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Nina Munteanu, Prospect Point

As a result of continued pressure by new students, Nina has opened a second Master Writing Class.

It runs every Wednesday at 5 pm EST. Join this Exclusive Club of writing enthusiasts for $49/month.

Sign up for Nina’s ongoing Master Writing Class on the Master Class Page.

For $49/month, this is what you get:

  • four weekly one-hour interactive teleseminars accompanied by live webinar (computer streaming: NEW!) Nina lectures on popular writing and publishing topics, based on your submitted works, common issues, and questions from previous sessions. Topics covered and discussed are directly applicable to your personal writing challenges and interests.
  • teleseminar sessions include a twenty minute telephone lecture, followed by interactive computer streaming discussion of specific topics and works directly applicable to your ongoing work. Nina “shows” and “tells”.
  • facilitated discussions on the 10 most common issues faced by novice and professional writers: getting started; dealing with time management & writer’s block; getting those ideas down and making a story out of them; focusing and maintaining the staying power to finish; incorporating all the elements of good storytelling like plot, character, theme and setting into a seamless, page-turning story; making your writing compelling, clear and exciting; doing research and editing; marketing, synopses & outlines, query letters; handling rejection and fear of rejection; and overcoming fear (of failure, of success, of everything).

Eligibility Criteria & Requirements:

The Master Class is tailored for writers serious about getting published and with works in progress (e.g., first draft finished, mostly completed, firm premise and storyboard with portion written). If you do not fit these criteria, you may find that one of Nina’s other online courses or her manuscript evaluation and personal coaching is more suited to your needs.

To be eligible for the Master Class, you must submit an example of your work and agree that you are willing to persist with efforts toward publication, including the willingness to be critiqued, pursue ongoing revisions, and discussions.

The course requires that you have a computer with internet, a secure phone line, have submitted some of your work, have subscribed below, and have acquired the codes to access both conference call and live computer streaming. 

Unless you have been specifically INVITED, contact Nina BEFORE you subscribe:

BEFORE you sign up, contact Nina for eligability and availability at nina.sfgirl@gmail.com [subject: Master Class]. In order to address each of you personally, Nina limits her class sizes. Our first class is still running at maximum. This is why Nina has opened up a new class.

The Master Class that is currently open, runs every Wednesday at 5 pm EST. There are limited spaces for Master Classes so availability will be on a first come basis. Once you successfully register and subscribe for a place in this exclusive club, you will get an email with information on how to get in on the next call. See you there!

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FictionWriterCoverWeb2 190x300 The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! ReviewedThe writing webzine “The Scriptorium” gave Nina’s writing guidebook The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! a stellar review. Here it is: 

Almost every aspiring (and successful!) writer has a few volumes of writing advice that he or she feels are indispensable–books we return to, re-read, and use as guideposts on our writing journey. Munteanu’s wonderful book might find that kind of home on your own bookshelf.

Beginning writers especially will find The Fiction Writer a resource for every step on the road to writing–from defining genre to writing a great beginning; from outlining and plotting to preparing the perfect submission package. It really is an A-to-Z of fiction writing, starting with the chapter “Alien Architecture: Building from Scenes to Worlds” and hitting every letter of the alphabet right through to “The Zen of Passionate Writing.” Munteanu includes examples and lessons from her own writing career, which serve to emphasize the practical value of her advice.

Although the book covers a lot of ground, there’s no “scattershot” feel to the advice. It’s practical and grounded, and liberally seasoned with constructive exercises and helpful lists and tables, such as “The Hero’s Journey Map” (complete with an explanation of three-act structure), “Ten Ways To Revise Your Story,” common sentence structure and grammar errors.

Despite the fact that readers may know Nina Munteanu as a speculative fiction writer (Darwin’s Paradox, Angel of Chaos), the vast majority of the advice and information in The Fiction Writer applies equally to writers in any fiction genres. Good writing is good writing, and Munteanu has worked hard to provide a guidebook that shows exactly how to achieve that result. Highly recommended!

reviewed by Sherry

Sherry Ramsey is the editor & publisher of The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers, a great resource for writers. Ramsey has also published a writing guide, The New Writer’s Guide to Just About Everything.

