A fantastic opportunity to learn and improve your writing skills from award winning novelist, Amy Rivers.
Workshops are free; registration is required.
Track A: Publishing Short - Finding or creating spots to share your work
Wednesday, October 11 from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Southwest Room at the library
Track A Workshop: Publishing Short - Finding or Creating Spots to Share Your Work
- Pitching your story idea
- Writing your story first: finding places to submit
- Writing (or reworking) to theme
- Publishing your own anthology or chapbook
- Using online services to deliver content (i.e. Kindle Vella, Patreon, Medium, etc.)
Critique & Feedback session (optional)
Saturday, October 14 from noon to 2 pm in the Southwest Room at the library.
Register for the Track A workshop (Complete form online.) Registration closes on Tuesday, October 10.
Track B: Publishing Long - Paths to publication with a focus on self-publishing
Thursday, October 12 from 2 to 4 pm in the Southwest Room at the library.
Track B Workshop: Publishing Long: Paths to Publication with a Focus on Self-Publishing
- Paths to Publication: Traditional, Self, & Hybrid
- Traditional Publishing Basics: Querying, Pitching, Agented vs. Un-agented Submissions, and Trends
- What your publisher does vs. what you do
- Self-Publishing Basics: Cover Design, Layout, Publisher, Promotion, and Trends Including Distribution methods
- What you will be responsible for and who can help
- Hybrid Publishing: The New Hotness
- Why publishers are offering hybrid publishing
- Why authors are choosing hybrid publishing
Critique & Feedback session (optional)
Saturday, October 14 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm in the Southwest Room at the library.
Register for the Track B workshop (Complete form online.) Registration closes on Wednesday, October 11
About Amy Rivers
Amy is from Otero County and now lives in Colorado. Amy has published numerous novels and essays. Most recently she has published two titles in the thriller series "Legacy of Silence." "Complicit" and "Stumble and Fall" are the start of the exciting series and are both set in Alamogordo. The third novel in the series, "Ripple Effect", will be released on October 24, 2023. Amy was recognized as the Indie Author of the Year in 2021. She was also the 2020 Colorado Author Project winner and the 2022 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers author of the year. The October workshop sessions are the final of three planned writing events in 2023.