Workshops for Writers

 

Write From the Heart

 

Did you know that keeping a journal is the best way to spark creativity, consolidate ideas and take your fiction writing to the next level?  Studies show that just five minutes a day "journalling" can pay huge dividends in goal-setting, performance enhancement and success in any creative field.  This fun interactive workshop, led by a licensed psychologist, shows you how to write from the heart...and find success as a published author.
Pitches, Queries and Synopses: Get on the Fast Track to Success
 
Do you freeze when it's time to pitch to an editor or agent? Do you agonize over query letters, wondering what to include and what to leave out? Do you dread writing a synopsis?  Learn the five things you absolutely must do to get an editor or agent to say, "Send me more!" 

Sex, Lies, and Serial Killers: A Forensic Psychologist Reveals the Tricks of the Trade

Think of this as Forensic Psych 101 for writers! Packed with information you can use to create believable scenes, along with an overview of the whole fascinating field.

Predators and Their Prey

A forensic psychologist provides a psychological profile of a serial predator. Learn how he thinks, how he operates, how he gains access to his victims. Study the manipulation, the lures, the mind games he plays as he chooses his prey. Everything you need to create a chilling portrait of a predator in your novels. 

A Day in the Life of a Profiler

Psychopaths and serial killers: what makes them tick? Real life case studies: what forensic psychology can – and cannot – do.

What's Stopping You?  Seven Roadblocks to Success and How to Overcome Them  

You know you want to finish that manuscript–but you just can’t get motivated! Is it perfectionism, procrastination, fear, envy or inertia?  Be your own analyst and start to move forward.

Breaking all the Rules  

If you want to be a player, stop playing by the rules!  Invent your own and race ahead of the pack. A candid look at the “rules” of the publishing world, and how to be wildly successful while breaking them.

Writing and Selling the Teen Novel

The hottest game in town.  How to write and sell chick-lit for teens.  Finding your own voice, tapping into teen emotions and angst, learning the lingo.