April Presenter: F.I. Goldhaber

What Prose Writers Can Learn from Poetry

Poetry does not require rhyme, complicated structure, or esoteric language and imagery. At its best, poetry distills narrative and imagery down to the fewest, strongest words possible. By embracing poetry, prose writers can learn how to find the core essence of their stories, allowing them to condense their narration into fewer, more powerful words.

F.I. Goldhaber's second poetry collection, Pairs of Poems, was ranked number three in the Preditors & Editors readers poll for poems published in 2008. She has shared her poetry at spoken word events in Salem and Portland and has appeared at venues such as Wordstock, Oregon Literary Review, Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center Reading Series, Chemeketa Community College, etc. She also has given presentations on subjects as diverse as marketing, writing erotica, and organization building. In addition to two collections of poetry, more than 40 of her poems have been published in magazines, journals, e-zines, and newspapers. She has sold 16 short stories and had three erotica novels published under another name.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

New Writer’s Workshop for 2009

Writer’s-By-The-Sea presents: The Top Ten Mistakes Writers Make (And How to Fix Them) Saturday and Sunday, January 17th and 18th, 2009 at the Adobe Resort in Yachats, Oregon. You’ll find lively, humorous sessions on: The Slooow Start, Shaky Structure, Perfect Then Push On, Research-o-Rama, Who Are These People? Dialog Gaffes, Lost in Transitions, Weak-kneed Scenes and Marketing Fuzzout. Participants are invited to bring works-in-progress. Hands-on exercises will help participants apply the “fixes” to their manuscripts.

John Reed, workshop leader, is a well- known Northwest writer, teacher and Conference presenter. Reed is a staff instructor at the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference and has taught at the Maui Writer’s Retreat, the Willamette Writer’s Conference, and the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference, among others. He is the creator of the Writer’s-By-The-Sea workshop series and offers an editing and critique service for writers at http://www.writerswelcome.com/ .

Workshop registration fee is $200.00. A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided. You’ll find a printable registration form on the ‘workshops’ page at http://www.writerswelcome.com/

An individual manuscript critique (up to 50 pages) is available for an additional $50.00. Manuscript deadline is December 31, 2008. Workshop registration closes January 10, 2009.

For more information, email jreed@writerswelcome.com
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