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THE TRUTH ABOUT SELF-PUBLICATION
Traditionally, self-publication, or the "Vanity Press," has been frowned upon for all but the most ambitious non-fiction writers. Today, however, with
the advent of print-on-demand publishing, self-publication has become the perfect low-cost solution for many writers who wish to target a small
specific audience and maintain complete control over their finished books. With as little as a $500 investment, your professional-quality book can
be available but beware of the misleading promises of certain print-on-demand publishers. Discover if your book is right for
self-publication and what you can realistically expect or decide if you should pursue traditional publishers instead.
One Session
Friday
1 :00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
SCREENWRITING FOR THE MOVIES
Hollywood has never been more eager to buy cutting-edge motion picture scripts. Have you ever thought about writing a movie? Screenwriting
requires a decidedly different approach from fiction writing; producers look for specific qualities to distinguish one screenplay from another. Here's
a workshop designed to help beginners break into an exciting career as a screenwriter! You'll view and analyze film clips, as well as learn:
• Proper screenplay format
• Recommended screenplay development software
• Where and how to contact a Hollywood agent
• Effective storyline development procedures
• Creation of desirable roles to attract Hollywood's hottest stars
• How to communicate with the audience through your script and set design
One Session
Friday
6 :00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
To see a short spiritual drama, "Mysterious Ways," written, produced and directed by Michael Garrett
(Creative Inspirations, Inc.),
HOW TO BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR
What does it take to become a published author? Like any other profession, becoming a professional writer requires a career plan. Where should
your initial focus lie to meet your goal of publication? Success as a writer requires far more than just sitting at the keyboard. Learn the keys to
success in today’s competitive publishing industry, including marketing techniques that move you closer to publication. Your manuscript could be
the greatest of its kind ever written, but if you don’t know how to get it into the hands of someone who can buy it, it will never sell. Taught by a
professional editor and internationally published author, HOW TO BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR discloses:
• How to keep your submissions out of the editor’s “slush pile”
• How to overcome "writer's block"
• How to get editors to ask for your submission
• And much, much more!
If you’ve already completed your novel, use what you’ll learn to produce a more marketable rewrite.
One Session
Saturday
9:00 a.m. - Noon
CREATING YOUR NOVEL
Writing a novel requires an enormous investment of time; however, specific techniques can make the task far more manageable. CREATING
YOUR NOVEL offers a step-by-step methodology to help you produce a marketable first novel. Under the guidance of a professional editor and
internationally published author, you’ll create a cast of characters, formulate a novel outline, decide which point of view and structural form are
most appropriate and develop a specific marketing plan. Demonstrated techniques are easily adaptable to your own work, regardless of your
category of interest. You’ll learn:
• How to create realistic characters
• What is the universal “formula” for a successful first novel
• How to target specific publishers before you even start writing
You’ll meet other local writers with similar interests, pick up valuable pointers, and challenge your imagination as well.
One Session,
Saturday
1 :00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
SHORT STORY & NOVEL FEEDBACK
Most short story and novel submissions are rejected within the first few pages, regardless of how many were submitted. Editors rarely read every
word, and rejection slips seldom explain why your manuscript fell short. Here's an opportunity to sit face-to-face with a professional fiction editor
who’s worked with such noted authors as Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block and others as he evaluates your submission. You’ll
be surprised as minor mistakes in your writing, likely the source of manuscript rejection, are constructively pointed out to you. If you prefer not to
have your own writing reviewed, you'll benefit by listening to other critiques.
Discussions include:
• How editors evaluate submissions
• The importance of a strong opening
• Placement of essential manuscript ingredients
Don’t avoid feedback! You’ll be amazed at the degree by which it will improve your writing.
One Session
Saturday
6 :00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The HOW TO BE PUBLISHED workshops are listed in SHAWGUIDES, the industry's most comprehensive listing of writing conferences and
workshops.
They are also listed in THE LITERARY MARKETPLACE, the publishing industry's official directory of professional resources
Meridian Community College - January 25-26, 2008
To register call WEBB Hall (601) 482-7445 or (601) 880-1089 HUGE
SUCCESS!!!!
William Carey, Hattiesburg - February 22-23, 2008
To register call (601) 880-1089 or pay by PAYPAL
DIRECTIONS BELOW. Mail checks to P. O. Box 3845, Meridian, MS
with this form
Non-Member fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Non-Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Non-Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Member Fee - Screenwriting
Non-Member Fee - Screenwriting
Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Non-Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Lemuria Books, Jackson - March 14-15, 2008
To register call (601) 880-1089 or pay by PAYPAL.
Mail checks to P. O. Box 3845, Meridian, MS with this form
Non-Member fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Non-Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Non-Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Member Fee - Screenwriting
Non-Member Fee - Screenwriting
Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Non-Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Cutrer Mansion, Clarksdale - March 28-29, 2008
To register call (601) 880-1089 or pay by PAYPAL.
