An online conference for writers
The 2008 conference was a wonderful success. If you missed the opportunity to attend this conference, keep next year's conference on your calendar; registration should take place in August. I will post 2009 registration information here as soon as it is available.
The conference website: Muse Online Writers Conference.
You can find the information I posted for my workshop here: Creating An Impressive Writing Website and here: Websites For Writers.
Muse Online Conference
Workshops
Workshop List
For details about each workshop go to:
2008 Muse Online Conference Workshops.
- Adding Suspense
- Before Copy Editing
- Building Your Author Platform
- Burn Those Bunny Slippers and Become The Successful Writer You Always Wanted To Be
- Creating An Impressive Writing Website
- Creating Memorable Characters
- Creative Block Buster for Poetry
- E-Publishing and the YA Market
- Exhibiting at Trade Shows and Book Fairs
- Faith in Fiction
- Fine Tuning the Senses
- Frugal Writer's Guide to Web Sites
- "Green" Your Writing for Profit and Posterity
- Helpful Editing/Grammar Tips
- How to Create (and Use) a Magic System
- How to Critique Like a Pro
- How to Make Sure Your Children's Book "Hooks" An Editor
- How To Sell to Yourself
- It's All About You! Writing Personal Stories
- Making Money Between Books -- Either Between Book Sales or Waiting For That First Book Sale
- Managing Your Book Writing Business
- Media Room Basics
- On Becoming a Professional Amateur
- On Becoming a Successful Fantasy Author
- Organize Your Writing Life
- Plotting Your Novel
- Platform? Brand? Marketing? What Are You Talking About?
- Podcasts, Websites, and Virals, Oh My!
- Query Letters -- Editing Them Perfectly For a Great First Impression
- The Art and Science of Self-Publishing
- The Value of a Writing Forum
- Using Descriptions Effectively
- What Aspiring Writers Need To Know
- What Writers Need To Know About Publishing
- World Building
- Write That Cozy!
- Writing First Chapters that Hook
- Writing For the Trades: How To Make Money Writing Non-Fiction
- Writing Middles and Endings For Children and Teens
- Writing Sex -- "Hands On"
- Writing the Short Screenplay: From Concept to "Fade Out"
- Writing the Short Story
Muse Online Conference
Workshop Presenters
Lea Schizas
...conference founder and organizer.
Her workshop for 2008 was Writing The Short Story.
Lea is author of the YA fantasy novel, The Rock of Realm, and co-author/editor of The Muse on Writing.
Her writing website: Lea Schizas.
Karina L. Fabian
Karina L. Fabian is President of the Catholic Writers' Guild, owner of Catholic Writers Online. She teaches writing and book marketing seminars on-line.Her workshops in 2008 were Virtual Book Tour, Faith in Fiction, World Building, and Media Room Basics.
Karina's writing website is Fabian Space.
At Virtual Book Tour Karina advertises books for those who extend that favor to others.
Margot Finke
Margot Finke is a native of Australia who moved to Oregon 25 years ago. Her most recent picture book, Rattlesnake Jam, is for boys and reluctant readers.Her workshop in 2008 was called How to Make Sure Your Children's Book "Hooks" An Editor.
Margot writes a monthly column for writers which can be found on the Purple Crayon website and in the SCBWI NewsWorthy magazine: Musings.
Margot has an online critique service. Rattlesnake Jam and her other picture books can be found through her website: Margot Finke.
Linda J. Hutchinson
Linda J. Hutchinson is a multi-published freelance writer, photojournalist, and copywriter with a background in banking and finance, sales and marketing, real estate and insurance, construction and heavy equipment.Her workshop in 2008 was Writing for the Trades (How to Make Money Writing Non-fiction).
Linda is a partner and moderator at The Writer's Chatroom and has a website: Linda J. Hutchinson.
Complete 2008 Presenters List
A bio for each presenter can be found at the official website.
