Here are all the upcoming classes and retreats to Become the Author of your Dreams!

2010

• March 6th and 7th – Victoria BC; Intensive Weekend Workshop
• February 11th – Nobb Hill San Francisco Half Day Seminar
• September 24th to October 3rd – Cusco/Machu Picchu, Peru
• Winter 2010 – Bosworth in Leicestershire, England

Special Weekend Intensive Workshop at Victoria Executive Center

Victora Executive Centre
Victoria, Vancouver Island
March 6th & 7th, 2010
10 am – 4 pm daily

At this Intensive Weekend workshop you will learn:

• How to get organized, get focused and overcome writers block!
• How to use “mind-maps” to organize your outline and chapters.
• How to use the unique InspireABook™ binder system to organize your material.
• Understand the editing and publishing industry and all the options available to you to get published professionally.
• How to write a winning book proposal and marketing plan for mainstream publisher submission.
• How to market your book and get media exposure

At the Victoria Executive Centre ergonomics, comfort and flexibility were all considered when choosing the furniture. All rooms are carpeted, acoustically dampened, and wrapped with white boards. Perfect for mind mapping.

Natural light bathes the room, and full spectrum T5 lights complete the scene. Interior colours have been carefully chosen by a designer, and these add to the pleasing and harmonious ambiance. The common room is where you will always find fresh coffee, tea, refreshments and snacks.

Details of what you will learn

Only $495! Email to be one of the first 8 registrants and get the $297 Early Bird Price

San Francisco Writers Conference Pre-conference Half Day Seminar February 11th only $149

Email for details now!

Julie Salisbury: Dressing Your Book for Success (half-day)
When: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 from 9am-Noon Where: Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel, One Nob Hill, San Francisco

Cost: $149
Description: Inspire A Book Founder Julie Salisbury on How to Make Your Book Unique
Do you understand who your reader is and why they would want to read your book? Whether you are at the early stages of writing or think you have completed your manuscript, this workshop will give you a clearer focus. The language you choose and the content of your book will change depending upon who your reader is. Get it right and bring more clarity and depth to your manuscript. You will learn to identify the purpose of your book, who is going to benefit by reading it, and what they will learn by reading your book.
Price: $149.00

Julie Salisbury of InspireABook will be a featured speaker and will sit on the “Ask a Pro” sessions. Julie is also our book bag sponsor!

The San Francisco Writers Conference
The Seventh Annual San Francisco Writers Conference
‘Building Bridges to Better Tomorrows’
February 12 – 14, 2010

If you only go to one writers conference a year, attend the one that truly helps you get published. The 2010 Conference will feature nearly 100 agents, authors, editors and book industry professionals in a stellar set of opportunities for writing advancement.
Attendees have access to more than fifty “how to” sessions, panels, and workshops taught by authors you know and love. Speed Dating for Agents and Ask a Pro are unique one-on-one opportunities to pitch your work directly to these publishing professionals. Celebrity book signings and social gatherings with other writers add to the excitement of the event. In fact no other writing conference offers so much one-on-one time with professionals for no extra cost.
From start to finish, the San Francisco Writers Conference is designed to help you Build Bridges To Better Tomorrows. We’ve sold out six years in a row. Remember to register early.

http://www.sfwriters.org/index.cfm for more info!