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Monday Sep 11, 2006
This Week in mb Education
EAST MONDAY 12-Week Novelist: Draft your novel in 3 months! Basic Training: Intro to Magazine Writing: Write for the glossies. eClass: Boot Camp for Journalists: A rigorous reporting and writing class that will transform your portfolio eClass: 12-Week Novelist: Draft Your Novel in 3 Months! TUESDAY Understanding Grammar and Style: We'll examine recent newspapers and magazines for good and bad writing; and we'll also look at examples in fiction and nonfiction. How to Write a Cookbook Proposal: One-Night Workshop: Whether you're just beginning to think about writing your dream cookbook or you have a preliminary draft this is the workshop for you. Arts & Entertainment Journalism Boot Camp: Work the pop culture beat for mags from Us Weekly to Esquire eClass: Boot Camp for Magazine Editors: learn how to edit various styles of articles, master the assignment letter, delve into the writer-editor relationship, and manage freelancers. eClass: Writing and Editing for the Web, Circa 2006: In this four-week course, we'll cover the essentials of writing and editing for the web WEDNESDAY Fictional Techniques and Literary Devices for Writers: This seminar will utilize each student's writing practice to illustrate its theoretical points. Health Writing for Journalists: Fit to Print 6-Week Copy Editor: Intermediate Level: this six-week class focuses on sharpening essential skills and developing a more sophisticated copyediting sensibility. Food Writing Boot Camp: Each week, you'll receive an assignment with prototypes so you can see how it's been done before, and wisdom and tips from your instructor on how to go about completing the assignment. eClass: 12-Week TV Writer: Start -- and Finish! -- Your Spec Script in 3 Months! eClass: Basic Training: Intro to Magazine Writing: Write for the glossies. eClass: The Advanced Copy Editor: This online class is for junior copy editors, writers, editors, or anyone with some background in copy editing who wishes to learn more about the profession. THURSDAY eClass: Humor Writing Boot Camp: From headlines to punchlines SATURDAY The Sitcom Writer's Room: Two-Day Intensive Workshop
MONDAY Introduction to Copywriting: How to cash in without selling out Memoir Writing 101: This seminar will revolve around confronting those kinds of questions and determining whether or not you have a story that you are ready to tell, willing to tell, and skilled enough to form into a memoir. TUESDAY Perfect Pitching in San Francisco: Target, craft, and sell magazine stories through query letters How to Get a Literary Agent: Screenwriters, novelists, and nonfiction book authors: Get represented!
WEDNESDAY Photography Portfolio Review with Caren Alpert in San Francisco: you'll have a chance to have your book critiqued and edited as much as necessary to create a tight, well-paced representation of you. Intermediate Magazine Editing: this intensive class is designed to motivate you to stop thinking about writing for the magazines you loveāand start doing it. Writing Personal Essays in Seattle: We will read and discuss student work in class and prepare it for pitching. THURSDAY The 12-Week Novelist: Start (and finish) your novel in three months. Really. |
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