Webinars

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Learn why self-publishing is an increasingly popular option and decide if it’s the right route for your book in Self-Publishing: Is It Right for Me and My Book? Presenter Cynthia F Davidson won an IPPY (independent publishing) award for her 2019 memoir.

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Our June webinar featured a Q&A panel with Sarton/Gilda Award-Winning Authors, moderated by Len Leatherwood. In this informative session, the award-winning authors discussed their processes, motivation, and lessons learned.

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The Joys of Writing Flash Fiction and Flash Memoir

Explore the fundamentals of flash fiction and flash memoir (1200 words max), and learn how flash writing benefits your longer writing as well. Presented by Story Circle Network president Len Leatherwood.

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The Power of Poetry

Join yogi and poet Bird Mejia for a fun, empowering workshop on how to use poetry for healing, self-connection, and a legacy of wisdom.

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What Is Hybrid Publishing, and Is It Right for Me and My Book?

Multi-award-winning author Barbara Linn Probst explains hybrid publishing and how to decide if it’s a good match for your goals, resources, timetable, and temperament.

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Feminism In Books

Award-winning authors Corie Adjmi and Veena Rao discuss what it means to be a feminist writer, and the unique paths they chose for their characters to challenge the status quo. Includes the recorded interactive session.

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Queries: How to Stand Out for All the Right Reasons

Whether you’re sending your manuscript to a small press or an agent, your reader’s first impression will be your query. How do you convince an agent who has a huge stack of queries that your manuscript is worthy of her attention? Join Lynn Goodwin, owner of Writer Advice, for answers.

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Organic Scene Writing

Learn to trust your character, let go, and write! Award-winning author Debra Thomas provides context to adapt to your own characters.

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Copyright Guidelines for Authors

Learn the basic copyright regulations that apply to authors, including fair use, public domain, copyright vs trademark, and common myths. Presented by Teresa Lynn of Tranquility Press.

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Sharing Your Story With the World

Publishing expert Jane Friedman discusses the various paths to publication available today, and the pros and cons of each.

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Mapping Character Journeys

Secrets to creating memorable characters and plots that lead to the character’s self-discovery. Focuses on effective pre-writing strategies, developing character arcs and how those overlap with plot, setting a theme, and tapping into real life to write fiction. With award-winning authors Linda Ulleseit, Marian Wernicke, Mary Helen Sherrif, and Sally Cole-Misch.

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Finding Sanctuary

A conversation with four writers about the unique paths and genres they chose to portray the universal theme of sanctuary. Includes a guided writing exercise.

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7 Easy Steps to Boost Your Social Media Marketing

Practical social media marketing tips that you can immediately and easily apply to your social media accounts.

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Member and Sarton Winner Debra Thomas was interviewed by Rachael Beaty. Listen to the Advocate through Fiction, a Talk with a Debut Author podcast here.

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Two Paths, Fiction and Memoir: Traveling the One That’s Right for You

A candid exploration of the two genres with award-winning authors Barbara Linn Probst and Julie Ryan McGue, including guidelines for navigating a series of decisions about the best way to tell your story.

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Looking and Sounding Your Best on Zoom

Learn tricks and techniques to make your Zoom “studio” look polished and to make you sound professional in Zoom meetings, conferences, and webinars. Presented by award-winning author, speaker, and teacher Susan J. Tweit.

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Coming of Age Stories–How They Work for Women Readers and Women Writers

With panelists Shelley Blanton-Stroud (author of Copy Boy), Sarah Relyea (author of Playground Zero), and Elise Schiller (author of Watermark)

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Flash Bios: How to Present Your Own Story in 250 Words or Less

In January 2021 Susan J Tweit led 

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Our first webinar in December 2020 featured authors Barbara Linn Probst, Debra Thomas, and Cindy Rasicot sharing their journeys, craft, and books with the Story Circle community. This was an intimate and interactive, practical, behind-the-scenes look at how three women, writing in different genres and styles, took their “lived experience” and transformed it into award-winning books.