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2019 Writing Show Season Passes available now!

James River Writers is excited to be back at Firehouse Theatre for the 2019 season of The Writing Show. Held the last Wednesday of most months, January through September, (see the March exception below), The Writing Show offers a panel of experts focused on topics geared to help writers with both their craft and navigating the fast-changing business of writing. There are plenty of opportunities for socializing and networking with other central Virginia writers, too. Our fabulous co-chairs this year are Melissa Scott Sinclair and Amanda Sue Creasey.

Buy a Writing Show Season Pass today for you and give one as a present to a writer in your life. With a season pass you can attend all nine shows for $85 (compared to $108 for members and $135 for non-members). Or bundle a season pass with a JRW annual membership, and save even more!

2019 Writing Show Season (*Topics are subject to change):

  • January 30 – Balancing Writing and Life: Inspiration and Practical Strategies
  • February 27 – How to Permanently Banish Writer’s Block
  • March 20 – Writing a Killer Synopsis (Note the date change! This is the THIRD Wednesday, this month only.)
  • April 24 – How to Sell the Heck Out of Your Book
  • May 29 – Making Freelance Writing Financially Rewarding
  • June 26 – Building Relationships with Bookstore Owners and Librarians
  • July 31 – Defining and Finding Your Audience
  • August 28 – I Finished My Book (Poem, Screenplay)—Now What? (Path to Publication Part I)
  • September 25 – People Skills for Writers (Path to Publication Part II)

More information about The Writing Show, including times and location.

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Purchase your 2018 Writing Show Pass today!

The Writing Show logo: a microphone and an open bookThe 2018 Writing Show season will be here before you know it. Our first show, January 31, on developing a 2018 Creative Plan: Scheduling, Motivating & Organizing Your Writing Life, will set you on the path for a productive new year (see full season below).

And that’s just the beginning.

Join us the last Wednesday of every month, January through September, at the Firehouse Theatre at 609 W Broad St, in Richmond, for an evening of inspiration, education, and networking to help make 2018 your most fruitful writing year yet.

Buy a 2018 Writing Show Season Pass to add that extra motivation we all need sometimes to move away from the keyboard and out into the world to interact with real humans. Get all nine Writing Shows for just $85. That’s less than $9.50 a show (normally $12 for members and $15 for non-members).

If you buy a Season Pass, you might be wondering what you will do with those two free Writing Show passes you get with your annual membership. We encourage you to give them away as holiday presents to aspiring writers in your life. Better yet, buy those aspiring writers Writing Show Season Passes so you have people to go with every month.

With a Season Pass, all you have to do when you arrive at Firehouse is to check in at the registration desk. Your name will be on our list so there’s no fumbling with cash or credit cards. You’ll just skate right in.

Give yourself a gift this holiday season. Your writing will be the beneficiary!

Buy a Season Pass

The 2018 Writing Show Season

(Schedule subject to change due to speaker availability)

  • January 31 – A 2018 Creative Plan: Scheduling, Motivating, & Organizing Your Writing Life
  • February 28 – Time Travel: Managing time inside sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, or historical fiction
  • March 28 – Breaking into Anthologies
  • April 25 – Building a Publishing Resume: How Beginning Authors Can Secure Fellowships, Awards, & Prizes
  • May 30 – What I Wish I Knew Before My First Book
  • June 27 – Sensitivity Readers: The Benefits of Having One or Being One
  • July 25 – The Power of Word Choice: An Editorial Critique & Member Reading Opportunity
  • August 29 – Tip Sheets: Why You Need to Build Your Own Sales & Marketing Plan
  • September 26 – Hybrid Authorship: Traditional Publishing, Indie Publishing, and How They Can Work Together

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Great Ways to Keep the Conference Magic Going . . .

Had a blast at the conference and want to keep that momentum and inspiration alive?

HERE’S AN IDEA!

Purchase a 2017 Season Pass for The Writing Show!

2017 Line-up*

  • January 25: Befriending the Scissors: Cutting the Extraneous
  • February 22: The Professional Writer: Email Newsletters & Tapping Your Tribe
  • March 29: Fairytale Retellings & The Brothers Grimm
  • April 26: Finding Authenticity: Writing Outside Your Gender, Race, or Culture
  • May 31: The Squishy Middle: Keeping Your Readers Captivated
  • June 28: Examining the Writing Marketplace: Micro to Mid-sized Publishers
  • July 26: The Art of the Start: Finding the Entry-point to your Story
  • August 30: Playing with Language: Tools & Techniques for Creative Play
  • September 27: Stepping Up to the Stage: Public Speaking for Writers

Two Great Ways to Save!

  • Purchase a Writing Show Membership for $125. It includes your traditional JRW membership and admittance to all nine shows of the 2017 season.
  • Or purchase a Writing Show Season Pass for $85. Membership is not included, but you still get nine shows and save over 20%!

*Topics are subject to change.
Click here to register today!

 

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2016 Writing Show Season Announced

TWritingShow_logoColorThe 2015 Writing Show season was a success with good attendance, great knowledge and a fantastic venue with our partner Firehouse Theatre.

For 2016, we are staying at Firehouse Theatre and sticking with our last Wednesday of the month from January through September schedule. All the new JRW membership options offer some passes to the Writing Show. If you are a frequent attendee, check with Phil Hilliker at [email protected] about renewing your membership before the season begins.

Firehouse Theatre, is located at 1609 West Broad Street beginning in February. Free parking is available across the Street from Firehouse in the Lowe’s parking lot.

The programming for 2016 was designed with your comments and suggestions in mind and is adapting to meet your writing craft and business needs.

Entertaining and interactive, The Writing Show has been described as:

  • Inside the Actor’s Studio meets the New York Times bestseller list.
  • The Tonight Show meets the art of writing.

It’s inspiring. It’s fun. And it’s only happening live in Richmond.

Click on the button below for season pass options.

 

Click here to register today!

 

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Time:
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm  (6:00 to 6:45 – Social time 6:45 to 8:30 – Program)

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Location:
Firehouse Theatre 1609 West Broad Street

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Price:
$12 – Members; $15 Non-members ($5 for students)

 

The 2016 Lineup

(Schedule subject to change due to speaker availability)

January 27 – Surprising Ways to Boost Your Creativity

February 24 – Love at First Line: How to Grab an Agent’s Attention on Page One

March 30 – Blogging in 2016

April 27 – Raising the Bard: What Every Writer Can Learn from William Shakespeare

May 25 – Editing for Emotional Impact

June 29 – Writer with a Capital W: Treating Yourself as a Professional

July 27 – The Local Pub: Writing Advice from Richmond Editors

August 31 – Strategies for Getting What You Want (i.e. a paycheck) Out of Writing

September 28 – The Power of Imagery: Show, Don’t Tell

Individual show tickets are $12/members and $15/non-members. Two free passes to the Writing Show are included with Traditional Membership or upgrade to the Writing Show Membership to receive a Season Pass for a savings of $47 a year. Already have a membership or want to give the Season Pass as a gift? Nine months of exceptional writing education are available for just $85.

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