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Feb

Registration Open for Spring Semester Courses

Sign up for 2012 Spring Courses now!

Four Spring Semester Courses are Available: 1. Hero’s Journey; 2. Get Published, Write Now; 3. Self-Editing and Polishing Techniques; and 4. Writing the Memoir.

Some courses are offered on several dates. All courses are a 2-day course on a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) at 2-4 pm EST from March through to May.

Register for your course through the Paypal button below and please indicate for which date (if the course is offered on several dates) you are registering. Upon payment and registration, you will receive instructions on how to access the live-stream webinar.

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1. Hero’s Journey: Plotting Your Way to Publishing Success: 2-day weekend course

This course explores the concept of the Hero’s Journey and how it integrates theme, character, setting and plot into a coherent story that resonates and compels. This includes knowledge of story structure and story promise, which incorporates premise with theme as related to the Hero’s Journey. Archetypes and their roles in characters or other aspects of story are explored within the story-arc and the hero’s journey and quest; how they shape and challenge the hero’s quest and transformation are also explored. Weekend 2-day course of 2-hours each day includes handouts and Homework assignments. Students are encouraged to bring their own works for study.

Date and Time: The Hero’s Journey Course is available on April 21, 22 and May 12, 13 from 2-4 pm EST.

“It was far more than I could dream of or expect … Nina has an astonishing gift of nourishing your intellect … She listens with her soul ... Nina has taken me into a new threshold of learning. The workshop has given me a new world of confidence.” — Vanessa Rottner, Toronto

“Nina inspires me to keep trying my best … She is a very thorough instructor and very nurturing and knowledgeable about her students work.” — Jana Hanna, Texas

Cost: $100 (payable on registration below)

For more details on the course go to The Hero’s Journey Page.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2. Get Published, Write Now: 2-day weekend courseThis 2-day course of 3-hour lecture and workshop focuses on the important creative process in an author’s writing-publishing career: revision, marketing and promotion. Nina Munteanu (internationally published writer of short stories and six novels) provides essential instruction on how to write successful pitches, queries and synopses (all necessary for novelists wishing to publish), how to interpret and handle rejection letters and more. Nina shares current markets for writing of all kinds from memoirs and non-fiction to short stories and novels (genre to literary fiction) and poetry. Students are encouraged to bring examples of their works and be prepared to discuss them. Students will be expected to write and share their writing. Date and Time: this course is offered April 28, 29 from 2-4 pm EST. Register now to guarantee a spot in this limited seating course. Limited to 5 people.

“It was nice to have so much attention on my work–very inspiring and helpful.”–Angie MacKay, Halifax

“Terrific class!.. Excellent examples, notes, presentations and discussions.”–Keith McPhail, Nova Scotia

Cost: $100 (payable on registration below)

For more details on the course go to the Get Published, Write Now Page.

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3. Self-Editing and Polishing Techniques: 2-day weekend course

This 3-hour 2-day lecture and workshop course focuses on the important creative process in an author’s writing-publishing career: revision. Every finished work must first pass through the scrutiny of revision and editing before it is ready to market. Nina Munteanu (internationally published writer of short stories and five novels) provides you with the basic essentials of revision and editing, addressing the question of how much is enough and when to stop. Students are encouraged to bring examples of their works and be prepared to discuss them. Students will be expected to write and share their writing.

Date and Time: this course is offered March 31, April 1 and May26, 27 from 2-4 pm EST.

“What you’ve done for me, Nina, is you’ve just opened up a whole new world. You’ve shown me how to put soul into my books … You’ve transformed me from what I considered an oddball to somebody special and for that it’s worth a fortune.”–Hectorine Roy, Nova Scotia

”Nina was engaging and inspiring in a low-key way, no hype, practical, good humour. This was a really pleasant and helpful experience. I was able to use specifics that were discussed to immediately improve my writing.”—Susie Buck, LaHave

Cost: $100 (payable on registration below)

For more details on the course go to the Self-Editing and Polishing Techniques Page.

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4. Writing the Memoir: 2-day weekend course

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.

Date and Time: course offered March 17, 18 from 2-4 pm EST.

