2019-2020 Archives | North Carolina Writers' Network

“Marketing for Authors: 5 Things You Need to do Right Now to Grow Your Audience”

Marketing is critical for all authors: especially if you’re an indie author or one who self-publishes. This course will teach you five things you can do right now to build […]

“Vivid Landscapes, Unpredictable Characters, Unforgettable Stories” (Fiction)

Dive into a discussion of strategies for finding the exotic, the surreal, and the sublime available in everyday landscapes. During this session, we’ll explore how setting gives birth to original […]

“Balancing the Concrete and Conceptual” (Poetry)

In this workshop, we’ll study the poetry of Sandra Lim, Jake Skeets, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright, and Crystal Simone Smith, examining aspects of the real and ethereal, […]

“Techniques for Writing Your First Book”

A good novel, memoir, or children’s book should be filled with great images to draw readers into the story. This is achieved via great language. This workshop will explore the […]

“Creating the Structure to Carry the Story” (Creative Nonfiction)

This class offers strategies for organizing your book, long essay, or reporting project so that readers are carried along by a seamless narrative. We’ll also touch on how to combine […]

“Nature Writing in Your Own Backyard”

Expanding our concept of “nature” or “environment” also expands opportunities for nature writing. By embracing our backyard gardens, our ingredients for dinner, and even our pets as elements of the […]