FOR WRITERS AND SPEAKERS:
Book Magic: Turning Writers (speakers) into Published Authors
was first presented at the Surrey
International Writers'
Conference in 1999 and at Word on the Street in
Vancouver in 2000 (updated annually). Participants discover that breaking
into Canadian publishing is easier than they suppose....
Also available as a paperback and an
e-book
How to Craft Irresistible Query Letters that Result in Publication teaches writers how to craft query letters that
generate excitement and result in invitations to submit their work to
publishers or agents. Also available as a
paperback and an
e-book
How to Write for the Online Market and Build Your
Publishing Portfolio. This workshop is for writers who want to break into
the exploding online market for content. Discover the differences between
writing online and for print and how to make your submissions
editor-friendly. Also available as a
paperback and an
e-book
Marketing Out Loud.
An essential
workshop if you're meeting editors and agents at a writers' conference.
Avoid sweaty palms and tangled tongues by preparing and practicing for the
15 minute appointment. Learn what editors/agents want to know; what to take
with you; compose your verbal pitch; identify the questions you must ask;
and recognize when to stop talking and listen.
Brainstorming Brilliant Bios.
Every writer needs both short and long bios to convince editors and agents
that you are ideal to write a particular article or book. Don’t let your bio
let you down! Learn how to compose a zinger.
Writing with Power! (aka Crack Open Your Creative Channel) is a
creative writing workshop, with a difference, that forever changes the way
writers write. No grammar in this session! Also available as a
paperback and an
e-book.
How to
Write Winning Book Proposals and Get Your Manuscript Accepted unravels publishers' requirements for the
submission of non- fiction ideas and teaches writers how to develop a
proposal that results in an offer to publish.
Get Published on Your First
Try!
is the seminar series for aspiring authors. Discover how to
approach a publisher or agent with knowledge, skill, and confidence.
Speaking
and Writing: a Guide to Promotional Writing for Professional Speakers is a three hour workshop that provides the
foundation for the development of all the documents necessary for print and
electronic promotion of your topics and YOU! Also available as a
paperback and an
e-book
Understanding
Your First Publishing Contract is a workshop that reduces the anxiety first time
authors experience when faced with their first contract. It provides
detailed information, clause by clause, and tackles the evolving subject of
electronic rights.
How to Cooperate in the Production Phase of Your Book explains how publishers produce books from manuscript acquisition
to book launch, with special attention given to editor/author relationships.
How Promote
Your Book and Increase Sales assists first-time authors in developing an
effective and inexpensive sales campaign for their book that utilises print,
radio, and TV.
To see the current schedule for
the Surrey Creative Writing Diploma Program,
click here
FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS:
Bright...but Can't Write!
provides insights and practical information for elementary and middle school
teachers who are frustrated by bright, perhaps even gifted, students who
can't string more than two sentences together.
Reaching
Reluctant Writers provides
proven strategies for teaching writing to audio-sequential and
visual-spatial learners, ESLs, boys and girls, gifted, and other
exceptionalities in your classrooms...all at the same time. Join Julie for
brain-based tips that demystify and manage low writing output.
Writing with Power! is a creative writing presentation for grade
4-12 teachers and their students that forever changes the way writing is
taught and learned. Have some fun with Julie and with words! Also available
as a paperback and an
e-book
Writing for Success:
Essay Planning and Editing focuses on creative writing under pressure for both students and
their teachers. Outstanding writing for
examinations and the FSA becomes reachable in two hours.