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SUMMARY:INTRO TO SELF-PUBLISHING: August 2025 Nuts & Bolts Online Lunchtime Series
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | August 7\, 14\, & 21\nLearn how to navigate the world of self-publishing with confidence\, from setting your goals and choosing the right platforms to preparing your manuscript for success. We will discuss book formatting using free and paid tools to create professional-quality eBooks and print editions\, and explore how AI can streamline your writing journey by supporting tasks like editing\, marketing\, and research\, all while keeping your creative voice intact. Whether you’re publishing your first book or refining your self-publishing process\, this course equips you with tools and knowledge to bring your vision to life. \nEach class in this series includes: a one-hour online workshop\, access to the recording\, the powerpoint used during the class\, and additional resources.  \nChoose one\, two\, or all three (BEST BUY!) classes in the series.  \nDetails and Registration HERE.
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/intro-to-self-publishing-august-2025-nuts-bolts-online-lunchtime-series/
CATEGORIES:2025,Featured,Nuts & Bolts Lunchtime Series
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SUMMARY:FEBRUARY 2024 ONLINE NUTS & BOLTS LUNCHTIME SERIES: Building a Content Calendar- Give 'Em Something to Talk About
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | February 6\, 13\, & 20\nAs writers\, we are often told that we need to begin to build an audience well before we have a finished product to promote. But\, how do you do this\, and what can you possibly talk about that will be of interest? In this 3-part series\, JRW’s Director of Programs & Communications\, Brynn Markham\, will help you build a content calendar (sometimes called an editorial calendar or a publishing schedule) in order to have a consistent presence online with the goal of growing and maintaining an audience that will have genuine interest in your work when it’s ready to go out into the world. Brynn will cover what\, exactly\, a content calendar is; which online platforms (social media\, blogs\, etc.) may be the best fit for your work; where and how to mine for relevant content; what tools you can use to stay organized and on task; and more. You’ll leave this series with actionable items to get started and fully form your own content calendar. \nWhen you register for this series\, you will have the option of filling out a questionnaire about your own work\, and Brynn will choose one registrant’s information to begin to form a content calendar that will be shared live during the final class. \nEach class in this series includes: a one-hour online workshop\, access to the recording\, the powerpoint used during the class\, and additional resources.  \nChoose one\, two\, or all three (BEST BUY!) classes in the series.  \nDetails and Registration HERE.
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/february-2024-online-nuts-bolts-lunchtime-series-building-a-content-calendar-give-em-something-to-talk-about/
CATEGORIES:2025,Featured,Nuts & Bolts Lunchtime Series
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SUMMARY:AUGUST 2024 ONLINE NUTS & BOLTS LUNCHTIME SERIES: Worldbuilding
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | August 8\, 15\, & 22\nWhether you’re creating a fantasy world from scratch\, bending history\, or hoping to capture your current reality authentically\, worldbuilding is an important tool in your writing arsenal. In this three-part series\, we’ll share ideas and processes about where to start\, how to build a structure to support your world\, and how to weave in compelling characters who believably populate your reality. While parts of the August 15 session will focus on building science fiction and fantasy worlds\, this series will offer tips appropriate for all fiction genres and will not exclusively focus on SFF. \nJRW’s Executive Director\, Katharine Herndon\, returns as your instructor for this three-part series. Katharine’s personal worldbuilding has added zombies to the Wild West\, a feathered serpent to the Virginia Museum\, and hellhounds to a suburban backyard. While her computer’s search history probably wouldn’t worry the FBI\, she’s always looking for those realistic worldbuilding details (“Do purple martins return to the same house each year?” “What’s the name of that bookstore in Minneapolis with the pet chicken?”). She’s been an instructor for several decades now and has taught business English at Lockheed Martin\, a teacher workshop at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, a class on “Writing Your Author Bio\,” and multiple JRW Nuts & Bolts sessions on craft and business. Her short stories have appeared in RVA indie press Sink/Swim’s The Great Richmond Zombie Book and the Richmond-based anthology River City Secrets. More recently\, and realistically\, she has a chapter in Launch Pad: Countdown to Marketing Your Book\, and a craft piece online in the Wellspring Literary Journal on beating imposter syndrome.\n\nEach class in this series includes: a one-hour online workshop\, access to the recording\, the powerpoint used during the class\, and additional resources.  \nChoose one\, two\, or all three (BEST BUY!) classes in the series.  \nSeries details and registration HERE.\nThis series is supported [in part] by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \n  \n 
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/august-2024-online-nuts-bolts-lunchtime-series-worldbuilding/2024-08-08/
CATEGORIES:2024,Featured,Nuts & Bolts Lunchtime Series
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SUMMARY:FEBRUARY 2024 ONLINE NUTS & BOLTS LUNCHTIME SERIES: Submitting Your Work to an Agent
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Eastern | February 8\, 15\, 22\nThe process of finding a suitable agent for your work and then submitting your work for consideration can be both daunting and intimidating. In this three-part series\, we will break down the essentials\, including how and where to find your ideal agent\, identifying comps and genre\, managing the submission process\, and more. Whether you’re ready to submit\, or you’re just starting out\, we’ll give you the tools you need to be prepared. \nJRW’s Executive Director\, Katharine Herndon\, will be your instructor for this three-part series. Katharine has taught business English at Lockheed Martin\, a teacher workshop at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, and literary arts to sixth graders through community college students. In addition\, she recently gave a coffee talk for CultureWorks on planning conferences\, and has taught classes on “Writing Your Author Bio” and “Doing More with Dialogue.” Her short stories have appeared in several indie-published anthologies\, including The Great Richmond Zombie Book and River City Secrets\, and she has a chapter in the recent publication Launch Pad: Countdown to Marketing Your Book. \nEach class in this series includes: a one-hour online workshop\, access to the recording\, and an action-items worksheet with additional links and resources.  \nChoose one\, two\, or all three (BEST BUY!) classes in the series.  \nSeries details and registration HERE.\nThis series is supported [in part] by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \n  \n 
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/february-2024-online-nuts-bolts-lunchtime-series-submitting-your-work-to-an-agent/2024-02-08/
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SUMMARY:AUGUST ONLINE NUTS & BOLTS LUNCHTIME SERIES: Character\, Dialogue\, & Point of View
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Eastern | August 10\, 17\, & 24\nJRW’s Executive Director\, Katharine Herndon\, will be your instructor for this three-part series on fiction-writing basics that will help you plan important pieces of your next project or polish a work in progress. Katharine has taught business English at Lockheed Martin\, a teacher workshop at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, and literary arts to sixth graders through community college students. In addition\, she recently gave a coffee talk for CultureWorks on planning conferences\, and has taught classes on “Writing Your Author Bio” and “Doing More with Dialogue.” Her short stories have appeared in several indie-published anthologies\, including The Great Richmond Zombie Book and River City Secrets\, and she has a chapter in the recent publication Launch Pad: Countdown to Marketing Your Book. \nEach class in this series includes: a one-hour online workshop\, access to the recording\, and an action-items worksheet with additional links and resources. \n  \nChoose one\, two\, or all three (BEST BUY!) classes in the series.  \nSeries details and registration HERE.\n  \nThis series is supported [in part] by the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \n  \n 
URL:https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/august-online-nuts-bolts-lunchtime-series-character-dialogue-point-of-view/2023-08-10/
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