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RWA2019 Audio: Immersive Session: Anatomy of a Best-Selling

Speaker(s): Skye Warren

How can you give your book the best chance for success? A best-selling launch is more than an email or a tweet; it's a marketing plan that encompasses your backlist, your existing platform, and visibility to new readers. This workshop walks through a real-life release plan, including the return on investment for your most valuable resource—your time. You don't have to write faster. You just need to launch bigger.

Your price: 18.00

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RWA2019 Audio: The Six Figure Indie Author

Speaker(s): Victorine E. Lieske, Amy Meyer

In this class, New York Times best-selling author Victorine E. Lieske and first-year six-figure indie author Amy Meyer will teach how to position yourself to make money by self-publishing. They will talk about writing to market, what it means, and how to do it. They will dispel prevalent myths about writing to market and will share how to feed your creativity while still writing what the public wants. You’ll learn how to launch a book successfully, what branding is, and how to create an author platform that will sell books for you.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Finding Deep POV

Speaker(s): Sonali Dev, Kristan Higgins

Mastering deep POV is the way to make our writing not only more immersive, but also more emotional, evocative, and fun. Learn to identify, hone, and manipulate author voice and character voice to deepen POV and understand the connection between the two to make your stories distinctly your own and so memorable that they stick in the readers minds forever and ever.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Better Faster Stronger First Drafts

Speaker(s): Kate McMurray

Write a great first draft in less time than you think! Thinking about story before sitting down to write can help you craft a better first draft. We’ll also discuss tips and tricks for writing that draft in less time.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Pacing

Speaker(s): Sherry Thomas

Join Sherry Thomas, USA Today best-selling author and two-time RITA® winner as she tackles a subject that she's never taught before: pacing! Whether she's writing historical romance, young adult romance, or mystery, she's learned just how important pacing is to creating a story that keeps a reader turning pages way past their bedtime. This is a must-attend class on an element that can make or break your book.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: A Year of Marketing without Writing Much

Speaker(s): Jackie Lau, Zoe York

Authors Jackie Lau and Zoe York teach participants how to assess their back catalog, identify what basic marketing options work for backlist titles, and draft a plan for the next year that gives them one actionable marketing job for each calendar month to create stability and growth.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Going Deep: Exploring Core Wounds

(This is a 15-20 minute session that is a part of the 20/20 track of workshops.)

Speaker(s): Kathy Lyons/Jade Lee

Discover how to identify personal and character core wounds (abuse, neglect, co-dependence, loss) as well as how to identify the needs that lead to healing (safety, attention, freedom, wholeness/love). Attendees will learn both positive and negative strategies for healing that will help them get to the heart of their characters and take their writing to the next level.

Your price: 9.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Writing Killer Suspense

Speaker(s): Melinda Leigh

Do you want to write a page turner? The key to writing unputdownable fiction is creating tension. The reader must need to know what is going to happen next! Best-selling author Melinda Leigh will teach techniques, tips, and tricks for revving up the tension in stories of any genre, including her favorite category—romantic suspense.

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Crafting Series That Sell

Speaker(s): Jennifer Blackwood, Nina Crespo, Jenny Holiday, A.J. Pine

What happens when a reader picks up the second book in your trilogy without realizing they missed book one? Jennifer Blackwood, Nina Crespo, Jenny Holliday, and A. J. Pine will illustrate how to make each book work as a standalone while also planting little treasures throughout the books for series loyalists. Whether you are writing three books or seven, high concept is key. Learn how to grab the attention of agents/publishers/readers with a series hook they won’t be able to pass up. This panel is your one-stop shop for crafting your next successful series!

Your price: 12.00

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RWA2019 Audio: Cultivating Your Plot

(This is a 15-20 minute session that is a part of the 20/20 track of workshops.)

Speaker(s): Anabelle Bryant

Gain knowledge of how to build tension within your story by planting seeds of the plot in each chapter. You’ll learn a dissection technique you can apply to your manuscript to uncover plot weaknesses and holes. Examples of effective plot execution will be given, as well as suggestions for application, so you can improve your own manuscript by building tension within the story arc.

Your price: 9.00

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