Do you have characters or stories in your books? Will your reader love ’em, hate ’em … or just not care? It’s a critical question that every author needs to deal with.
You can have the most compelling and creative plot out there, but without good characters your story just won’t move. But how do you come up with compelling characters that readers can relate too and get behind? That will be the subject of this webinar. We will delve into the creation of characters, and even how to write bios for them so we have something to refer back to when writing. So please come join me as we go over how to create engaging characters. Date is Wednesday, January 7th –details on the Events tab on the website. Freebie for AuthorU.org members. Get ready for Publish Smarter … Not Harder. Watch for the dates and get them on your calendar. Archives will be in the Logged in Members Only section. Check this month’s webinars under the Events tab.
Date: January 7th
Time: 6 pm Eastern, 4 pm Mountain
Location: Anywhere your laptop is.
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9178102207940740098
Yup … it’s cold and you may want to hunker in … but this is the ideal time to turn up the heat and create new programs–audio–how about a video series — crafting a speech that can open up the door to huge sales? Get ready for ideas to defrost the coldest of fronts!
REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU
All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take?
Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions …
The Author YOU participants are true masterminds. The Circles created with expanding your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started. Your answers are in the room.
There is no charge except your “fee” is to bring a snack to share, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon–
Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability
REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU
What do Actors Jack Black and Nathan Lane have in common?
2 words: The outrageous and comedy writer Steve Kaplan … and so can you!
We have a DOUBLE HEADER BOOKCAMP in March!
March 4 … Sharpen up your writing with Hollywood’s premier comedy writer.
March 5 … Learn tips and tricks to transform your work to the big screen.
A very special BookCamp is coming your way with comedy writer, trainer, author and mentor to the inside club of Hollywood’s entertainers is coming to AuthorU and Denver. Steve Kaplan is bringing the Comedy Intensive to us … you will learn tips and tricks on how to humor up your writing when appropriate; how to engage an audience when speaking that you’ve never thought about; and so much more. http://www.KaplanComedy.com/
Get ready for a dynamic duo: The Comedy Writing Intensive BookCamp: A Weekend Workshop for Authors, Writers and Screenwriters. Attend one day … or both. Your choice … you choose.
Whether you’re writing a novel, short story, a comedy screenplay, working on a sitcom script, or producing or directing a comedy film, Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most sought-after expert when it comes to comedy. From the industry’s top stars to first time comedy writers producers directors and performers, Steve Kaplan has worked with and developed the best.
The proven and practical methods and principles contained in his famed Comedy Intensive course reveals the hidden tools and principles that help you understand comedy from the inside out. If you went to Steve, you would pay $395 for this course (plus air, plus food, plus hotel). AuthorU is bring the amazing, outrageous and hilarious Steve Kaplan and the Hollywood factor to you … and you can sleep in your own bed.
Don’t miss this … Register Now! Early Bird ends on February 8th.
SEATS: Space is allowed for ONLY 40 attendees … register EARLY for this one.
Saturday, March 4th … Comedy Author Writing Intensive and Prose
Whether you’re writing a comic novel or just want to inject more humor into your prose, your books, your speeches … this all day workshop will open avenues you never envisioned.
Learn
- How to Create Great Comic Characters
- The Power of Not Knowing
- Funny You Should Say That: Writing Comic Dialogue
- Unblock the Block
- And more!
An intimate, supportive day that will include creativity and brainstorming techniques, solo and group writing exercises, and lots and lots of laughter!
Steve Kaplan is a master in Hollywood comedy and will delve into the sometimes elusive art of writing comedy. He’ll will explore this potent and popular form by distilling its basic principles, bringing them into the lingo and jargon you get … and can use. Combining hands-on writing exercises with story analysis and other interactive activities, this one-day event will help you find your own comic voice and offer guidelines on how to write humor with confidence, honesty and clarity.
Here’s Steve on Why Most Romantic Comedies Suck … http://bit.ly/1S3jmBc
Sunday, March 5th … Comedy Intensive for Screenwriters (and Screenwriters-to-be), Performers and Filmmakers
- How do you write funny?
- How do you act funny?
- How do you direct funny?
- How do you be funny?
Get ready to deep-dive and discover the hidden tools and principles of comedy
- what comedy is,
- how it works,
- why it works,
- what’s happening when it’s not working
- what you can do to fix it,
Your take-aways include proven and practical methods and principles. The workshop includes exercises, solo and group writing activities, as well as a liberal use of clips from current and classic comedies to illustrate our points and principles. It’s a very interactive experience, and we tend to laugh. A lot!
Get ready to alter your thinking, your style and your outcomes!
