Telling Kidlit Stories in Today’s Market

KristaRea — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:15:12 +0000

If you want to write novels for child readers ages 9-12 (middle grade) or 13+ (young adult), there are tips and tricks that you need to know before you can break in.

All registrants are invited to submit the beginning of their middle grade (MG) or young adult (YA) manuscript (up to 500 words) after the event. All submissions are guaranteed a critique by literary agent Mary Kole.

Click for LIVE WEBINAR details.

Attention Personal Essay Writers

KristaRea — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:45 +0000

When you dive into writing personal essays, you can write about any experience in your life.

Learn to translate your mundane or outrageous experiences into essays that will be engaging for a general audience. Your personal experiences can help educate, entertain or encourage readers. Through this workshop, you’ll develop the skills to write personal essays and try your hand at creating four to six essays of 500-1000 words each.

Click for details. Course starts 2/9.

THURSDAY: How To Write Dialogue Like A Pro – Live Webinar

KristaRea — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:38:43 +0000

Great authors use dialogue to reveal the hearts and minds of their characters, to create conflict and humor, to fuel action, and to rivet readers' attention. How do they do it?

As a registrant, you will be invited to submit a one- to two-page excerpt (500 words maximum) from any manuscript you're working on. Naturally, the excerpt should contain dialogue. All submissions are guaranteed a constructive critique by instructor Elizabeth Sims.

Click for details. Join us on Thursday!