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Nina Munteanu, Prospect Point

Nina will be in Nova Scotia March 2011, teaching several writing workshops in Halifax and the South Shore. 

Nina will also make an appearance in several Halifax schools and will be doing readings at libraries. She will also be signing her latest book Angel of Chaos at several Halifax bookstores, locations to be announced shortly.

Check here for updates on Nina’s appearances and for specific times.

 

 

APPEARANCES, SIGNINGS & READINGS:

  • Talk at Sacred Heart School, Halifax on March 18th at 3:30 pm
  • Reading at The Biscuit Eater, Mahone Bay on March 24th at 7:oo pm
  • Reading at Keshen Goodman Public Library, Halifax March 29 at 7:00 pm

 

COURSES INCLUDE:

  • How to Write and Publish Science Fiction” on March 13, 10 am to 4 pm (at the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia)
  • The Writer’s Toolkit” on March 19, 1-4 pm (at the Tantallon Public Library) and on March 28 at the Biscuit Eater, Mahone Bay, 1-4 pm
  • Writing the Memoir: from Idea to Research to Storytelling“ March 26, 2-4 pm (at the Bridgewater Library)
  • 10 Commandments of Fiction Writing“ March 5 and March 12, 2-4 pm (at the Bridgewater Library)

 

COURSES:

 

How to Write and Publish Science Fiction. Cost $55/WFNS members; $75/non-members. Sunday, March 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. At WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax. Includes work sheets and reference materials. Students are expected to bring an example of their current work.

What is Science Fiction? What isn’t it? What’s involved in writing SF and how do you get it published? Internationally published SF author, blogger and scientist Nina Munteanu answers these questions and more in an interactive & hands-on workshop designed to help you define your project, get started and successfully see it to publication. Learn some essential tools of this genre such as world-building, research, plot approaches and how to generate and follow through with premise, idea and theme toward a publishable original work. Students are expected to bring in and discuss their own works.  Workshop includes lectures, use of examples, discussions, exercises, readings and some writing. Recommended resource: The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! (Starfire World Syndicate) by Nina Munteanu, available at Amazon.

 

The Writer’s Toolkit. Free. Saturday, March 19, 1-4 pm. At the Upper Tantallon Library, Upper Tantallon. Includes work sheets and reference materials. Students are encouraged to bring an example of their current work. Also at the Biscuit Eater, Mahone Bay Monday, March 28th, 1-4 pm (cost of $50/person covers text book and coffee & dessert)

Every writer requires some necessary items in his/her toolkit to get published. This workshop introduces and discusses the most common challenges faced by writers serious about getting published. Areas covered include:

  • getting started
  • dealing with time management & writer’s block
  • getting those ideas down and making a story out of them
  • focusing and maintaining the staying power to finish
  • incorporating all the elements of good storytelling like plot, character, theme and setting into a seamless story
  • making your writing compelling, clear and exciting
  • doing research and editing
  • marketing, synopses & outlines, query letters
  • overcoming fear (of failure, of success, of everything)

Recommended resource: The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! (Starfire World Syndicate) by Nina Munteanu, available at Amazon.

 

Writing the Memoir: from Idea to Research to Storytelling. Cost $40/student. Saturday March 26, 2-4 pm. At the Bridgewater Library, King Street, Bridgewater. Course includes work sheets and reference materials. Students are expected to bring an example of their current work.

Have you been writing your memoir for years, waiting to finish it and hoping to publish? You may be looking for direction on how and where to start and proceed and where to finish. Memoirs, like all good creative non-fiction, tell a story. Internationally published novelist and writing coach Nina Munteanu shares details of how you can outline, storyboard and complete your memoir and make it marketable to your target audience. 

The two-hour Lecture & Workshop, will cover the following:
·         Writing for your intended audience
·         Formulating the core idea into theme
·         Why and how to outline
·         Why, how, where and when to do research
·         Courage and privacy issues: what and how to reveal
·         General discussion of how to incorporate plot with theme in storytelling.
·         How to create a good story from truth
·         Mechanics of good storytelling (show don’t tell, language, POV, setting, etc.)
 