Mail checks to P. O. Box 3845, Meridian, MS with this form
Non-Member fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - Self-Publication
Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Non-Member Fee - How to Become a published Author
Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Non-Member Fee - Short Story/Novel Feedback
Member Fee - Screenwriting
Non-Member Fee - Screenwriting
Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Non-Member Fee - Creating Your Novel
Michael Garrett is an internationally respected author and editor. As credited in Mr. King's
non-fiction book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, he served as Stephen King's first editor. In
a professional capacity he has edited the works of such greats as Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan
Ellison, Lawrence Block and many others.
He has been widely published since 1979, in periodicals ranging from Twilight Zone magazine
to my novel, Keeper, which sold out its initial printing and was optioned for a movie. His short
story, "At the Count of Three," was also optioned as the pilot episode of a late night cable
television series. His works have been published in England, Germany, Japan, Italy, the
Netherlands, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Finland and Russia, as well as in audio
book format.
He serves as co-editor of the internationally award-winning Hot Blood anthology series, a
popular selection of the Doubleday, Mystery, Literary Guild, and Science Fiction Book Clubs.
The series has also been optioned for television.
He's an Editorial Associate of the Writer's Digest School, and since 1986 has presented highly
acclaimed writing workshops at major colleges and universities across the nation. A featured
speaker at numerous writers' conferences, he currently serves on the Advisory Board of
Kentucky's Green River Writers. See: Writing 2 Sell
non-fiction book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, he served as Stephen King's first editor. In
a professional capacity he has edited the works of such greats as Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan
Ellison, Lawrence Block and many others.
He has been widely published since 1979, in periodicals ranging from Twilight Zone magazine
to my novel, Keeper, which sold out its initial printing and was optioned for a movie. His short
story, "At the Count of Three," was also optioned as the pilot episode of a late night cable
television series. His works have been published in England, Germany, Japan, Italy, the
Netherlands, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Finland and Russia, as well as in audio
book format.
He serves as co-editor of the internationally award-winning Hot Blood anthology series, a
popular selection of the Doubleday, Mystery, Literary Guild, and Science Fiction Book Clubs.
The series has also been optioned for television.
He's an Editorial Associate of the Writer's Digest School, and since 1986 has presented highly
acclaimed writing workshops at major colleges and universities across the nation. A featured
speaker at numerous writers' conferences, he currently serves on the Advisory Board of
Kentucky's Green River Writers. See: Writing 2 Sell
If registering by mail please use
this registration form
email or call 601/880-1089 with
questions
this registration form
email or call 601/880-1089 with
questions
| Mississippi Writers Guild (MWG) P. O. Box 3845 Meridian, MS 39303-3845 |
DIRECTIONS TO WILLIAM CAREY, HATTIESBURG, MS
William Carey University
498 Tuscan Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601-318-6051 or 1-800-962-5991
A map of the campus is located on the "Hattiesburg" website of William Carey.
From the west side of Hattiesburg, take Highway 49 South (by University of Southern MS) and then
south on 49 to the turn-off to Carey. When they pass under the bridge that says "William Carey
Crusaders," they will turn left at the next stoplight. This is Helveston Road. It goes directly to the
campus. There will be three stop signs, and then the brick entrance to the campus. The first (and
only) right turn after the brick entrance takes you onto the campus proper. This is next to the
gymnasium, which has a big William Carey sign on the side. After passing the guardhouse, take an
immediate left in front of the gym. Park in the parking lot behind the gym, and Thomas Business
Building is just a short walk from the lot -- it's a one-story white building with long windows. The
Kresge Room is in the center of the building.
Michael Garrett workshop will be in the Kresge Room. The Glass Room across the hall will be used
for refreshments.
William Carey University
498 Tuscan Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601-318-6051 or 1-800-962-5991
A map of the campus is located on the "Hattiesburg" website of William Carey.
From the west side of Hattiesburg, take Highway 49 South (by University of Southern MS) and then
south on 49 to the turn-off to Carey. When they pass under the bridge that says "William Carey
Crusaders," they will turn left at the next stoplight. This is Helveston Road. It goes directly to the
campus. There will be three stop signs, and then the brick entrance to the campus. The first (and
only) right turn after the brick entrance takes you onto the campus proper. This is next to the
gymnasium, which has a big William Carey sign on the side. After passing the guardhouse, take an
immediate left in front of the gym. Park in the parking lot behind the gym, and Thomas Business
Building is just a short walk from the lot -- it's a one-story white building with long windows. The
Kresge Room is in the center of the building.
Michael Garrett workshop will be in the Kresge Room. The Glass Room across the hall will be used
for refreshments.
See photos of Michael Garrett's
How to be Published Workshops,
Hattiesburg. Great success. Thank
you, Michael and MWG Hattiesburg
Chapter
How to be Published Workshops,
Hattiesburg. Great success. Thank
you, Michael and MWG Hattiesburg
Chapter