Don’t miss this … Register Now!
TIME: 8.30 to 4.30 includes lunch each day
WHERE: CADA – Colorado Automobile Dealers Assn, 290 E Speer Blvd., Denver CO
COST: AuthorU GOLD Members:
Early Bird $99 per day or both days for $180 until February 8;
Gold members need to login to Member site to register.
AuthorU GOLD Members Regular Rate: $129 per day or $250 for both days after February 8
ALL Other Participants:
1 Day – March 4th
BASIC and NON-Members Regular Rate after February 8th: $169 and $310
SEATS: Space is allowed for ONLY 40 attendees … register EARLY for this one.
There are no refunds 21 days before the event and a $40 Administrative fee will be charged.
It’s official … FINALLY, Spring arrives on Monday … the annual first day of Spring celebration per the calendar. This month’s AuthorYOU circle is designed to jumpstart the annual ritual of warming weather and signs of nature with new ideas for marketing, creation, presentation … SUCCESS.
REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU
Even if it does what we all know about Colorado–we sometimes don’t get the “it’s Spring memo”– and snows! Get ready for another great session with the AuthorYOU tribe.
It’s cold outside but HOT inside as a variety of ideas are revealed and explored. It’s time to start thaw out, come out of hibernation from the winter chill–make 2016 the year that your writing and publishing explode.
All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take?
Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions …
The Author YOU participants are true masterminds. The Circles created with expanding your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started. Your answers are in the room.
There is no charge except your “fee” is to bring a snack to share, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon–
Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability.
REGISTER: www.Meetup.com/AuthorYOU
Details
What we’ll do in August is a great month. There’s the beauty of both the day and evening … and there is the “prep” planning that leads to the huge Fall book selling season. You will get a “what’s old and what’s new” strategy throughout the morning.
This Saturday is the perfect time to take just three hours for you to get your brainstorming and masterminding hat in the publishing ring and kick off the coming out of winter. Besides the answers to the “What I Need to Know Before I Go” that is posted on the Flip Chart, you will come away with:
* Transition from the CWO to the CMO.
* Re-launch a tired book and add sparkle to your push.
* How to use social media to master book marketing. * Learn about must-have adds for you and your book.
* Learn how to add “juice” to what you are currently doing.
* Learn new author tools to add to your success.
* Always … get any questions you have answered.
Springtime in the Rockies delivers a split weather personality–we could have a little snow; some rain; or sunshine as the day begins. Inside, there will be plenty of HOT NEW ideas that will flip what you think and turn your head and attitude about what works and doesn’t work in today’s publishing arena. All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take? Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions … AND participate.
The value of the group is to GIVE and SHARE ahas, insights, and techniques, not just TAKE. If you are a taker, Author YOU is not for you. The AuthorYOU participants are hungry for new information and delighted to share what works for them … and what doesn’t. The SALONS created will expand your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started that The Book Shepherd Judith Briles leads each month. Your answers are in the room. AND … it’s MONEY FREE to attend … with two strings attached: Bring a healthy snack to share AND some new socks. Judith is a Sock Ambassador and part of a team that distributes to the Homeless and Kids in Need–, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon– See you Saturday, August 10th. Hot Coffee and Teas are ready for you.
Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability.
• What to bring Bring a snack to share and some NEW socks to give.
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorYOUSalons/events/260321129/
Would you like to have a method to collect emails on your website? How about building your influence and engaging readers? I bet you do … and you do it with an Opt-In format that does both at the same time.
Get ready to roll up your sleeves. This is a NO PITCH webinar … just information to goose your visibility and success. Your take-aways include:
- How to determine what the perfect “lure” is to drive traffic to your website?
- How to create a drip campaign that develops trust.
- Have a slid method to collect emails on your website?
- Add hundreds, even thousands to your email lists that are individuals who are interested in your expertise?
- Create a parallel online marketing campaign to drive traffic to your website.
Your guide is Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd. A firm believer in the power of website Opt-Ins, she will make you a believer as well. All registrants by 9 am on Tuesday, the 19th will be sent a handout to print out and use. In addition, it will be posted on the webinar site when you log in to download it. Those who are registered will get the replay within 24 hours.
Date: Tuesday, May 19 at 4 pm Mountain Time
Cost: $10:
How to Write Bestseller Book Marketing Copy for Fiction and Nonfiction
How would you like to get proven blueprints and templates for your book marketing copy? You can … and it will unfold on three Tuesdays in November.
Casey Demchak will deliver an exclusive three-week course on How to Write Bestseller Book Marketing Copy for Fiction and Nonfiction.
