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Course: Screenwriting Stage 2 with Tim Gooding
When: Monday 9 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
This course is very practical and will focus on larger, more complex projects, particularly feature film.
Upcoming courses
Creative Writing Stage 1 with James Roy
Our next Creative Writing Stage 1 course starts soon and this is your chance to get those ideas out of your head and onto the page. This five-week course will show you how to turn your dream of writing into a reality. You’ll learn about what makes great fiction and how to apply these skills to your own writing.
5-week course starts Thursday 5 July 2012
Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Sell Your eBook on Amazon
Amazon’s Kindle store has been a boon for many writers. It offers a chance to publish your own books and market to an audience of millions! Many writers have launched their careers with eBooks, and this two-hour seminar will show you how you can too.
One-evening seminar on Tuesday 3 July 2012
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White
If you dream of making a living from writing about your travels, this is the course for you. In five weeks you’ll learn about what needs to be in your travel writing toolkit, how to find inspiration wherever you are, and how to pitch your work to editors. This course is held in our virtual classroom, which means you can do it from wherever you are, whenever suits you!
5-week online course starts Monday 9 July 2012
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
TIP: Rob or steal?
In his book, The Accidents of Style, Charles Harrington Elster offers this advice on avoiding the words rob and steal:
You rob a person or an establishment and you steal an object, such as money or property. Thus, you rob a bank or a jewelry store by stealing the bank’s money or the store’s jewelry. The reporter got it wrong in this sentence:
“Lowe is accused of robbing [stealing] jewelry with a retail value of about $1 million from the store.”
Plan ahead – Writing Books for Children and Young Adults
There’s a lot more to writing books for children and young adults than meets the eye. They’re discerning readers and publishers are always on the look out for kids’ books that are engaging and inspiring.
Whether you’re still nutting out your idea for a kids’ book or you’ve been working on a young adult novel, the Writing Books for Children and Young Adults course is your chance to learn from an industry expert. You’ll discover how to find the right voice for your characters, how to structure your story, and how to get an editor to take notice of your work.
Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge
5-week course starting Wednesday 1 August 2012
Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
This week on Writing Bar
Justin Beiber’s done it. So have Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey and Steve Martin. What have they done? They’ve written a book. And they’re not the only celebrities penning anything from an erotic thriller to a memoir.
Celebrity books are fast becoming big business in publishing, possibly because they’re usually a guaranteed bestseller, but what does that mean for other writers struggling to get their book noticed?
On Writing Bar this week we look at the meteoric rise of the celebrity book and its impact on the publishing world.
Weird Words
Could you use nutation in a sentence? Or have a use for monology in your novel? If you answered yes, then you could be helping save some endangered species in the world of words.
We found this fascinating post on Twenty Wonderful Words recently and have been inspired to save at least a few of them.
Our favourites are:
Nutation – a nodding of the head, or “nodding dog syndrome”.
Pocucurante – a careless or indifferent person or caring little; nonchalant.
Monology – the act or habit of soliloquising or a monologue.
Borborygmus – a rumbling or gurgling in your stomach.
Yes, we did check these in the dictionary – these words actually exist! For now …
WEBPICK: Judging Your Breakfast
The Judging Your Breakfast blog won the “Best New Blog” special award in our Best Australian Blogs Competition this year. Despite the blog only being five months old, the blog is full of great posts about breakfast cafes in Melbourne (conveniently sorted into regions), with delicious pictures and insightful, often hilarious content. The blog is the work of Anna Spargo-Ryan and Robyn.
You can read exactly how many poached eggs, pancakes and dollars they’ve invested in breakfast (and their blog) since they launched here.
Other upcoming courses
Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Pamela Freeman/Cathie Tasker
When: Week beginning Monday 2 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
Seminar: Sell Your eBook on Amazon with Steven Lewis
When: Tuesday 3 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with James Roy
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 5 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Pamela Freeman/Cathie Tasker
When: Week beginning Monday 9 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White
When: Week beginning Monday 9 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait – NEW DATE
When: Week beginning Monday 9 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
Course: Screenwriting Stage 2 with Tim Gooding
When: Every Monday starting Monday 9 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: Successful Freelancing with Valerie Khoo and Gayle Bryant
When: Tuesday 10 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Course: Travel Writing with Sue White
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 11 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
WEEKEND course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Jeni Mawter
When: Saturday 14 July and Sunday 15 July 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $395
WEEKEND course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Marina Go
When: Saturday 14 July and Sunday 15 July 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $395
Online Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge/Nicola Robinson
When: Week beginning Monday 16 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395
Seminar: Build Your Profile Using Twitter with Steven Lewis
When: Tuesday 17 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Pamela Freeman
When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 17 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: Business Writing Essentials with Tony Spencer-Smith
When: Wednesday 18 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: From Blog to Book with Kerri Sackville
When: Wednesday 18 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Seminar: Writing for the web with Grant Doyle
When: Thursday 19 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $450
Seminar: How to Get Your Book Published with Geoff Bartlett
When: Thursday 19 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Seminar: Grammar and Punctuation Essentials with Deb Doyle
When: Tuesday 24 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $450
Seminar: Introduction to Travel Writing with Geoff Bartlett
When: Tuesday 24 July 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White
When: Thursday 26 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $450
Seminar: Blogging for Business with Steven Lewis
When: Friday 27 July 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: $395
Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White – NEW DATE
When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 31 July 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: Editing Essentials with Deb Doyle
When: Wednesday 1 August 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $450
Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 1 August 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Course: Life Writing with Patti Miller
When: Every Friday starting Friday 3 August 2012 for six weeks
Time: 10.00 am – 12 noon
Cost: $450
Seminar: PR and Media Releases that Get Results with Catriona Pollard
When: Thursday 9 August 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $495
Course: Screenwriting Stage 1 with Tim Gooding
When: Every Monday starting Monday 13 August 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Course: Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 15 August 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
Course: Thriller Writing with L.A. Larkin
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 16 August 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $395
WEEKEND Course: Food Writing with Carli Ratcliff
When: Saturday 18 August and Sunday 19 August 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $395
WEEKEND Course: Write a chick-lit novel with Lisa Heidke
When: Saturday 18 August and Sunday 19 August 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: Grammar and Punctuation Essentials with Deb Doyle – NEW DATE
When: Wednesday 22 August (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: $450
Seminar: Business Writing Essentials with Tony Spencer-Smith – NEW DATE
When: Thursday 23 August 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: Writing for the web with Grant Doyle – NEW DATE
When: Monday 27 August 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $450
Course: Writing Picture Books with Cathie Tasker
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 5 September 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
Cost: $395
Course: Perfecting Your Pitch with Sue White
When: Tuesday 11 September and 18 September 2012 (2 evening classes)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $175
Seminar: Self-publishing – How to do it with Geoff Bartlett
When: Thursday 13 September 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $85
Program: Write Your Novel with Pamela Freeman
When: Every Tuesday starting Tuesday 18 September 2012 for six months
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cost: $1980
Weekend Course: Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie
When: Saturday 13 October and Sunday 14 October 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: $395
Seminar: How to Write a Business Book with Valerie Khoo
When: Friday 16 November 2012 (half-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am – 1.00 pm
Cost: $295
WRITING TOURS
Writing in Bali with Patti Miller – FULL
When: Saturday 21 July to Saturday 28 July 2012
Writing in Paris with Patti Miller – FULL
Arrival: Thursday 18 October 2012
Departure: Saturday 3 November 2012
Wishing you much writing success,
Sydney Writers’ Centre
Suite 3, 55 Lavender Street Milsons Point NSW 2061
http://www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au
