Upcoming Events
May 9, 2024 9am-3:3:30pm ET
Spring Virtual Writing Retreat
Jennifer Raudenbush, Author
Free to Members
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Join your fellow writers virtually (from the comfort of your own home) as we take a day for our writing.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Participate in extended write-in sprints throughout the morning and afternoon. Come and go, as needed, but block out the day for the best effect. <br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><u>Schedule</u></span></p><div>9:30AM-12:00pm ET</div><div>Break noon-1:00pm ET</div><div>1:00-3:30 pm ET</div>
June 27, 2024 None
Picture Book Panel: How I Got My Agent
Inked Voices, Inked Voices
Free to Members
<p>Join us for a conversation with four Inked Voices member-creators who signed with literary agents in the past year. We will talk about querying, what it's like to query when you've been previously agented, handling the ups and downs, and about what helped these creators get their yes. </p><p>With: Kathy Kelly, Carolyn Le, Katherine Pew and Jan Schwaid.</p>
August 15, 2024 1-2:15pm ET
Registration opens in May
Talking About Takeaways in Nonfiction
Kirsten Larson, Author
Free to Members
<p>What makes an editor snap up a nonfiction book and readers return to it time and time again? In today’s competitive nonfiction market, books must make a point and offer a surprising take for young readers from page one. This 75-minute webinar will show you how to uncover the point you are trying to make and shape it into a strong takeaway that resonates with readers. You will receive a handout of prompts and exercises to help you shape your takeaway.<br></p>
September 4, 2024 None
Registration opens in June
The Twelve Week Year for Creatives
Trevor Thrall, Writing Coach
Free to Members
<p>Imagine you had a writing system that helped you:</p><ul><li>Clarify your vision and increase the energy you bring to your writing</li><li>Create a healthy sense of urgency and motivation</li><li>Focus on the only the most important tasks necessary to reach your goals</li><li>Design a writing routine that reduced stress by making you more consistent and productive</li><li>Build confidence that you can finish any writing project you start</li></ul><p>If you had a writing system like this in place today, what would that mean for your writing projects? What would it mean for your peace of mind? What would your life look like in a year? Two years? What might be possible?</p><p>The first half of the workshop will introduce the 12 Week Year for Writers, a proven system for helping writers of all genres plan, execute, and manage their writing. The second half will focus on helping fiction writers use the system by answering questions from the Inked Voices community members:</p><ul><li>How can I plan creative work, especially if I’m a pantser?</li><li>How can I use the system to track my writing without getting overwhelmed by metrics?</li><li>How can I deal weeks that go off the rails?</li><li>How can I handle busy seasons, non-writing tasks, and multiple projects?</li><li>How can I break projects into more manageable chunks?</li></ul><p>The session will conclude with time for questions from participants.</p>
October 1, 2024 None
Registration opens in August
What Writers Need to Know About AI
Jane Friedman, Publishing Consultant
Free to Members, Nonmember $22
<p>Like it or hate it, artificial intelligence is already an inescapable feature of work and life for writing and publishing today. The tools and services you use already include AI technology, including Microsoft Word, Zoom, Grammarly, Gmail, Google search, and Google Docs. Eventually, AI will be an accepted and normal part of the writing and publishing process.<br><br>In plain English, Jane will explain how AI is being used by authors and publishers for positive and creative ends. There are legal, safe, and effective ways to use free and paid AI tools to help you with marketing, research, brainstorming, and deciphering the latest contract you've been sent.<br><br>Of course, there are plenty of bad actors using AI, too, and Jane will discuss the most prevalent types of fraud or infringement, and what you can do if you find yourself affected. We'll look at how to talk with your agent and publisher about use of AI in connection with your work, plus other steps you can take to protect your rights and intellectual property.<br><br>Developments and concerns surrounding AI are constantly shifting, as will the content of this session. It will summarize the current status of copyright lawsuits against the AI companies, the latest concerns surrounding AI tools, and any other breaking news that affects writers and publishers.<br></p>
