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SUMMARY:Revitalize Your Author Platform: Making the most out of your author website\, blog\, mailing list\, social media and more
DESCRIPTION:You’re a real wizard with words but computer stuff? Not so much. Whether you’ve got a long neglected website or never really set up a proper web presence\, author\, e-commerce expert and big honkin’ nerd Hillary DePiano is here to show you easy ways to get more out of the tools you’ve already got… even if you’re not even remotely tech savvy. From marketing essentials like building a website to tips for turning blog readers and social media followers into lifetime fans\, we’ll demystify the tech stuff and help take your writing career out of the dark ages! \n4-Week Online Workshop \nThis workshop is for CWR Members ONLY
URL:https://www.hillarydepiano.com/event/revitalize-your-author-platform-making-the-most-out-of-your-author-website-blog-mailing-list-social-media-and-more-3/
LOCATION:Contemporary Romance Writers
CATEGORIES:Writing Workshops
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SUMMARY:Hands Free Writing with Dictation and Voice-to-Text
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever noticed that your best writing ideas always seem to come when you’re nowhere near a keyboard? Stuck in traffic\, doing the dishes\, folding the laundry… if only there was a way to write hands-free! Fortunately writing with voice-to-text has never been easier or more accessible. Writing with your voice can be faster than typing and the secret to fitting more writing around your already busy schedule. From live dictation to transcribing recorded audio after the fact\, join us for this Zoom workshop where we’ll cover everything from the hardware and software you need to get started to tips for becoming a dictation pro! \nUSD Fee: $10 HHRW Members/$15 Non-Members \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://www.hillarydepiano.com/event/hands-free-writing-with-dictation-and-voice-to-text-on-may-16-2026-11-am-est-zoom-workshop/
LOCATION:Hearts Through History
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SUMMARY:MASTER CLASS: Lights\, Camera\, Novel! Script-Writing Secrets for Novelists
DESCRIPTION:(limited to 25 people)\n\nPrerequisite: Must have a story idea you are interested in developing. \nStories don’t only come from novels. We see them at the movies\, on our TV screens\, live on stage or in our favorite video games and comics. As novelists in the modern world\, our competition for readers’ attention often isn’t other books\, but all the other storytelling mediums available. But rather than lamenting the shift towards more visual and cinematic narratives\, novelists can employ those same script writing techniques that screenwriters and playwrights use to write more compelling (and selling!) stories: \n\nUnderstanding the basics of script writing and storytelling economy\nSaving the cat and other ways to structure a story\nMastering the cycle of action and reaction\nThinking like a casting director as you develop your characters\nUsing the negative space and doing more with less\nSolving plot issues by re-imagining prose to script and back\n\n$65 per class\, ($60 if paid by check) \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://www.hillarydepiano.com/event/master-class-lights-camera-novel-script-writing-secrets-for-novelists/
LOCATION:WriterUniv.com
CATEGORIES:Writing Workshops
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SUMMARY:Advanced Self-Publishing
DESCRIPTION:Advanced Self-Publishing\nAug 3- Aug 14\, 2026\nHearts Through History [Forum Workshop] \nThere’s never been a better or easier time to self-publish or be an indie author! But the market is crowded and there’s a big difference between doing it and doing it right! Author Hillary DePiano hasn’t just self-published over three dozen titles for herself and other authors\, she’s also worked for the printing and distribution companies themselves and run a retail store for two decades. She knows the process of selling a book from publication to purchase and she’s here with tips and insider secrets that you can be doing right now to increase the likelihood that your book will sell from networking with bookstores\, leveraging wholesale costs for circulation opportunities and often overlooked marketing tips. \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://www.hillarydepiano.com/event/advanced-self-publishing-aug-3-aug-14-2026-at-hearts-through-history-forum-workshop/
LOCATION:Hearts Through History
CATEGORIES:Writing Workshops
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SUMMARY:Save the Book: A Novel Approach to Writing Cinematically [Zoom Workshop]
DESCRIPTION:Save the Book: A Novel Approach to Writing Cinematically\nPresenter: Hillary DePiano\nOctober 10\, 2025\n2 pm EST\n90 minutes\n$15 (Free for RWO General Members) \nUnlock your creativity and conquer writer’s block in this Zoom workshop on using scriptwriting tricks to take your novel to the next level! \nDraw on techniques used in theatre\, graphic novels\, video games\, TV and movies to think cinematically. In this workshop from playwright Hillary DePiano\, we’ll focus on visual storytelling\, crafting compelling characters and elevating your story into something audiences can cheer for. \nWhether you’re stuck in the middle of your first draft or looking for a way to give your latest revision an extra buff\, re-imagining your novel as a script can give you that fresh perspective you need to reignite your passion for your story\, untangle narrative issues and propel your book from boring to blockbuster. \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://www.hillarydepiano.com/event/save-the-book-a-novel-approach-to-writing-cinematically/
LOCATION:Romance Writers Online
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