Beginning on Thursday, November 5th at 4 p.m. EDT, 1 p.m. PDT. Course instruction will cover nonfiction books and novels.
During this course, Casey will show you step-by-step how to write compelling marketing copy for your website sales page, back cover copy, Amazon description, promotional eblasts, and your About the Author page. You’ll learn all of Casey’s proven blueprints and templates, plus he’ll pepper in dozens of master copywriting insights.
As part of your course registration, Casey will provide you with a 7-point audit of the back cover copy you’ll write for your book during the course based on his instruction.
This personalized feedback alone is worth the cost of the class!
Early Bird Cost: $249
Register here:
Know your Author and Book Publishing Rights
Knowing your rights and when to call an attorney is important as an author, publisher, vendor, and as a person.
Many times, authors:
- Don’t understand how to read a contract and negotiate the details;
- Don’t know how to use their own or others’ materials—i.e., pictures, diaries, etc.
- Don’t understand the use copyrights or trademarks in their books, blog posts, and social media postings.
Copyright laws have recently changed recently … it’s TIME to update what you know; what you thought you know; and what you need to know.
Saturday, April 3, 2021 will provide a practical approach that can save you a lot of money, time, and aggravation.
Julie Bernard … is the CEO of Bernard IP Law. She is a registered patent and intellectual property attorney who brings twenty-five years of experience to the table. Julie focuses her practice on US and international patents, US and international trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property portfolio strategy and management, transactions and licenses, and technology transfer. Julie provides balanced general, transactional, and intellectual property legal advice based on her significant experience and proven track record related to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and the structuring and negotiation of licenses and other agreements.
Cost: $15 AuthorYOU members $25 nonmembers
Registration will increase to $25 for AY members and $35 nonmembers on March 30th (You will receive handouts and a link to join the zoom meeting a day or two prior to the event)
WHEN: Saturday, April 3
TIME: 9 AM Mountain
WHERE: Your computer via Zoom
COST: $15 AuthorYOU members – $25 non-members
REGISTER:
AuthorYOU Members $15
June opens to warming weather on the outside… and sizzling ideas on the inside. Let’s dump what isn’t working and reveal new avenues for your author success… about you; about your book… what else? It’s part of your expanding author infrastructure. See you Saturday a 9.00 a.m.
This Event is exclusively for AuthorYOU Members.
To Join AuthorYOU, visit https://authoru.org/join-author-u/why-join-author-u.html, and sign up for a VIP AuthorYOU Membership.
• AS ALWAYS, All gatherings start with a virtual flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off… who knows what paths it will take? Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions… AND participate.
The value of the group is to give, not just take. The Author YOU SALON participants are true masterminds. The SALONS created with expand your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen… here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started. Your answers are in the room.
There is no charge for AuthorYOU Members. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay till noon if need be.
For AuthorYOU members only.
It’s an ONLINE Saturday AM gathering for the AuthorYOU Salon community. Grab a COOL beverage–who knows how hot it will be outside? Bring your questions … you get answers. Catch up with old and new friends. August is often a “laid back” month… get ready to rev up your marketing engines for Fall time. What are you going to position yourself for the prime selling season?
REGISTER HERE: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorU/events/rrbcjsycclbsb/
Creative Juice for Writers and Authors
Feeling stifled? Uninspired? Tired of the blank page?
Feeling as if writer’s block is an unwelcome houseguest that never leaves and eats all the ice cream?
It’s time for a little creative juice!
In this webinar, Melody Jones, Writing and Creativity Coach, will help you move past the writing blahs by tapping more deeply into that creative core we all have.
Tuesday, April 26 at 4 p.m. MT … REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2465273717260940558
What we’ll talk about and you will learn:
- What is creativity – exactly?
- A dog’s life, and what that has to do with creativity.
- Artistic expression, and no, being able to draw a stick figure is not a prerequisite
- Your body as a creative tool.
- Valuing creative energy in the ordinary.
- Structure as a framework for creativity.
You’ll leave with a refreshed mind and new ideas and tools for moving past the writer’s doldrums.
Interaction and questions are encouraged!
Melody will send all participants handouts, and everyone who attends this special AuthorYOU webinar hosted by Judith Briles qualifies for a special discount on an upcoming creativity event. Join us!
REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2465273717260940558
Melody Jones is a published author and poet and loves all things creative. She was an early adopter of Etsy, selling numerous handcrafted paper and jewelry items. Melody has worked with hundreds of writers and authors since 2011 as a social media consultant. After 30 years in the Denver metro area, she moved back home to Colorado’s Western Slope last year and is now the President of the Western Colorado Writers’ Forum. Visit her website at www.MelodyJonesAuthor.com.
