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Writing Workshop in Turkey with Larry Habegger
April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
| June 12, 2009 | ||
| 12:00 am |
Learn how to craft a travel article, write a memoir, and publish your book.
Two 7-day Intensive Workshops
September 12-19 & 19-26, 2009
Turkey, aboard a Turkish yacht!
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2009
Class Size: 10 Participants
Info: http://www.larryhabegger.com/teaching/
Heads up writers! It’s that time of year to reserve your spot for the popular September Writing Workshop on the Turkish coastline led by Larry Habegger, Executive Editor of Travelers’ Tales and organized by Robin Sparks. These workshops, limited to 10 participants, have been so popular that Larry and Robin have scheduled two sessions to meet the demand. Don’t miss the experience of a lifetime to get your writer on while partaking in one of the most beautiful, luxurious, relaxing experiences in the world. There is nothing like a Blue Voyage on the Turkish Coastline aboard a hand built Turkish yacht! What will you learn?
In this workshop you will learn how to:
* Unearth kernels of inspiration
* Find the right way in
* Create the ideal structure to give a story maximum substance and meaning
* Access memory to add depth and texture
* Use techniques of fiction to add drama and suspense
* Craft the perfect ending
* Edit to make the story a page-turner
* Develop the kind of book proposal publishers are eager to see
* Create the perfect marketing plan so your book will sell
* Write like a poet but think like a publicist
Daily writing exercises will help you find the focus of your story, and
discussions will provide guidance for shaping and polishing. Participants will gain confidence about what makes a story work and how to make it shine in the marketplace.
The group workshop will be structured around our tour of the Turkish coast
and will include:
* Maximum of 10 participants
* Emphasis on personal travel narrative and memoir, but open to other
forms
* Hour-long group workshops each morning
* Daily one-on-one consultations with Larry
* Writing assignments to prime your pump
* Afternoons devoted to writing and exploring the Turkish coast
* Evening group reading and discussion of participants’ work
* Write about your Turkish experience, craft journal notes into
compelling stories, develop material you’re already working on
For more info: http://www.larryhabegger.com/teaching/ and
http://www.larryhabegger.com/classes-and-workshops/praise-for-the-2008-writers-workshop-sailing-off-turkeys-turquoise-coast.html