Writing Heights Writers Association offers two monthly classes on craft, editing, marketing and more. Active and Sustaining members get these classes free, but they are also open to the public for a reasonable rate and are taught by knowledgable, experienced, and friendly instructors. Can’t make the class? No problem! When you register, you also get a recording of the class that you can access for up to a year.
What’s coming up:
Characters Are People Too: Establishing Relationships Between Characters and Readers
Readers have been known to reread books just to visit their favorite characters. To them, Frodo is real. Harry Potter is real. Hannibal Lecter is brilliant, maniacal, and real. In We’ll explore the art of forging deep connections between your readers and your characters. We’ll learn how to craft real, relatable, and emotionally compelling characters. We will delve into strategies for revealing authentic motivations, vulnerabilities, and growth with a focus on empathy, internal monologue, and subtle relationship-building techniques. Your readers will thank you for giving them friends they can rely on.
T.O. Paine is an award-winning author of fast-paced thriller suspense novels. He is a member of International Thriller Writers and holds a master’s degree in computer information systems. His high-emotion novels focus on the consequences of his character’s choices, resulting in spine-tingling, suspenseful twist endings. He has written and indie-published over five novels in the past nine years, obtaining a wealth of intense craft and book marketing experience. He has a Boston Terrier muse named Rudy, who is also a very bad life coach. You can find out more about T.O. and Rudy at https://topaine.com
Writers Retreats and How to Make the Most of Them, a Q&A
A day, a weekend, a week to do nothing but write. Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? Writers Retreats offer dedicated writing time for anyone hoping to make progress on a work in progress or even something new. But how do you find the right retreat for you? And how do you make the most of your time at a retreat? Bring your own retreat-related questions to this expert panel of retreat organizers and attendees to get the most out of your retreat.
Interested in Teaching a Class or Workshop?
We’re a community based organization and believe that sharing information and knowledge helps us all to grow and learn. If you’re an author, editor, literary agent, professor, or just have a really cool specialty that you think would benefit authors and poets (crime scene investigation, ecologist, lawyer, screenwriter, visual artist or musician), feel free to send us a class proposal and we’ll market your class and pay you for your time!