October 12, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: You Have Questions about Grammar and Usage, and John McIntyre Has Answers
with John McIntyre, NAIWE’s Grammar Expert
Cost: $30
John, who was a working newspaper editor for 40 years, has watched writers grapple with changing patterns of English usage and wants to help you make reasonable decisions. You can send him questions that concern you at jemcintyre@gmail.com, and he will answer them at the webinar. Anticipating your concerns, he is preparing advice on perennial concerns: Should we give up on “whom”? Is singular “they” here to stay and acceptable everywhere? What can we do about “lie” and “lay”? You will get the best advice available.
October 19, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: Encouraging the Writer Within You
with Marcia Rosen, NAIWE’s Public Relations & Book Marketing Expert
Cost: $30
From staying on track to not giving up or giving in, from not listening to negative voices, including your own, the purpose of this presentation is to encourage you to stay determined, confident, courageous, hopeful, inspired, and motivated with respect to your writing. We’ll talk some of what can inhibit and interfere with writing goals and how to move past them.
There are times it’s possible to be discouraged and unsure and wondering why you’re even bothering. But your soul cannot and does not really want to give up. So, write on, tell the negative voice in your head and from others to go away! Each writer needs the promise of possibility and hopefulness that their dreams and ambitions can be fulfilled.
In this presentation we’ll cover:
- Having your voice heard during this pandemic!
- Knowing you have the right to be a writer
- Perseverance
- Trusting your own voice
- Dealing with and ignoring negative voices
- Planning, preparing, pushing forward
- Motivation and staying motivated
- Setting a writing schedule or routine
- Setting deadlines for yourself
- Avoiding distractions and distracting people
- Being comfortable with the plans for your work and your ideas on issues such as dialogue, character development, point of view, tone, and your storyline.
November 9, 2021
Time: 3:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: How to Check Text with The Chicago Manual of Style for PerfectIt
with Daniel Heuman of PerfectIt, NAIWE’s Benefit Partner
Cost: $20
If you use The Chicago Manual of Style, the collaboration between the Manual and PerfectIt that launched in August 2021 offers a new way to check your documents. This session shows how you can use The Chicago Manual of Style for PerfectIt to save time in your editing work. It takes a deep dive into how the style works and what it finds so that you understand how and when to apply it.
The Chicago Manual of Style for PerfectIt is free for users who have subscriptions to both PerfectIt and CMOS Online. However, no previous experience with either product is required to attend this session.
November 16, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: Podcast and Zoom Marketing for Authors
with Marcia Rosen, NAIWE’s Public Relations and Book Marketing Expert
Cost: $30
How do you reach your potential market, especially now with limited opportunities for in-person events at bookstores and many writers conferences cancelled? As a marketing/public relations professional and agency founder, Marcia Rosen knows authors are like any business and they should create a presence and consistent message by implementing various marketing strategies.
Two valuable marketing approaches to consider: Author Podcast and Zoom Interviews.
Millions of people are listening to podcasts. Online surveys have revealed over 70 million Americans listen to podcasts each month. Online statistics assert, “beyond any doubt, podcasts are a potential goldmine for promoting your book(s).”
Bookstores, libraries, and writing organizations offer Zoom programs, which include interviewing authors, presenting author talks on genre specific topics, and, of course, book marketing.
During this program Marcia will also discuss booking an appearance as a podcast or Zoom guest, do’s and don’ts of being a successful guest, and using these interviews to promote yourself on other social media platforms and your own website.
January 2022
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: The Fundamentals of Story Editing for Novels
with Fictionary, NAIWE’s Benefit Partner
Cost: $20
Are you a fiction editor who wants to elevate your editing skills? Perhaps you’re a copyeditor looking to expand your business into story editing. Or are you looking for a method to edit consistently and quickly every time? Then this webinar is for you.
Editing a novel is a complex, cognitive task, and having a process will make it easier. This webinar shows you the critical story elements to evaluate when performing a story edit (structural editing for long-form fiction). We’ll cover time-proven forms and how to apply those forms to any commercial fiction. Bring your questions for the Q&A.