“Nina is not just savvy in the editorial/literary field, but extremely personable—someone you definitely wish to have on your side. She has a multitude of strengths; however, her personal trait won me over…leading me to discover and hence to appreciate her extensive knowledge. Nina, without a doubt, is able to help you achieve your passion.” — Carina Burns, California

Cost: $100 (payable on registration below)

For more details on the course go to the Writing the Memoir Page.

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Nina Munteanu

Registration for the 4-week Hero’s Journey Online / live-streaming Course is now open. The 1-hour course begins Saturday January 28th and runs for three more consecutive Saturdays to February 18th. Register now to guarantee a spot in this highly popular and limited seating course.

NOW CLOSED –Thanks for A Great Class!

“It was far more than I could dream of or expect … Nina has an astonishing gift of nourishing your intellect … She listens with her soul ... Nina has taken me into a new threshold of learning. The workshop has given me a new world of confidence.” — Vanessa Rottner, Toronto

“Nina inspires me to keep trying my best … She is a very thorough instructor and very nurturing and knowledgable about her students work.” — Jana Hanna, Texas

Date and Time: 4 Saturdays from January 28th through February 18th from 2-3 pm EST.

Cost: $100 (payable on registration below)

Course Description:
According to Christopher Vogler (author of The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers) “all stories consist of a few common structural elements found universally in myths, fairy tales, dreams, and movies. They are known collectively as The Hero’s Journey.”

The Hero’s Journey is essentially the three-act structure of the ancient Greek play, handed down to us thousands of years ago. Drawn from the depth psychology of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and the scholar and mythologist Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, it duplicates the steps of the “Rite of Passage” and is a process of self-discovery and self-integration. To be a “hero” is to be on a journey “home”. The hero’s journey is the soul’s search for home, a journey of transformation we all take, in some form.

A truly compelling story resonates with the universal truths of metaphor within the consciousness of humanity. According to Joseph Campbell this involves an open mind and a certain amount of humility; and giving oneself to the story…not unlike the hero who gives her life to something larger than herself: “Anyone writing a creative work knows that you open, you yield yourself, and the book talks to you and builds itself….you become the carrier of something that is given to you from … the Muses—or … God. This is no fancy, it is a fact. Since the inspiration comes from the unconscious, and since the unconscious minds of the people of any single small society have much in common, what the shaman or seer [or artist] brings forth is something that is waiting to be brought forth in everyone.”

For more details on the course go to the The Hero’s Journey page.

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Sep

Nina’s Writing Workshops in Nova Scotia

Nina Munteanu

I am holding several workshops in the Halifax region and South Shore this fall and winter.

Here are some of my workshops for October and November 2011:

Workshops at the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia in Halifax and the South Shore:

1. Get Published, Write Now: 1-day 6-hr course — October 9th (Sunday) 10 am to 4 pm at WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax REGISTRATION CLOSED

2. Master Class in SF Writing: 2-day 6-hr course October 22 & 23 (Saturday & Sunday) at WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax REGISTRATION CLOSED

3. How to Use Blogs and Social Networking to Promote Yourself: 1-day 3-hr course — October 29 (Saturday) 1 pm to 4 pm at Golden Key BB, 964 Main St., Mahone Bay REGISTRATION CLOSED

4. Writing to Wellness: 1-day 4-hr course — November 6th (Sunday) 1 pm to 5 pm at WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax REGISTRATION CLOSED

5. Writing To Wellness: 1-day 3-hour course — November 9th (Wednesday) 2-5 pm at The Biscuit Easter, Mahone Bay REGISTRATION CLOSED

Here are the Details:

1. Get Published, Write Now — CLOSED –Thanks for a great class!

“It was nice to have so much attention on my work–very inspiring and helpful.”–Angie MacKay

“Terrific class!.. Excellent examples, notes, presentations and discussions.”–Keith McPhail

This lecture and workshop course focuses on the important creative process in an author’s writing-publishing career: revision, marketing and promotion. Every finished work must first pass through the scrutiny of revision and editing before it is ready to market. Nina Munteanu (internationally published writer of short stories and five novels) provides you with the basic essentials of revision and editing, addressing the question of how much is enough and when to stop. She provides essential instruction on how to write successful pitches, queries and synopses (all necessary for novelists wishing to publish), how to interpret and handle rejection letters and more. Nina shares current markets for writing of all kinds from memoirs and non-fiction to short stories and novels (genre to literary fiction) and poetry. Students are encouraged to bring examples of their works and be prepared to discuss them. Students will be expected to write and share their writing.

