WordSmitten.com Kicks Off a Writing Workshop: Writing Your Life

Sign up for WordSmitten's Writing Workshop. Along with five editors and authors from New York, Florida, and Arizona, former Simon & Schuster book editor, Marcela Landres, who publishes Latinidad, will present a master class in writing a book proposal and will be conducting 15-minute manuscript review sessions. There is a $25.00 fee for each review session. Deadline for event participants to submit manuscripts is May 10.

St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) April 16, 2007 -- Got a story to tell? Blood, sweat, tears and even a toddy might get you started, but to finish your manuscript, and get it published, you'll need something more: some expert advice.

Professional advice and great tips. That's what will be offered at an upcoming WordSmitten Writing Workshop on Florida's west coast.

Open to all and aimed particularly at Baby Boomers who want to write a memoir, the workshop--Writing Your Life--brings together a professional staff of editors and writers who will teach you how to research your story, how to tell it well and where to send it when it's finished.

Former Simon & Schuster book editor, Marcela Landres, who publishes Latinidad, will present a master class in writing a book proposal and will be conducting 15-minute manuscript review sessions. There is a $25.00 fee for each review session. Deadline for event participants to submit manuscripts is May 10.

The one-day workshop, Writing Your Life, is Saturday, June 9, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at the Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater, Florida. For early registration, and to submit a manuscript for a review session, sign up by May 1, 2007 and submit your manuscript by May 10. Register at www.wordsmitten.com/writingworkshop.htm for this event and don't forget to bring your favorite children's book as your donation to Goodwill's BookWorks program for children.

Get writing tips from former book editor of the St. Petersburg Times, Margo Hammond, and from science writer Tom Valeo, creator of the Existential Memoir workshop. Sarasota Magazine's senior editor, Bob Plunket, provides a session on writing for magazines, "What Magazine Editors Really Want - It's Not What You Think".

Write that elusive query letter for your manuscript with Kate Sullivan, executive editor of the digital media company, www.wordsmitten.com. Discover five tips to help find an agent who best fits your style and category of writing.

Workshop Registration Fee is $95.00 per person for early registration. Register between May 1 and June 8 to receive the early registration discount. At-the-door registration on June 9 is $125.00. Seating at this club is limited to fewer than 70 participants. Advance reservations are recommended. For more information, visit www.wordsmitten.com/writingworkshop.htm or call (727) 409-0550.

WordSmitten Media, Inc. (WSM), established in 1999 and online since 2001, provides a social community for individuals interested in the publishing industry. WSM provides an informational and educational format for writers, authors, editors, and publishing professionals. Visit www.WordSmitten.com for reports on the people, the books, and the business of publishing.

Links:
Feather Sound Country Club www.feathersoundcc.com
Goodwill's BookWorks Program www.goodwill-suncoast.org
Marcela Landres www.marcelalandres.com
Margo Hammond www.thebookbabes.com
Robert Plunket www.sarasotamagazine.com
Tom Valeo www.existentialmemoir.com
WordSmitten Media www.wordsmitten.com

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