GARY PROVOST ~ "The Writer's Writer"

GARY'S "VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP" (23-unit DVD/MP3 course)

GARY'S NOVEL-WRITING DVD COURSE: "VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP"

You can still learn from Gary, thanks to this breakthrough program, originally formatted as a 3-cassette video kit. It's now available in DVD and MP3 formats. You can study in the comfort of your own home, go at your own pace! Gary makes the learning easy to absorb.


Whatever your genre, Gary's 23-unit course was designed to help YOU develop and complete your work-in-progress, step-by-entertaining step.









For more details or for special orders, contact Gail at: learnfromgary@​gmail.com or click the quick link for information about the VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP.


WRITING TO WIN VIDEO WORKSHOP

Everyone needs to write, but not everyone learns to write well. This 75-minute workshop makes that learning simple. (Bonus material with the VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP: COLLECTOR'S EDITION.)

“Provost is your in-house writing coach. He laces common sense advice with humor and specifics and, best of all, he makes it easy.”
– Ken Lizotte, CMC, President, Emerson Consulting Group, Inc.


WRW EDITORIAL/​GHOSTWRITING AND COACHING SERVICES:

Writing a novel is so personal. We all find it difficult to be objective about our own work. So, if you have reached that moment when you'd rather know than not know what is or is not working and why--we can help.

(For further details, please click on the link to the right.)


WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP (WRW):

The one (and only) writing program featured in the USA WEEKEND article: 'VACATIONS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.' Internationally acclaimed ten-day "BOOT CAMP" workshop for writers of novels and narrative nonfiction.

"WRW is an intensive, 10-day workshop. If you want to immerse yourself in a current project, learn craft, meet with successful published writers, editors, publishers and agents, this is by far the best place I know. You will eat, write, work, think and sleep writing. A great way to advance quickly and stay motivated too. ..WRW teaches students learning about writing novels and full-length [narrative] nonfiction. Screenwriters also attend." -- Sammi Soutar, January 2012


WRW was founded in 1987 by Gary and Gail Provost to provide writers like you with an intimate, intensive, personalized program, offering as much current nuts and bolts instruction, writing time and one-on-one feedback as conceivably possible within the ten days.

So, what do you think? Are you a match for a workshop that offers a small group of participants a super-abundance of advice, tips and guidance, ensuring a nurturing and supportive environment free of “real life” distractions, along with a hearty dose of fun?

After celebrating our 25th year in 2012, WRW director Jason Sitzes and his team will return to the lovely Villa Maria Retreat Center in rural Frontenac, MN. Dates for 2013 are June 14 - June 23 and will be featuring writing instructor/​editor/​author and M.C. (Major Character!) Les Edgerton, who will be making his third unforgettable visit to WRW, assuring a dynamic experience for all participants. Also, we'll be featuring author Erika "CALL ME ZELDA (Penguin)" Robuck!

Last year's guests included New York literary agent Meg Ruley of the Jane Rotrosen Literary Agency, and acclaimed editor/​author/​instructor Elizabeth Lyon, who returned to WRW for a 7th gig. (Elizabeth is a popular speaker at conferences around the country, and is the author of numerous books for writers, including the "must-have" Manuscript Makeover).

To learn more about WRW by what our past participants have had to say, write to Gail at the link provided on the right.

For updated details, to register, or to apply for the new student scholarship, be sure to check our WRW website after the New Year.
www.writersretreatworkshop.com. (Currently under construction.)



Selected Works

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BOOKS FOR WRITERS
Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, Gary's invaluable, easy-to-use handbook helps you solve any and all writing problems -- whether you're a student, business person or professional writer. Timeless!
Timeless instruction of proven techniques for effective writing. “A crystallization of Gary Provost’s writing wisdom... philosophy made practical.”
--Writer’s Digest Books
Gary's voice shines through in this, his final work of fiction -- to have been the first in a comic mystery series, starring "the most likable--and unlikely--sleuth to come along in years." Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, it remains available as an Author's Guild BackInPrint.com book. (References to BAFFLED are also in Make Your Words Work as well as Gary's DVD / MP3 Course, the VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP.)

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