 

Ten Commandments of Fiction Writing. Cost $40/student. Saturday March 5, 2-4 pm and March 12, 2-4 pm. At the Bridgewater Library, King Street, Bridgewater. Course includes work sheets and reference materials. Students are encouraged to bring an example of their current work.

Although the act of creating fiction often involves the fluid chaos of the “muse”, published authors agree that some rules are required to successfully publish.  Seeing your fiction published involves more than mastering craft and technique; it involves adopting a winning attitude from passion to perspective.  Internationally published novelist and writing coach Nina Munteanu shares and discusses 10 imperatives that will guarantee your publishing success.  Come prepared to contribute. Recommended resource: The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! (Starfire World Syndicate) by Nina Munteanu, available at Amazon.

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The Hero’s Journey: Plotting Your Way to Publishing Success – November 6, 2010, 2-4 pm at the Bridgewater Library, Bridgewater, NS

Are you stuck in your writing project? Can’t focus? Not sure about the characters or where the story is going? These all relate to plot. All stories consist of common structural elements found universally in myth, fairy tale, dreams and movies. Scholar and mythologist Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, took the concept of the Hero’s Journey from the depth psychology of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and assigned 12 steps to the Hero’s Journey within the three-act play. Internationally published novelist and essayist Nina Munteanu shares details of this highly successful plot approach that will improve and jumpstart your writing and guarantee its improved marketability. 

Cost: $55/student; price includes text book, “The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now!” (worth $27), and work sheets. Students are expected to bring an example of their current work.

Register for the Hero’s Journey Course through Nova Scotia South Shore Libraries. CLOSED–sold out. Check our online The Hero’s Journey course in Winter/Spring 2011.

 
How to Use Blogs and Social Networking to Promote Yourself — November 13, 2010, 2-4 pm at the Bridgewater Library, Bridgewater, NS

Most promotion by authors is currently done online. The many opportunities boggle the mind, however, particularly for those of us who aren’t terribly proficient with internet social media.  Both published and soon-to-be published authors are using Blogs, Facebook, YouTube, Websites with podcasts and other social networks to great success. Learn how to command this incredibly inexpensive and highly potent and efficient medium to promote you and your work.
 
Internationally published author and essayist Nina Munteanu is an active blogger and proficient social networker of many years. She publishes several blogs and participates in many social networks on the internet. Nina will share her knowledge and experience in this interactive discussion and multi-media lecture. Nina will go over steps on how to build a blog, and cover topics like how to get traffic to your site, Search Engine Optimizatin (SEO), what makes a good blog, how to write copy, the pros and cons of social networking, and other topics related to internet promotion and marketing. Bring your imagination.

Cost: $40/student; price includes worksheets, example blog articles.

Register for the Blogging/Social Networking Course through Nova Scotia South Shore Libraries. CLOSED — sold out.

Monthly continuing: Nina’s Master Writing Class (limited seats, by invitation only)

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The letter from the Editor in the August 10, 2010 Writer’s Digest Newsletter said:

We often get people asking if we offer free webinars. Well, this week those folks (and you) are in luck: Sign up for “Get Published with Nina, The Writing Coach,” a free on-demand webinar where host Nina Munteanu answers some of the most frequently asked questions that writers need to know. And the best part of on-demand is that you can watch it whenever you want, where ever you want, which means two things: Computer required, pants optional.

Take care of yourself and your writing,
Brian A. Klems
Newsletter Editor
Writer’s Digest

Looks like people are enjoying the Webinar. Here’s a comment Writer’s Digest shared with us from a Webinar student:

“Words can not express the joy I received by watching the video with the two authors [Vernon Oikle and me] on The Writing Coach, Can Help You Get Published. Thanks so much.”

The webinar is still online at Writer’s Digest. If you hurry you can still register for it and view this entertaining and educational conversation about things writers need to know to get published. For FREE!

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