Tina’s Top Ten Writing Rules to Live By

#10      Always start with an outline, even for fiction

#9        Write first, edit later

#8        Don’t let anyone read your manuscript until the first draft is completed

#7        Try to get into a writing groove, whether it’s at the same time every day, or in a notebook you take everywhere and write every time you get a free 10 minutes here and there. Get in a daily habit and try to stick to it!

#6        Use spell/grammar check as a back up for your own editing

#5        Always have at LEAST one more pair of eyes proof your work before mailing it out!

#4        Read every day; Write every day; Train daily, like an athlete.

#3        Do your best to quiet that “negative inner voice” by surrounding yourself with

            supportive friends that “get” what writing is to you, and cheer you on!

#2        Forgive yourself for that “yucky first draft". Remember it is just that, “a first draft” to warm you up, and get the ball rolling. Don’t be so critical!

#1      Get your butt in the chair and WRITE!

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The FIRST Saturday of the months

October 2006, January 2007, April 2007, and July 2007

New Classes Begin!

ONE-ON-ONE WITH AN EDITOR:   Learn the basics of writing a story or article from beginning to end. With professional critiques and lessons in formatting and learning basic information about the publishing world, this class is ideal for those who want to take the next step in their writing... submitting work to publishers!  Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz
FIVE weeks total, Cost = $99 per student, per class.

GETTING PUBLISHED:     Queries, manuscripts, market research and submissions are all topics you will learn about, and how to do. All are needed skills in order to get your books and articles in print. Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz
FIVE weeks total, Cost = $99 per student, per class.

WRITING FOR CHILDREN:     This class will inspire you to get into that frame of mind with the creativity you had in your youth. You will remember how to see things through the eyes of a child, and sound like one, too! Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz 
FIVE weeks total, Cost = $99 per student, per class.

EDIT, REVISE & POLISH: (ERP) The biggest secret no one tells you is that your writing doesn't getting contracts... RE-writing does! Being able to work with an editor is the key to you getting the gig! You'll have a choice of turning in a manuscript you've already written, or do the weekly assignment given. Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz
FIVE weeks toal, Cost = $99 per student, per class

WRITING A BOOK:  Learn to brainstorm, outline, and plan a novel, picture book or non-fiction book. Throughout the class you will make up an entire concept, outline, and sample chapter. You will also learn to target appropriate publishers. This intensive course will include weekly assignments and professional edits of each work submitted. Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz
FIVE weeks total, Cost = $99 per student, per class

PROMOTING YOUR BOOK: Do you have a new book coming out? Is the publisher promoting it like you're a celebrity or #1 New York Times best seller? No? Public Relations is KEY and something you will be expected to do much of on your own. This five week course will show you tips on how to get a press kit together, how to write a press release, define ideas to help like Launch Party, On-Line Interviews, etc. Instructor: Tina P. Schwartz
FIVE weeks total, Cost = $99 per student, per class


(If enrolling in more than one course, they do NOT need, nor are recommended, to be taken simultaneously.A 10% discount will be given for second class taken.)