Classes
Our Just Write division offers courses, workshops, tele-seminars and webinars to help both first-time writers and veteran authors polish their skills and develop a cutting edge in today’s competitive and ever-changing publishing climate. JUST WRITE!
Come to Whidbey Island, The Closest Distance to Far Away
JOIN us at Just Write at the Pier in Coupeville, WA
Local Grown Coffee 3-5pm – free drop in writer’s group. Here is our summer guest speaker schedule:
July 21st – Amberly Finarelli – Senior Literary Agent with Andrea Hurst Lit Management – Topic TBA
July 28th- Janna Cawrse Esarey- author, “The Motion of the Ocean”-Topic Writing and Selling a memoir. She sold hers on the book proposal. She has a fantastic website and also teaches classes on pitch craft.
August 18th- Tom Masters- Blogging for Authors and Blog to Book and Beyond
August 25th – Gordon Warnock – Senior Literary Agent with Andrea Hurst – How to interest a Literary Agent
September 8th- Corbin Lewars- author “Creating a Life”, blogger, teacher, coach. Topic tentatively: persistence and the long road to publishing. It took her 5 years to see her book published.
Just Write On The Island!
Saturday, FEBRUARY 27th - All Day Writing Retreat
Join Literary Agent and published author, Andrea Hurst for an all day writing retreat in a beautiful and quiet setting. Get motivated, have uninterrupted, focused time to write, share your work, and obtain professional feedback. Walking trails and galleries nearby.
Location: Greenbank Farm – Jim Davis House
10 AM to 4 PM Lunch Available at Whidbey Pie Café
Cost: $50.00 – Limited Capacity – MUST pre-register at info@andreahurst.com
Optional: Private consultations available on Sunday
Winter Classes offered through WIWA – Whidbey Island Writers Association
CRAFTING FICTION that Sells in Today’s Marketplace
All Day Beginners Workshop taught by Literary Agents Andrea Hurst & Gordon Warnock
SATURDAY, January 30 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Freeland, WA
Fee: WIWA members: $90. Non-members: $100
Pre-register – Call 360-331-6714 or e-mail wiwa@whidbey.com www.writeonwhidbey.org
Fiction authors often overlook or underestimate the importance of knowing the business and commercial elements necessary to succeed in writing and selling their novels. In this workshop, taught from a publishing professional’s point of view, we will discuss how to polish and present your fiction manuscript so as to standout from the competition. Areas to be covered include: Is your book title compelling? Does your first line and first chapter hook the reader? Have you researched your plot to be sure it fits in a clear genre and appeals to the appropriate audience? Does your writing style and voice keep the reader invested in finding out what happens next? You will write back cover copy and learn how to professionally pitch your book so as to get noticed, get read, and up your chances of getting sold. A short pitch session with three agents will be included.
The instructors: *Andrea Hurst is the President of Andrea Hurst Literary Management. Her client list includes emerging new voices and NY Times best-selling authors. Andrea represents high profile adult nonfiction and well-crafted fiction. Her clients and their books have appeared on the Oprah Show, Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, National Geographic network and in the NY Times. In addition to working in the publishing field for over 20 years, Andrea is a published author, skilled development editor, keynote speaker, and educator.
Gordon Warnock-Literary Agent: With a zest for fresh, new writing and a deep love of the classics, Gordon always has his eye out for works which will not only thrive in the current market but will also withstand the test of time, bringing joy to readers for years to come. In that spirit, he seeks to establish involved, long term working relationships with talented and willing authors of many genres. Gordon@andreahurst.com
Assistant agent, Rob Daniel, will join us for the pitch session.
“Happy Thanksgiving! It’s an appropriate day to send you my personal thanks for hosting an impressive workshop. The experience offered me insights and encouragement in my work. You possess the attributes of my Dream Agent: honesty, kindness, generosity, intelligence and humor. I was impressed that you treated each writer with equal respect and offered all of us invaluable suggestions. What a great group! I look forward to the next workshop.
Thanks again”Mary Moeller, author
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CRAFTING FICTION that Sells in Today’s Marketplace – ADVANCED
8 weeks beginning Wednesday, February 3rd 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Coupeville, WA
Instructor: Andrea Hurst*
Fee: WIWA members: $90. Non-members: $100
Pre-register – Call 360-331-6714 or e-mail wiwa@whidbey.com www.writeonwhidbey.org
This class is for serious novelists who are interested in polishing their manuscripts and preparing them to pitch for publication. We will workshop manuscripts to create a polished, commercially saleable novel, with an emphasis on crafting the first 100 pages, including plot and character development. How to catch and keep an agent or editors attention through your pitching materials will also be addressed. This class will help you to get your manuscript requested, read, and sold.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION & COACHING
Andrea is available for private instruction and coaching for writers of both nonfiction and writing. She is available to speak at your group or class as well. Please email for more information at info@andreahurst.com.
“Thank you for a concise, lucid and very knowledgeable presentation! You told the writers in your audience precisely how to submit material for possible publication and, most important, how to avoid the mistakes many writers make when doing so.”
Sheri Short, Former Vice President, Pacific Northwest Writers Association
ONLINE CLASSES COMING SOON!
SPRING SCHEDULE TO FOLLOW
