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 Starting & Completing That Book
Admit it—you have a book lurking in your
soul. It’s a good book that would entertain,
educate, and benefit many readers. The one
failing with this book is that you can’t seem
to get it organized and on paper. This course
is a step-by-step procedure for organizing
your thoughts into a document. You will learn
how to take your basic book concept and
divide it into several logical and manageable
segments. With discipline and a reasonable
writing schedule that you create, you can
make the writing process work for you. In
addition, you will learn how to market your
book as you continue to write it. See Ventura County Star article.
Instructor: Gene Perret worked as a television comedy writer and producer for over 30 years. He earned 3 Emmys for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, and was head-writer for Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller. He has also published 40 books. More about Gene Perret
10 Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Feb 21 – May 1, 2012
(no class March 20)
Boys and Girls Club
1980 E. Avenida de las Flores
Thousand Oaks
(next to Los Cerritos Middle School)
Cost: $145 plus optional $16 book fee payable to the instructor
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Writing Your Own LIfe
Whether you want to explore your own life or write your memoir, it all begins with thoughtfulness and this workshop takes you there. This is your time to concentrate on you. Find out who's guiding your life –your, the media, friends or old wives' tales. You'll be guided from just chronological musings to the beginnings of a creative memoir. Awaken your senses; awaken your memories and your creativity. View your life through pictures, photos, music and writing. What you know about your life is important. Bring a pen and a journal to class.
Instructor: Kateri Alexander, PhD, has credits as a newspaper, magazine and cookbook editor and associate producer for a local NPR Morning Edition. She teaches writing and
journaling workshops through her business Small Retreats. Her journaling blog is
http://smallretreats.blogspot.com/
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012
9:30am – 12:30pm
Conejo Valley Adult School, Room 5A
Cost: $40 plus $15 materials fee payable to instructor
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Self-Publish Your Book
Have you written a book that publishers won't look at because it's "unsolicited"? Then keep your creative rights and launch into the hottest trend in the publishing world: Self-Publishing. This workshop will discuss the various options of self-publishing and how to market your book after publication.
Instructor: Heather McPhaul is a writer who has self-published a novel, Raggedy Ann Heart, and a memoir, Fire in the Hole: A Year in the Life of the World's Sorriest Stuntwoman.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
9:00am – 12:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School, Room 5A
Cost: $40 plus $10 material fee payable to the instructor
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Write & Publish an eBook in a Single Weekend
Do you dream of writing a book but don't think you have time to write it? Interested in the booming market for Amazon's Kindle, Barnes and Noble's Nook, tablets like the iPad, and other eReaders? Are you looking for a way to become an expert or authority in your field?
Then this content-packed 3-hour workshop is for you! Come learn:
• The 7 simple steps that can turn an idea into a book in a single weekend
• The 9 steps needed to upload and become an eBook author in less than 60 minutes
• Using Public Domain and Private Label Rights content to create books and products
• Registering your copyright and obtaining an ISBN number for your title
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• Whether or not to hire a professional cover designer
• Why Print on Demand (POD) is changing publishing forever
• 11 steps to Marketing your book
• Much, much more!
Each workshop attendee will receive a copy of the PowerPoint presentation, a Workbook and an MP3 recording of the class.
Instructor: Linda P. Taylor, Director of Operations at Premier Projects ePublishers and Owner of Taylor Marketing & Management. Linda helps small business create cash flow using Internet, mobile & social media marketing.
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012
9am – noon
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
9am – noon
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Conejo Adult School
Room 7
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Creative Writing Workshop
Learn to use a variety of techniques to find your voice. The class offers exercises in creative expression, improvisation, visualization, and spontaneous writing. Story structure,
character and grammar are topics that will be covered also. Journal writing, class assignments, and at-home writing projects launch you on a journey of discovery. No previous experience required. Students may write essays, short stories, a novel, a play, stand-up comedy or a one person show. The most fascinating stories can often come from daily life. Bring pen and paper to class.
Instructor: Kathleen Rogan is an artist and a writer and creator of one-woman shows. She performs regularly at Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles.
10 Tuesdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Feb 21 – May 1, 2012
(no class March 20)
Conejo Valley Adult School, Room 7
Cost: $135 plus $10 material fee payable to instructor
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Introduction to Screenwriting
Do you have that high concept blockbuster movie or that quirky indie film burning a hole in your soul? Learn how to tell your story in a visceral, visual way that will leave studio readers begging for more. Bring your idea, outline or partial script and be prepared to make some progress!
Instructor: Paula Young-Libby is a writer-producer who has a B.A. in Communications from Loyola-Marymount University and was a participant in the prestigious UCLA Graduate Producer’s Program. A professional screenwriter, she was a finalist in the 1994 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Her screenplays include work-for-hire rewrites as well as original works and novel adaptations. In addition to several awards for screenwriting, she has had won awards for both poetry and short fiction. Her latest short story, “Feedback” is part of the 2008-2009 Pantechnicon Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror anthology.
10 Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:30pm
Feb 21-May 1, 2012
(No class March 20)
Conejo Valley Adult School
Learning Center
Cost: $135 plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor
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The Writer's Compass
How does a writer tell the story he or she wants to tell and capture an audience's heart? Regardless of genre or format, to tell a story effectively writers must first sort through all the ideas they've been toying with—organize them, whip them into shape, and turn them into great writing. In this workshop you will learn how to do just that. First we will go over the essential elements of good storytelling using a structure chart. That chart will then become a guide to creating a story map which will tell you what you know about your story, and more importantly what you don't know. Finally, we will explore the tools to help you find ideas and events to fill in what's missing, and develop your own storytelling compass.
Instructor: Nancy Ellen Dodd is a professional writer and the author of The Writer's Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages, published by Writer's Digest in June
2011. For more information, see Http://
thewriterscompass.com
Saturday, March 3, 2012
9:30am – 12:30pm
Conejo Valley Adult School, Room 5A
Cost: $40 plus $15 book fee payable to instructor
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This will be an inside look at how
one hour episodic dramas are constructed.
The merely curious and those who are serious
about pursuing a career goal will come away
from the course with a working knowledge of
how teleplays are formatted and structured.
According to ability and desire, students will
have the opportunity to write anything from
a tease and first act to a fully completed one
hour, four act teleplay.
Instructor: Robert Bielak has over 20 years
experience both writing and producing in the
television business. He holds an MFA in Film
Production from UCLA.
10 Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30pm
Feb 15 – April 25, 2012
(no class March 21)
Conejo Valley Adult School
Learning Center
Cost: $135
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