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Date Posted: 10:09:10 08/13/07 Mon GMT-5
Author: Lori
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Subject: Re: Writing seminars
In reply to: Roger 's message, "Writing seminars" on 12:07:11 08/11/07 Sat GMT-5

I agree with you, Roger. I think the only way you're really going to learn how to write better is by sitting down and doing it regularlu for a long time. But I did go to a seminar once where I got some good marketing advice.

Maybe the thing to do is put on a seminar yourself.

Lori

>The last time I went to the local CAA meeting, they
>were having a writing seminar on how to write a page
>turner, put on by Brian Henry, a man with a nice
>resume of writing and editing, who makes quite a lot
>of money doing writing courses in Southern Ontario.
>So, we got a few bucks worth of writing seminar for
>free, but if this is what we get, I don't think it's
>worth the money.
>
>Every damned seminar I go to seems about the same. You
>get some advice, followed by a period of writing
>practice, some people get to read their bit, and the
>facilitator comments positively on the work that is
>read, and everybody goes out about as good a writer as
>they came in.
>
>My writing has improved over the last twenty years,
>but it took years to improve, gathering little
>insights one at a time from the good writers and
>editors who came to CAA meetings, and listening to the
>comments on my and others' writing. I don't think the
>all-day Saturday courses can be worth the nickel.
>Expecially when it's a fairly big nickel.

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Re: Writing seminars -- DianeG, 15:16:59 08/13/07 Mon GMT-5
Re: Writing seminars -- DianeG, 15:55:18 08/13/07 Mon GMT-5