Is She Sybil or Does She Just Have Different Voices?
Dates: October 17-29, 2005
Instructor: Roxanne St. Claire
Course description:
IS SHE SYBIL OR DOES SHE JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT VOICES?
How to gracefully and effectively "genre-hop"
for fun and profit...
Some writers do seem to just slide seemlessly between subgenres,
while others can't imagine how or why they could take on multiple
(publishing) partners. Whether it's forced by changes
your career,or a conscious choice made by an author who wants
to stretch her wings...hopping between sub-genres is fraught
with danger and possibilities. Over a period of two
weeks bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire will tackle the
complexities of how to adjust your voice, pacing, story development,
writing schedule and marketing to meet the challenge of writing
in multiple sub-genres. The first week of the lecture
series will focus on craft, including how and when to alter
your natural voice to fit a sub-genre, as well as changing
pacing, plot development, and character development.
The second week will address the issues of juggling schedules
and deadlines, coordinating marketing efforts across sub-genres
and some tips on how to maintain sanity and a life while writing
several books a year, in multiple sub-genres.
About the Instructor:
Roxanne St. Claire is a bestselling author of romantic suspense
for Pocket Books, chick lit for Downtown Press, and contemporary
romance for Silhouette Books. Prior to launching a full-time
career as a novelist, she spent nearly two decades in public
relations and marketing. A serial genre-hopper since
her first book was published in 2003, she has sold twelve
novels in three sub-genres under two slightly different names.
(Roxanne and Rocki St. Claire)
In 2005, her releases include: KILLER CURVES (Feb./Romantic
Suspense); WHEN THE EARTH MOVES (April/short contemporary);
HIT REPLY (Reissue/May/chick lit); THE HIGHEST BIDDER (Oct./short
contemporary); and KILL ME TWICE (Nov./Romantic Suspense).
She is a member of multiple RWA chapters and is a frequent
presenter on craft, the writer's life and getting published.
More information, excerpts, and book reviews are available
at www.roxannestclaire.com.
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