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Accessibility 101 for Publishers
Zoom CA, United StatesPublishers can produce materials to overcome reading barriers such as dyslexia, blindness, and physical disabilities
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Intro to Affinity Publisher
Zoom CA, United StatesFind out what InDesign's biggest competition since Quark is all about. Adobe InDesign might be the 800-pound gorilla, but Affinity Publisher is the elephant in the room. This month, Benjamin Viney takes us on a tour and provides an overall introduction of what Affinity calls the “next generation of professional publishing software” and what Apple […]
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Bay Area Book Artists (BABA) session
Zoom CA, United StatesThe BABA Sunday Session is a hands-on workshop led by a BABA member, usually on the first Sunday of the month from noon to 4 pm. A minimal fee (usually between $10-$25) covers instructor’s prep and materials and a contribution to BABA. Jamila is the instructor. TBD what she'll show us. Stay tuned. […]
The Perfect Binding: pre-recorded workshop
Zoom CA, United StatesThe Book Arts Program at the University of Utah has a pre-recorded workshop available for purchase for those interested in learning about perfect binding. Looking for a simple way to bind single sheets or folios? This workshop presents the perfect solution: the perfect binding! Using a modified approach based on machine binding processes for commercial […]
$45
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The Art of the Rewrite: Bashing Your Manuscript into Place
Facebook Live CA, United StatesThe Mystery Writers of America NorCal chapter presents on Facebook Live: Laurie R. King on “The Art of the Rewrite: Bashing Your Manuscript into Place.”
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Writing with constraints: Free your creativity
Zoom CA, United StatesWith Kimberly Lee For a creative twist, some prose writers impose unique conditions on their work as they craft a piece. Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a bet: that he couldn’t write an entire book using only 50 words. Here’s another dare: Write about a trek through the desert without using the words […]
$75
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What’s New in InDesign 2023 (and Illy and PShop)
Zoom CA, United StatesFind out what's new, how features get added, how you can make suggestions, and the 411 on the guy that keeps the change database current 3:45-4:00 pm Pre-Presentation Networking 4:00-5:45 pm Presentation It's December. Time for a look at what's new and what's changed in the latest version of InDesign. But as a mature […]
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Using Short Works to Grow Your Author Business
Zoom CA, United StatesMatty Dalrymple discusses Using Short Works to Grow Your Author Business, including using non-fiction books as calling cards to other income streams and using short fiction to interest readers in longer works. On the non-fiction front, Matty uses her own experience with her short non-fiction works (Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short […]
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Six Month Short Story Intensive
Zoom CA, United Stateswith Margaret Malone This class is for experienced writers who are dedicated to starting the first draft of a story collection over the course of six months. Participants should have experience writing stories and familiarity with the elements of literary short fiction including scene, character, conflict, place, and revision. We will study individual stories by […]
$1100
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Mastering the Short Story
Zoom CA, United Stateswith Radhika Sharma In this intensive workshop, students will write and revise their short stories focusing on craft elements such as characters, voice, subtext, and story structure. At the end of the six weeks, students will have created a dossier of up to 20 pages of new work and received detailed feedback from the instructor. […]
$285
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Characters Who Aren’t People: When Places Play a Role
Zoom CA, United StatesGlenda Carroll in Conversation with Vera Chan You’re reading over a draft of your book. You pause, scratch your head, and think, ‘this fictional café is taking over my story.” Then you decide, that’s not a bad thing. Facebook Saturday Live kicks off the new year with “Characters Who Aren’t People: When Places Play a […]
Six Month Screenwriting Intensive
Zoom CA, United Stateswith James Napoli The art and craft of writing for the screen is a skill that all authors would do well to have in their creative arsenals. On one level, prose fiction, memoir, non-fiction, all these forms have been, and will continue to be, sought out by the film industry as foundations for works in […]
$1100