Workshop Description: Best-selling author Theodora Taylor will be providing a friendly introduction to Universal Fantasy™ Storytelling Butter and how to “proof” for it with your blurb.
Bio: Theodora Taylor is the bestselling author of the 50 Loving States Series. Despite writing within a niche genre (interracial romance), she has earned six KDP All-Star bonuses and grown a fanbase of rabid readers through the power of Universal Fantasy™. Her book, 7 FIGURE FICTION: How to Use Universal Fantasy™ to SELL Your Books to ANYONE was an instant #1 non-fiction bestseller in the Writing Category on Amazon and has since been certified as Great by the world’s largest online bookseller. She adores discussing Universal Fantasy™ and can’t wait to talk with you about it.
Workshop Description: USA Today best-selling, award-winning author Kathryn Le Veque will be discussing the different tropes of romance novels – past and present. What may have worked even twenty years ago has evolved as readers’ tastes change. We’ll talk about what works today, what doesn’t, what can be tweaked and twisted, and what can’t be. We’ll talk about what’s popular by genre (Historical Romance in this case, but this can be expanded into Contemporary and beyond) but also what tends to be universally popular. We’re going to talk about the fun part of tropes – making them our own, as an author, and how the reader looks for the author’s unique touch on a common trope. We’ll talk about how tropes work for ALL romance – because love is love. We’ll also talk about No-No tropes and how to avoid them. Trope’s the word!
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Workshop Description: Plot is the action in your story. Structure is the framework for organizing that action. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a pantser or a plotter, follow the Hero’s Journey or Save the Cat, all stories contain the same three major parts: A beginning, a middle, and an end.
Workshop Description: It’s easy* to captivate an audience with dramatic plot-twists, alien abductions, ticking time bombs, and shape-shifting animals who turn into ridiculously hot men without pants, but what about stories with relatable, recognizable characters whose lives mimic our own human hum-drummery? Stories about ordinary people living ordinary lives and yet somehow their experiences, taken as a whole, add up to something quite EXTRAordinary. High-concept, high-octane stories are exciting, but I’ll share the secrets of how to make your seemingly quieter stories just as exciting, just as riveting, and just as memorable. I’ll also share why weaving small moments into ANY story will make it better. 
Workshop Description: As writers, we leap into new ideas with passion and commitment. But there are times when, despite our best efforts, we begin with the best intentions only to find ourselves lost and frustrated, not knowing where to take our brilliant idea, finally forced to abandon it for the next wonderful story that lures us onward.
Workshop Description: Malorie Cooper, along with Jill Cooper, is a co-author of the popular book, Help! My Facebook Ads Suck. Using the basic principles in the book they teach monthly classes, do 1-on-1 consults, and run marketing mentorships.
Workshop Description: A breakout book is the perfect combination of high concept, good timing, excellent marketing, and a dash of luck. A breakout book can result in a huge six figure traditional deal or can also hit to the top of the charts indie. Join author 
Workshop Description: Kiersten has been killing it with her suspense standalones and will share some of her tips & tricks on how to make your standalone a huge success
Workshop Description: Learn to monitor, analyze, and optimize your Amazon ad campaigns. This workshop is packed with tips and strategies to improve the quality of your advertising in the US and word-wide. Deb Zeb is brilliant, has written a great book on ad campaigns, and we’re so excited to have her join us this month.