In Workshop #1 “Get Ready, Set, and Launch!” Your completed manuscript has been edited and polished to a sheen, and even now awaits printing. Soon your new book “baby” will make its debut into the world and you want readers to be as excited as you are about this moment. But how to make that happen? Join award-winning author Kate Breslin for her presentation on how to create a successful book launch from start to finish. Kate shares her experience and offer strategies to generate reader excitement before your launch as well as how to build and maintain a highly energized launch team that will support and encourage you every step of the way! Hand-outs will be available in class. Recommended for all level of writers.
WORKSHOP #2
“Writing Romance in Christian Fiction” Are you considering the romance genre for your next manuscript? Whether you write contemporary, historical, speculative, or even young adult fiction, you can craft a romance-themed novel after learning and honing the basic skills. In this workshop, award-winning author Kate Breslin shares her “toolkit” for creating sweet romance between a hero and heroine, using conflict, point of view, dialog, and motivation—elements that reveal the ways in which God brings two hearts together as one. Hand-outs will be available in class. Recommended for all level writers.
Former bookseller-turned-author Kate Breslin enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and family. A writer of travel articles and award-winning poetry, Kate’s first novel, For Such A Time, was shortlisted for both the Christy and RITA awards, and won American Christian Fiction Writers 2015 Carol Award for Debut Novel. Kate's fourth novel, Far Side of the Sea, was released in March of 2019. When she's not writing inspirational fiction, Kate enjoys reading or taking long walks in Washington's beautiful woodlands. She also likes to travel, both within the U.S. and abroad, having toured Athens, Rome, Barcelona, and much of Western Europe. New destinations make for fresh story ideas. Please visit her at www.katebreslin.com.
WORKSHOP #2
“Writing Romance in Christian Fiction” Are you considering the romance genre for your next manuscript? Whether you write contemporary, historical, speculative, or even young adult fiction, you can craft a romance-themed novel after learning and honing the basic skills. In this workshop, award-winning author Kate Breslin shares her “toolkit” for creating sweet romance between a hero and heroine, using conflict, point of view, dialog, and motivation—elements that reveal the ways in which God brings two hearts together as one. Hand-outs will be available in class. Recommended for all level writers.
Former bookseller-turned-author Kate Breslin enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and family. A writer of travel articles and award-winning poetry, Kate’s first novel, For Such A Time, was shortlisted for both the Christy and RITA awards, and won American Christian Fiction Writers 2015 Carol Award for Debut Novel. Kate's fourth novel, Far Side of the Sea, was released in March of 2019. When she's not writing inspirational fiction, Kate enjoys reading or taking long walks in Washington's beautiful woodlands. She also likes to travel, both within the U.S. and abroad, having toured Athens, Rome, Barcelona, and much of Western Europe. New destinations make for fresh story ideas. Please visit her at www.katebreslin.com.