Worthwhile Tutorials on the Web

Here are some worthwhile tutorials on the web that might interest you:

1) Writers Digest offers a great variety of podcast tutorials that you can subscribe to listen to. This is how they describe these tutorials:

Writer’s Digest Tutorials was launched in 2010 to provide online writing tutorials from experts in the industry on everything you need to know to help improve your craft and get published. The tutorials are streamed to Writer’s Digest Tutorial members so that they can be viewed 24/7 from any computer with a high-speed internet connection without requiring software downloads. You can choose to purchase a membership to all of our tutorials for either a 1-month, 6-month, or 12-month period.

Some of the topics they offer are:

3 Essentials Paths to Self-Publishing

How Do I get my Book Published?

How to Land a Literary Agent

Query Letter Basics for Books

What Are My Rights?

For more information on these tutorials, visit:

http://tutorials.writersdigest.com/c-2-tutorials.aspx#

2) Donna Hatch, an author whose work I've read and enjoyed is teaching a FREE online workshop on the subject 7 Secrets to Building Tension.

Tension creates page-turning novels. She will share tips and tricks to create a fast paced, tension-filled novel. She'll reveal how you can use characters, time lines, sentence structure, and chapter hooks to keep your readers up at night! The workshop is offered on these dates:
August 18, 2011 at 01:30PM Eastern Time
August 30, 2011 at 07:30PM Eastern Time
For more information visit:
https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/live_events/7-secrets-to-building-tension

3) And if you live in Montreal the Canadian Authors Association if offering the workshop:

HOW TO GET YOUR WORK PUBLISHED
with Author Ken Kalman
Learn all the ways to be published, including self publishing. Learn how to get publishers to read your manuscript, including the use of query letters.
Non Members $15. Members $10
Thomas More Institute 3405 Atwater Aug 16 6:15 pm sharp
For info or registration : Ken at kenkal60@yahoo.ca
You must register in advance.