WORKSHOPS

GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2-HOUR INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP

Guided autobiography centers on thematic journaling, with participants writing 800-1000 words each week on a selected theme (for the 6-week course). Courses and condensed workshops include handouts, thought- and conversation-generating ideas and suggestions, ice breakers, and the pleasures of bonding with the group members while we all travel this path together.

The journey toward ourselves begins with a sentence. We are the ‘I’ in storytelling.

Participants will receive the course or workshop outline (PowerPoint), complimentary folder, yellow writing pad, and pen.

FICTION WRITING ESSENTIALS: 2-HOUR WORKSHOP

I’ve been writing since I was just a boy with an imagination and a notebook. In these writing classes and workshops you’ll explore your own creativity as writers, learning what makes good characters, page-turning plots, and the illusion of conversation we call dialogue.

Have you wondered where story ideas come from? Or how to take an idea and turn it into fiction? What do you do when you get stuck? How are some of the ways we can keep ourselves going from the whisper of an idea to a full-fledged short story or novel? Learn structure, outlining, narrative, point of view, and more, as you become what you want to be, or what you already are: a writer. Yes, you can!

SELF-PUBLSHING WITH KDP (KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING): 2-HOUR WORKSHOP

Deep dive into this 2-hour workshop on self-publishing with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) hosted by an author and publisher who’s been there and done that for over 12 years. Discover how to get from a finished manuscript to a published eBook and print-on-demand paperback. You’ll learn: file formatting, setting up your books through KDP, pricing, ‘exclusive versus wide’ distribution, self-promotion, and how to get your book out as an audiobook using ACX. There’s a lot more packed into this workshop, including handouts and a live eBook set up to show you exactly how it works.

Mark McNease is the author of 14 novels and counting, most of which are also audiobooks. Two of his eBooks have been bestsellers on Kindle. He’s the author of the Kyle Callahan Mysteries, the Maggie Dahl Mysteries, the Marshall James Thrillers, as well as three books under the name M.A. McNease (Hell to Pay, and I, Warlock). He’s a two-time Emmy winner for the children’s TV program, Into the Outdoors, and he’s currently a board member with the Mystery Writers of America-New York Chapter.

DREAMSHAPING: ON SHAPING REALITY AND LIVING OUR DREAMS: 2-HOUR WORKSHOP

Join us for a comprehensive workshop on wishful doing: how to become the architect, landscaper and fully-aware inhabitant of the dreams we call our lives. Examine the poisons we invite into our lives, and how to be free from them. Learn about journaling, the Project Worksheet, and keeping a ‘Today I’ list. Other topics include: Listening to our bodies, steering clear of the icebergs in our paths, and letting go without any sense of defeat. A fast-pace, packed two hours that can set you on the path to the ultimate lucid dream: your own fulfilling life.