Handouts and the booklet “What Writers Need to Know About Book Contracts” by Nina Munteanu are included.

Cost is $65.00

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2. Master Class on How to Write and Publish Science Fiction — CLOSED
Saturday and Sunday, October 22 & 23 from 10 am to 4 pm (with short lunch break) at WFNS, Halifax This 2-day class is for serious writers who have finished or are near finished their WIPs and wish to publish them. The course consists of lecture and hands-on workshop focused on polishing craft and self-editing using your own work. You will be expected to submit and share a portion of your work and will receive critical feedback.

Lectures will cover essential tools of world building, research, plot integration and character development.

Lectures and workshops will provide direction on self-editing that includes evaluating story promise, conveying premise and theme into a compelling story with fulfilling end, critical aspects of draft rewrites, self-editing, and tools to polish your WIP into a publishable original work. Key elements of marketing (such as queries, pitching, blurbs, and synopses) will be covered as well.

Handouts and the textbook “The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now!” (Starfire World Syndicate) by Nina Munteanu are included. Location: the WFNS office on 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax. Cost is $125.00. Attendance limited to 10 people. Register and pay for the Saturday and Sunday course located at WFNS office at 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax below:

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3. How to Use Blogs and Social Networking to Promote Yourself — CLOSED

Saturday October 29th from 1pm to 5 pm at the Golden Key BB, Mahone Bay

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 Optimization (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. Location: Golden Key BB, 946 Main St., Mahone Bay, NS. Cost: $60/student; price includes worksheets, example blog articles. Attendance limited to 7 people.

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4. Writing to Wellness — CLOSED … Thanks for a wonderful session!
Sunday, November 6th (Sunday) from 1 pm to 5 pm at the WFNS, Halifax $50.00

Wednesday, November 9th from 2 pm to 5 pm at The Biscuit Eater, Mahone Bay $40.00

“Beautiful energy … well organized and interesting … It touched me more deeply spiritually and emotionally than I expected. It has motivated me to create the time and space to write again…” students of the class

Did you know that by simply keeping a journal, blogging or writing long letters, memoirs or fiction you are improving your health? The immediate and long-term beneficial effects of expressive writing have been clinically proven. Some of these include improved blood pressure, immune system functioning, lung and liver function, memory, social and linguistic behavior, and psychological well-being.

Join internationally published novelist, essayist and blogger NINA MUNTEANU for a candid discussion and exploration on wellness writing. Nina shares how she became a professional writer and how it helped her through various periods in her life. She discusses various forms of expressive writing (e.g., free writing, journaling, blogging, letter-writing, memoir and fiction); and through exercises, programs and other tools she shows you how you can enjoy a life of improved well-being through writing that is suited to your lifestyle. The workshop consists of lecture, discussion and hands-on exercises. Participants should bring a notebook and pen and be prepared to share.

Handouts provided.Recommended texts: Cameron, Julia. 1992 The Artist’s Way. Penguin Putnam Inc., New York, NY. 222pp.; Munteanu, Nina. 2009. The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! Starfire World Syndicate. Louisville, KY. 266pp.; Munteanu, Nina. 2010. The Writer’s Toolkit. DVD. Starfire World Syndicate. Louisville, KY. Location: the WFNS office on 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax. Cost is $50.00 at WFNS. Register below.

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If you missed a workshop that you hope Nina will give online or in your area let us know at nina.sfgirl@gmail.com [message line: Book a Workshop] Look for more online courses starting January 2012

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Jul

Second Master Class NOW OPEN

Nina Munteanu

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.

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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Nina’s Upcoming Workshops in Nova Scotia

Nina Munteanu

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.

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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