WorkshopsEXPERIENCE THE MAGIC FOR YOURSELF 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 workshop for writers of novels or narrative nonfiction. Conducted in late May. For complete details, or to register online, click on our WRW link. Are you ready to feel the magic? WRW was founded in 1987 by Gary and Gail Provost to provide writers like you with an intimate, intensive writing and learning program, offering as much current nuts and bolts instruction, writing time and one-on-one feedback as conceivably possible in ten days. Are you a match for a workshop that offers to its participants a super-abundance of advice, tips and guidance, ensuring a nurturing, supportive environment free of “real life” distractions, and a hearty dose of fun? To learn more about WRW, conducted at Marydale Retreat Center in northern Kentucky, please visit: GARY'S AT-HOME WRITING COURSES (Learn in the comfort of your own home, and study at your own pace!) GARY'S BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP: Invite the master into your home to learn how to write, craft, and complete a publishable novel, true drama, or memoir. Whatever the genre, the late Gary Provost is still available in this way to lead YOU through the process, step by entertaining step. For complete details about the VIDEO NOVEL WORKSHOP (Available in video, audio, CD and DVD formats), click on our WRITE IT/ "This is how I learned." -- Dr. Keith Ablow, "America's Psychiatrist," and best-selling author of psychological suspense novels. (www.keithablow.com) WRITING TO WIN VIDEO WORKSHOP Everyone needs to write, but not everyone learns to write well. This 75-minute workshop makes that learning simple. For complete details, click on our WRITING TO WIN link. “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. WRITE IT! (WRITE IT/ 90-minutes of Gary’s technique tips, arranged alphabetically. Guaranteed to help you improve your writing skills immediately. [Available on Audio Cassette or CD - $12.95 + S&H] For further info or to order, contact WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP (WRW). WRW EDITORIAL/ Writing a novel is so personal that it's nearly impossible for you to be an "objective evaluator" of your own work. To be willing to ask for honest feedback from a pro is an important step in a writer's career. If you feel ready for an in-depth analysis of your work, if you have reached that moment when you'd rather know than not know what is or is not working in your novel, and--more importantly--why, then the WRW Manuscript Evaluation Service is exactly what you need. After you've arranged for your WRW manuscript evaluation, you'll be sent a copy of Gary Provost's highly acclaimed AUDIO NOVEL WORKSHOP to study while your editor is working on your manuscript. Gary's course will help you be better prepared to process the feedback you'll receive in our report. With a 15-30-page personal evaluation, we'll point out any problems dealing with such craft elements as plotting, pacing, dialogue, description, viewpoint, characterization, motivation, style, etc. Along with identifying weaknesses of the submitted draft, we will also offer suggestions for how to convert those weaknesses into strengths in your re-write. Since all plot elements are examined carefully, the evaluation might reveal to you that your manuscript has a major structural flaw, or is in dire need of having stakes raised, motivation increased, suspense extended, viewpoint switched, etc. You'll discover that we hammer home our points, sometimes by discussion, sometimes by example, sometimes by re-writing. Our report also will address how to best approach the marketplace when your manuscript is re-written and ready for submission to an agent. (For further details, fees, or to arrange for any WRW editorial services, please click on the WRW EDITORIAL SERVICES link, at the right.) FREE-EXPRESSIONS EDITORIAL SERVICES: Founded by WRW Editor-in-Residence, editor/ EDITING INTERNATIONAL: Founded by editor/ |
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