Write2TheEnd On Your Summer Vacation

It's summer! Time to enjoy the sun, the surf, the sand -- the creative process!

Kick back, relax, and WRITE!

 At #Write2TheEnd, we look forward to working with those intrepid souls who want to make this summer both productive and enjoyable. If that's you, you belong at our first #Write2TheEnd meeting of the summer session tonight.

At tonight's kick-off meeting, each participant determines his or her personal, challenging, and above all achievable writing goal for a specific project this summer. Then, over the course of the next eight weeks, your #W2TE facilitators promise to do everything in our power to help you achieve that goal.

You might only have the seed of an idea you wish to outline, set a word count, and begin writing. You might have a collection of diaries you wish to turn into a book. You might wish to write and compile parts of an existing poetry collection into a chapbook. You might have a completed first draft and you may be determined to complete the editing process this summer. Whatever your goal, we want to help you meet it.

What's special about #Write2TheEnd?

In a word, INCENTIVE!

At the end of the 8 week session, #Write2TheEnd pays you back $100 of your registration fee if you meet the challenging yet achievable goal YOU set for yourself on night one! (That's tonight!) 

(FYI: We LOVE giving writers money. Seriously.) 

We'll provide the map: You take the trip!

Tonight (Monday, July 6, 6:30-8:30 PM) we'll help each participant determine an appropriate goal to pursue. And we will spend the entire summer (Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM, through August 31st) supporting you and providing tools that make it possible for you to achieve that goal!

More than anything in the world, we WANT you to succeed! And we do everything in our power to help you make it happen for yourself this summer. It is possible! You CAN achieve your goal! We'll teach you how. 

The #Write2TheEnd welcomes our alumni from past workshops back for more! You know what you're getting into, and we're grateful for your continued faith in our process.

For those who aren't sure, we offer a one week guarantee. If, before our next meeting (Monday, July 13th), you decide #Write2TheEnd isn't for you, for whatever reason, we will return your registration fee, no questions asked.

You've got nothing to lose, and everything to gain.

Networking, Ladder Climbing, and Writing to the End

On June 29, beginning at 6:30 p.m., #Write2TheEnd will be hosting a content-rich mini-workshop full of ways you can immediately start Climbing the Writer's Ladder.

Here's one of the ways: Networking.

What does that mean?

It means taking an interest in writers other than yourself.

It means connecting with them, being interested in their process, their journey, their books, and their lives.

It means reaching out to them and making new friends.

It means attending a booksigning or a lecture, or a reading, or seminar, and supporting them.

It means buying their book, reading it, and telling others about it.

What's it look like in practice? Well, if you were one of the people who packed Forever Books in St. Joseph for Ava Chin's booksigning earlier this month, you've seen it firsthand.

EATING WILDLY's author, Ava Chin, with Ami and Kim.

Kim befriended Ava years ago in an online writing group on a topic both were interested in. When Kim found out that Ava was on a book tour, she lost no time in contacting Forever Books and adding a stop to Ava's itinerary.

We spent a wonderful evening with Ava and her family, after which Ava dubbed us "The Thelma and Louise of writing coaching." (I suspect #Write2TheEnd alums will have no trouble deciding who is who...)

Networking is about connecting on a human level with the person who penned the words on the page. It's not about asking that person to do something for you. It's about forging friendships; about giving instead of taking.

This Monday, Kim and I will touch on many of the topics we present in detail during #Write2TheEnd. We'll focus on giving participants the tools to help them progress from "where you are" to "where you want to be."

We'll also provide a preview of what participants can expect from our #Write2TheEnd Summer Session, which begins right after the holiday, Monday evening, July 6th, 6:30-8:30 PM, at our offices in St. Joe (420 Main Street).

Make this the summer you meet the writing goal that's niggled at you for years--you know the one! And we'll pay you to do it!

What's special about #Write2TheEnd?

When it comes to your Big Writing Project, we'll help you ACE IT:

• Accountability
• Community
• Encouragement
• Inspiration
• TOOLS!

And then there's the famous #Write2TheEnd incentive:

#Write2TheEnd pays you back $100 of your registration fee if you meet the challenging yet achievable goal YOU set for yourself on night one!

We help each participant determine an appropriate goal for him or herself (first class, Monday, July 6, 6:30-8:30 PM). And we will spend the entire summer (Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM, through August 31st) supporting you and providing tools that make it possible for you to achieve that goal!

More than anything in the world, we WANT you to succeed! And we do everything in our power to help you make it happen for yourself this summer.

It is possible! You CAN achieve your goal! We'll teach you how.

Write What You Want in 2015!

Happy New Year, writers!

I am writer! Hear me roar!

Let's make 2015 your year! It could be...

-- The year you finish that project (you know the one...).

-- The year you find an agent.

-- The year you get published.

-- The year you call yourself a Writer.

To help you meet your goals, we proudly introduce the #Write2TheEnd Lunch & Learn Series.

Our first event: Write What You Want in 2015, will take place on Monday, January 19 (Martin Luther King Day), from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (or so).

Bring your friends, your lunch, and a pen. We’ll provide water, coffee, tea, dessert, and an inspiring session designed to help you get your Inner Writer on!

The world awaits my magnum opus!

At Monday's Lunch & Learn, you'll draw inspiration from some local success stories. And, as with all of our #Write2TheEnd programs, you'll walk away with tools you can immediately put to work. 

Among other things, we'll explain how to:

·      Determine what project to focus on first

·      Recognize a good idea

·      Set attainable goals

·      Challenge yourself

·      Acquire needed skills

     o   Prepping & pre-writing

     o   Writing

     o   Editing

     o   Polishing

     o   Querying

     o   Marketing

·      Build a support network

·      Find your fans

To register, click the button below. Space is limited to the first 20 registrants.

What:   Write What You Want in 2015  #Write2TheEnd Lunch & Learn

When:  Monday, January 19  from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: 420 Main Street, St. Joseph, MI

Cost:    $35 / person  

Write What You Want in 2015 Mini-Session — $35

Monday, January 19, 2015 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

   

As always, tuition is free for alumni of #Write2TheEnd (TM) Writers Workshops.

Child care may be arranged. If you need child care, please let us know in advance.

We look forward to seeing you. 

Here's to the best 2015 imaginable. Come, #Write2TheEnd with us!