Indigo Editing: March Double Feature

We at Indigo Editing & Publications are proud to welcome Liz Prato and Jessica Glenn as guest instructors of our Saturday, March 16, classes. We value individual attention. Classes are presented in a small-group format at Indigo's offices in downtown Portland (near Powell's Burnside) to ensure participants have a close connection with the instructor. To further that mission, we offer class participants 15 percent off a one-hour consultation with an Indigo editor, to be scheduled within thirty days after the class.

Preregistration and payment are required at http://indigoediting.com/classes.  Saturday, March 16

Narrative Nonfiction, Liz Prato of The Attic Institute
1:00–2:30 p.m., $45, or $70 if paired with the other class
 
This is not your high school essay! It’s lyric essay, memoir, literary journalism and creative nonfiction. Come again? Okay: Narrative nonfiction blends facts with the storytelling techniques of fiction to keep the reader engaged while discovering a new world. We’ll discuss what narrative nonfiction is, and isn’t, and will relish examples from modern masters of the form.  

Book Publicity for Authors, Jessica Glenn of MindBuck Media
2:45–4:15 p.m., $45, or $70 if paired with the other class
 
Book publicity is different than any other type of publicity and often seems to authors like an option rather than a necessity. Before considering your book release date or even contacting agents and publishers, you will need a watertight marketing and publicity plan. Without it, statistically, you are highly unlikely to find receptive agents, publishers, and ultimately readers. You are also unlikely to sell more than 50–150 books total. In this class, Jessica Glenn will lead you through the phases of book publicity from six months before the release date to three weeks after the launch. Learn how book publicity can make the best use of bloggers; how to use radio, print, and TV to your advantage; and why and when to organize book tours. This class is best suited to authors with finished or close-to-finished manuscripts who plan to pitch, authors who already have publishers, or authors who are independently publishing but need to plan their release. 

Kristin ThielSenior Editor & Director of Community Engagement Indigo Editing & PublicationsBringing new color to editing.

Phone 503-629-9216
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LEARN HOW TO CREATE A BLOG IN 3 HOURS

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BLOGGING BASICS FOR WRITERS

These days it’s all about platform, platform, platform for new and upcoming writers.  Balancing writing, blogging and social media at the same time can be overwhelming.  How do you juggle it all? 

Join Kelly Wallace for a three-hour class for writers that will teach you the first step in the platform process: how to create a blog.    

When they’re done participants will have  completed a blog post,  found a community of bloggers for mutual support,  know the next steps to continue your good work.

When: Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 9 am to noon at the Attic Institute, 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. 

Cost: $59

Follow-up cocktail party at the Press Club, 2621 SE Clinton St., in January to share their blogging success stories.  Date TBD

This class is led by Kelly Wallace, who owns and operates the Writers Boot Camp West.  She was a Hawthorne Fellow ‘12 at The Attic Institute and is a member of the Pinewood Table writer’s group led by Stevan Allred and Joanna Rose.

To register visit: http://www.bootcamp4writers.com/register/

For more information please contact:

Kelly Wallace (West Coast/Portland)

(p): 503.575.5104 or (e): bootcamp4writers@gmail.com

Indigo Editing November Classes

Two classes, one craft of fiction and one business of fiction--one great day. Register today!

Both classes are held at Indigo Editing & Publications, 917 SW Oak St. #302 Portland, OR 97205

Winning at Fiction: How to Build a Better First Page (Back by Popular Demand!) Susan DeFreitas, Indigo Editing & Publications 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m., $45 November 10, 2012 Why should agents or editors pick your book out of that mile-high slush pile on their desk? Why should bookstore browsers lay down the cold, hard cash to buy your book? Answer: because your first sentence, first paragraph, and first page are so arresting, they can’t put it down. In this workshop, writers of prose will learn effective techniques for winning “the war of art” on the very first page, along with some common pitfalls to avoid before sending a work out for consideration. (Writers should come with the first page of a book, story, or essay, and be prepared to offer constructive feedback.)

Every Day I'm Shuffling: Staying True to Your Art While Also Selling It on Social Media Sarah Gilbert, Freelance Writer 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m., $45 November 10, 2012 You use social media. But how do you use it for good—that is, the good of your art? This course will delve deeply into a variety of social media tools used by course participants and discuss best practices for using each one to manage your brand and market your work, without selling yourself out (or selling yourself short). This is not an intro-to-social media course; the content will assume you already use at least a few social media platforms and wish to learn how to juggle your social media life, your IRL, and your art. *The Little Bear Rule of Facebook. How much is "just right"? *Toot toot! Why you should toot your own horn, and how to do it gracefully. *Getting raw, but not bloody. How to find the line between seeming real and oversharing. *To blog or not to blog? Whether or not you should keep your own space on the -ogosophere, and how often you should tend it. *Multimedia bling time! Cool ideas that have worked for me (and brainstorming about what could work for you). Be ready to discuss your writing projects and your successes—and failures—in using social media in the past. We'll try to apply our learnings directly to the workshop participant's own work. And maybe we'll do some real-time horn tooting. Preregistration and payment required: http://indigoediting.com/classes. Pair the classes—register for the double feature—and pay only $70 total.