- Carol J. Amato
- Christine Amsden
- Kim Baccellia
- Magdalena Ball
- Christina Barber
- Jane Bernard
- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
- Raven Bower
- Kassie Burns
- Barri Bumgarner
- Lynda S. Burch
- Andrea Campbell
- Denise Cassino
- Carol Celeste
- Valerie Connelly
- Lillian Cauldwell
- Lynn Crain
- Dyanne Davis
- Joseph De Marco
- Deron Douglas
- Jamie Engle
- Eternal Press Authors & Publishers
- Karina Fabian
- Margot Finke
- Margaret Fisk
- Liz Fortini
- Tina Marie Frawley
- Lisa Gentile
- V.S. Grenier
- Sheri Gormley
- Pat Harrington
- Wynette A. Hoffman
- Shel Horowitz
- Linda J. Hutchinson
- J. Richard Jacobs
- Chandra Ghosh Jain
- Carolyn Howard-Johnson
- Kristin Johnson
- Linda Barnett-Johnson
- Pauline Baird Jones
- Vickie Kennedy
- Timothy H. Kennedy
- Nikki Leigh
- Lisa Logan
- Loree Lough
- Cheryl Malandrinos
- Linda Jo Martin
- Sylvia McClain
- Beverly Stowe McClure
- T.C. McMullen
- Marilyn Meredith
- Erika Miner
- Biff Mitchell
- Rhonda Parrish
- Bev Walton-Porter
- Lida E. Quillen
- Bob Rich
- Dindy Robinson
- Susanne Rose
- Laurie Sanders
- Penny Sansevieri
- Lea Schizas
- Forrest Schultz
- Audrey Shaffer
- Jerry D. Simmons
- Rosalie Skinner
- Kim Smith
- Susan K. Stewart
- Alan Toback
- Marie Delgado Travis
- Betty Jo Tucker
- Marshall Turner
- Patrika Vaughn
- Jan Verhoeff
- Dave Webb
- Florence Weinberg
- Janet Wellington
- Terry Whalin
- Jamieson Wolf
Official Website
- The Muse Online Writers Conference
- The Muse Online Writers Conference
The ONLY online conference of its kind!
What Are Bloggers Saying About The Conference?
- Moline writer releases fourth assassin book - Quad Cities Online
- If you don"t have the time or money to attend a writers" conference in the flesh, you can do it free on your computer at The Muse Online Writers Conference, which will be Oct. 12-18. The deadline for registration is Aug. ...
- VBT – Writers on the Move book tours have fast become an enticing ...
- www.lsswritingschool.com offered a course on virtual tours during the 2008 Muse Online Writers Conference. Her successful workshop empowered Karen Cioffi (http://karenandrobyn.blogspot.com) and she immediately placed a call for members ...
- Ink In My Sweet Tea: The Journal of a Southern Writer: 2009 Muse ...
- Sign up while there's still time: The 2009 Muse Online Writers Conference. Use the link, and not the pic, okay? Thanks go out to Lea Schizas for all the hard work she puts into this conference every year. Lea, you are awesome! ...
P.S. - One final note...
Thanks for coming by and reading... and for your interest in the Muse Online Writers Conference. I look forward to seeing you there in October 2009.-- Linda Jo Martin, lens creator
My Workshop at the Conference
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Creating An Impressive Writing Website
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This page gives a broad overview of information you'll need to make a professional-looking writing website. I originally created this lens as preliminary information for writers participating in my workshop at the 2008 Muse Online Writers Conference...
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Websites For Writers
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This lens is a collection of links to websites owned by writers. They are organized according to the style of web design used and site elements included. This lens is a teaching tool intended for use by participants in my workshop for writers, Creat...
Your comments are welcome...
Ener-G wrote...
So sorry I missed registering this year, but so happy I just found out about this. Will definitely be involved next year. Thanks, for another stellar lens.
Posted October 05, 2008
marymc wrote...
I just found a comment you made about lens making at Gather and hopped on over to see what you do. I'm thrilled that I did. I'm registering for the conference.
I hope we can be in touch--I'm new to lens making.
Posted August 26, 2008
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