 he Down Home Writing School (DHWS) offers seminars for writers working in any genre and at any level. But the DHWS delivers something different: Lauretta’s Down Home Approach.
Think about it. When you go down home, you’re surrounded by the people who will tell you the truth, help you along, and send you off with what you need. That is what Lauretta will do for you.
Lauretta riffs on writing & The Cracker Queen
Relaxing with fellow writers after one of the seminars
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Down Home Writing School Seminars
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• The Seven Questions That Will Revolutionize Your Writing
Cost: $129
Go straight to the heart of the matter as we explore the most critical lessons and solutions for your writing project. Expect to be energized and inspired by this lively, thought-provoking experience. Seminar includes a resource packet and recommended readings.
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• Don’t Wait for ‘Em to Die
Cost: $129
-A Master Class in Memoir
Writing a memoir is a powerful, life-changing act, whether you ever publish it or not. This seminar addresses the issues and challenges specific to the memoir.
In this seminar you’ll learn:
-How speaking your truth will set you free
-How to handle painful subject matter
-How to recognize the real F-word: FEAR—and put it in its place
-How to deal with the opinions and reactions of family and friends
-How to revive old memories and fill in the gaps
-What The Zone is and why you have to go there regularly
-Why authenticity matters more than anything else
-How marketing can make all the difference
-Which agents are looking for memoirs (a list of literary agents actively seeking memoirs will be provided; list includes contact information)
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More About The Seminars
Seminars are typically held on a Saturday from 1pm to 5pm and include resource packets, recommended readings, and complimentary snacks. Although held at convenient and charming locations around metro Atlanta, the seminars are comfortably outside the city limits. Special lodging discounts are available for out-of-town attendees.
The Down Home Writing School is not pretentious, hip, or sophisticated. But it will fill you up and give you the nourishment you need.
About the Instructor
Lauretta Hannon is a bestselling author and commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She has taught and encouraged writers for twenty years. As a writer she has captured more than 100 national awards.
Her memoir, The Cracker Queen--A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life, became a bestseller only three weeks after its release in April 2009. In 2010 the Georgia Center for the Book named her work one of the Top Twenty-Five Books All Georgians Should Read. Lauretta has completed three writing residencies at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. She is at work on her next book.
Other Offerings
• Manuscript Critiques
$250 fee includes a critique of the first forty pages and one-hour phone consultation
• One-on-One Coaching
Please email Lauretta for more information.
• Marketing Analysis
Marketing will make you or break you. Yes, it is that important to your writing success.
Lauretta has captured more than 200 awards for marketing and promotions and has been known for years as the most award-winning marketing expert in higher education. She will analyze your marketing efforts and present specific strategies and solutions for your project.
$500 fee includes a written analysis and forty-five-minute phone consultation
For more information email Lauretta at hannonlauretta@gmail.com
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