Learn How to Get Hired for Copyediting, Craft Chat Survey and May Workshops You Don’t Want to Miss
Write or Die Weekly #24
We have quite a few new subscribers here (hey!!), so I am adding the same survey as last week in case you didn’t get to answer!
As I plan for our upcoming events calendar, I’d love to know what writers you would like to see involved in our community. We hope to hold more of our hour-long FREE craft chats and Q&A sessions in the future, so I’m wondering… who do you want to see? Let us know here:
Free Workshop with Alex Baia of Slackjaw
You Can Be Funny Now: How To Start Writing Humor
Date: Saturday, May 11
Time: 1 - 2 PM EST
*This workshop will be recorded for those who can’t attend live!
Many people dream of writing and publishing funny stuff. Is that you? Good, because this workshop will get you writing humor FAST!
Whether you're new to writing humor or you have been dabbling at it for a while, this workshop is for you.
Workshop Spotlight: Learn how to copyedit (your own work or for freelance gigs)
Editing for Style: A Hands-On Lesson in Copyediting with Jordan Koluch
When: May 7 - May 21 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Duration: 3 weeks (Tuesday meetings)
Price: $175
In this class, you’ll learn the basics of good copyediting and implement those basics over a number of sample texts. We’ll start with becoming familiar with The Chicago Manual Style and Merriam Webster, then move on to the different things copy editors should always be looking for when approaching a text.
What you will learn
Students will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience in class, as well as feedback from the instructor and peers on their work. We’ll also discuss tips for how to get freelance copyediting jobs.
Workshop takeaways
Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam Webster, and house style guides
Experience copyediting example texts in a number of genres
Personalized feedback from instructor and peers on copyedits
Skills to craft style sheets for copyediting jobs
May Workshops
*Scholarships are available for Write or Die workshops. Click here for more details.
May 1 - May 22 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
The Poetry Lab: Crafting and Critiquing in Community with Samuel Louis Spencer & McKinley Dirks
In this weekly workshop, we will convene to write, read, and revise our poetry.
This month-long program is designed to get poets thinking critically about each other's work in a judgment-free environment. Engage with other poets in the practice of prosody, polishing your poems until they are ready for publication (woah, alliteration!).
May 11 from 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Adapt Your Book, Short Story or Personal Essay Into A TV Show with
Dreaming of turning your novel, memoir, or short story into a TV show? Want a TV writing sample that shows a mastery of character, structure, story engines, and more?
Join this workshop! Ali, WGA Award-nominated writer from "The Morning Show" will introduce you to all the tools you need for a strong adaptation.
*This workshop will be recorded if you can’t attend live!
May 19 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
A Writer Walks Into a Bar: The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Humor with Kristen Arnett
What makes people laugh? How many ways can you tell a joke and still glean something interesting from the premise?
This workshop is a fresh look at everything you need to know about unpacking - and subsequently repackaging - the way comedy sits inside of fiction and non-fiction!
*This workshop will be recorded if you can’t attend live!
May 25 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
Write Messy: Bucking Perfectionism with Haley Jakobson
Calling all teacher’s pets!!! If you’re a creative that edits while you write, find it hard to know when a piece is “finished,” or dread working on the sloppy first draft — this workshop is for you! So many creatives are desperate to write freely but feel shackled by their own perfectionism.
In this 2 hour workshop, we’ll work on quieting the perfectionistic voice, use prompts to help us crack open our writing to its messiest potential, and commiserate with a community of former Good Students ready to become rebels.
*This workshop will be recorded if you can’t attend live!