On-Demand Workshops

The Value of Blogging and How to Love Your Own Blog Forever

Pamela Toler has been blogging twice a week for eight years. She will draw on her experience to teach students how to find inspiration for their blog posts in their daily lives and writing so that writing a blog doesn’t turn into a slog. (And what to do when slogging is the best you can manage.) She will talk about finding a focus, deciding how much to share about your personal life, making decisions about style, and building an editorial calendar.
Price: $25
Format: 1-hour video replay
Click here for details.

Mystery and Thriller Summit

Do you want to be Tess Gerritsen or Louise Penny, Ellery Queen or Ellis Peters? There are many ways to cook a mystery but they all have their own ingredients. Each of our best-selling mystery/thriller authors will discuss his recipe for murder to help you solve the riddle of how your own mystery should be served to the reader.
Price: $45
Format: 9 videos, with more than 5 hours of content.
Click here for full details.

The Sustainable Writing Practice: To Be a Better Writer, Understand Yourself

Three writing instructors and coaches share their thoughts on how you can get serious about living a writing life. Sessions include:

  • Find Your Why: consider the two core reasons why people write and the issues inherent in each.
  • Space, Time, and Magic: The Writer’s Process: discover what you need to create a sustainable, productive writing practice.
  • Procrastination is Not the Problem: move beyond procrastination and start writing.

Price: $45
Format: 3 videos with more than 2 hours of presentations
Click here for full details.

Writing for Kids & YA Readers

Agent Kevin O’Connor takes you through various kids’ book formats from boardbooks to YA, the formal parameters for each format, and how they address kids’ developmental needs. Get insight into how a bookstore is organized to know exactly how & where your book will be and how it will stack up against the competition.
Price: $25
Format: 1.5 hour video
Click here for full details.

Literary Agent Summit

A dozen literary agents and two major editors will help you see the full picture of how to get published traditionally. Learn how your query letter can grab attention, tricks and tips about the all-important first page, and so much more!
Price: $45
Format: 10 videos, with more than 9 hours of content.
Click here for full details.

Memoir Success Online Summit

This event features bestselling authors and others who will provide practical (and inspiring) advice on why the world needs your story, and how you can best write and share it.
Price: $45
Format: 7 videos with more than 4 hours of content.
Click here for full details.

Historical Fiction Online Summit

Take your historical fiction to the next level with advice from bestselling authors. Learn how to identify exactly the story you need to tell and how to do it in a manner that grabs readers while remaining accurate.
Price: $45
Format: 10 videos with more than 7 hours of content.
Click here for full details.