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Dear [FIRSTNAME],
Happy autumn to you. This is my favorite time of year with the cooler weather and gorgeous colors. We are also on the eve of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I have never participated in this great challenge, but I imagine it is an exciting, adrenaline filled time for those who do take part. NCW has a great workshop this Saturday (Scenework: Writing the Robust Scene) that would get you ready for the NaNoWriMo kick-off on November 1st.
NCW has other great workshops as well that will be taking place over the next few weeks, including our first video-taped workshop. Hope to see you at one.
Happy Writing!
~Kerrie
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Upcoming Northern Colorado Writers Classes
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Blogging Basics
October 28, 6:30-8:30pm, $45/$55
Instructor: Kerrie Flanagan
Northern Colorado Director and veteran blogger Kerrie Flanagan will you guide through the first steps of building your own blog, blog etiquette and formatting your posts. This class is designed for those who have never blogged before. Bring your laptop to class. Be prepared with a name for your blog and the focus of your blog.
Scenework: Writing the Robust Scene
October 30, 9:00-12:00, $55/ $65
Instructor: Trai Cartwright
Scenework is the intensive craft workshop where we examine the form and function of all the elements that go into these crucial narrative building blocks.
Magazine Writing and Freelancing Seminar
This workshop will be video-taped and available for those who can't be there in person.
November 1, 6:00-9:00pm $55/$65
Instructors: Kerrie Flanagan & Maryjo Faith Morgan
Learn how to increase your chances of getting your articles accepted into magazines and how to make money as a freelance writer.
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The Fast Path to Publishing: Tools and techniques for authors to thrive with digital publishing
November 2, 6:00-9:00pm, $55/$65
Instructor: Brian Schwartz
Learn how others are creating & publishing their content online, to not only promote both themselves and their work more effectively, but create a nice sideline income streams as well.
Reading Like a Writer: Magazines
November 9, 6:30-8:00pm, $25/$35
Instructor: Kerrie Flanagan
All writers read, but do they all read well? This class will examine techniques you can use that will help you learn how to read a Magazine like a writer.
Love the Outdoors? Write It
November 13, 9:00-12:00, $55/$65
Instructor: Laura Pritchett
In this half-day intensive, we’ll be looking at what contemporary nature writers are doing, how they’re doing it, and to what effect
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Seating is limited so be sure to reserve your tickets in advance. You can pay online with credit card or pay at the door with cash or check. www.NorthernColoradoWriters.com Jeff's cd's will be available for sale (cash or check).Visit Jeff's MySpace page to hear some of his music. http://www.myspace.com/jefffinlin
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Other Writer and Author Events
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Author Paolo Bacigalupi
Monday, October 25th at 6 PM
Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins
232 Walnut Street
 We are proud to announce that Hugo award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi will be joining us on Monday the 25th for a book signing and chat. Bacigalupi's debut novel, The Windup Girl, was named by TIME Magazine as one of the ten best novels of 2009, and also won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Compton Crook, and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. His newest novel, Ship Breaker, was released this spring to high praise. Be sure to come down for this opportunity to meet one of Colorado's most acclaimed writers.
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 That Book Inside You
November 20, 9:00-4:00
16 W. Harvard St, Suite 1, Fort Collins
Teresa R. Funke will be teaching her popular six-part workshop, That Book Inside You: How to Write It, Publish It, Sell It on Saturday, November 20 from 9-4. The workshop takes attendees from book idea through writing and editing the book, preparing the manuscript for submission, choosing an agent/editor, considering self-publishing, and then marketing your finished book. The cost of $175 includes lunch, snacks and the That Book Inside You Workbook, which includes 116 pages of additional information and resources. Some discounts apply. For more information or to sign up, visit www.teresafunke.com/thatbookinsideyou
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Meet Daniel Robinson
 Author of The Shadow of Violence & After the Fire
When: November 11
Where: F/Stop Cafe, 400 N. College
Time: 7:00pm
No Fee and Open to Anyone
Come join us at our old hang out F-Stop Cafe to hear Daniel Robinson, CSU faculty, author of two books and many other short works of fiction and scholarly writings. He will read from his new novella, The Shadow of Violence, winner of the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize for 2009, speak on writing, creativity and the publication process. After there will be a question and answer session. |
 Claudia Mills Book SigningNovember 9, 6:30-7:30 pm Boulder Book Store 1107 Pearl St Boulder, Colorado Claudia will be speaking about and signing her new book, One Square Inch.
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Here is an article written by Kerrie Luninbill, the Social Media Account Manager with The Mantooth Company (a PR & Event Company). She wrote the article for businesses, but the same principles can be applied for author events, booksignings, writers conferences, readings... Social Media is a great tool for authors and freelancers to stay connected to their readers and clients.  Tweet Your Event to New Heights
by Kerrie Luginbill
Events have become the perfect way for companies to incorporate Twitter into their marketing plans and a great way to keep guests engaged. By incorporating Twitter into your next event you are presented with the chance to hear what your audience thinks and feels about your efforts immediately, without engaging in post-event research.
There are a number of ways to make incorporating Twitter into your event more achievable. Once you have the event in place, before you begin to promote it, create a hashtag for it (#). It should be easy to remember, short and relevant, the idea is to link all ideas and Tweets to this hashtag so that they are all easily accessible. During SXSW (the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival) #SXSW was a major trending topic, and the hashtag #SXSW could simply be clicked on and you were directed to a multitude of Tweets surrounding the conference.
Begin promoting the event via Twitter. Now that you've established the event hashtag, it is important to begin promoting the event while
using the hashtag. Tweet about sponsors, ticket sales, prizes, activities, nonprofits that are involved, guest appearances and topics. Try to encourage users to engage in dialogue about the event before it even happens, and use this tool to find out what users want to see and hear at the event.
Host a "Tweet-up" for large events. Invite Twitter users to meet in real life before the event, to a "party" themed relevantly to the event.This can create buzz, establish hashtags and cause Twitter users to continue to be involved with the event. Karlie Justus, Public Information Officer of the NC State Fair, said that the TweetUp that they held for their event's impact was tangible. She noted, "People came to the fair who wouldn't have come otherwise." In fact, attendance at the NC State Fair on the night of the TweetUp was the highest Thursday night on record for the 156 year old event.
Invite attendees to Tweet during the event. Again, the hashtag #SXSW was being used throughout the entire South by Southwest Conference, offering opinions and commentary. If you have a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, make sure the hashtag is included, and be sure to directly ask the audience to follow and Tweet during the event. Keep Twitter users actively engaged. In order to provoke Twitter users to Tweet during the event, provide prizes and games (such as trivia) to encourage them to follow the event and engage in the dialogue.
Use Twitter for post-event insight. Twitter gives event coordinators a valuable opportunity to look back attendees' thoughts. Review tweets marked with your hashtag to see what worked and what didn't. Use this as an opportunity to improve your next event or connect with people who had further questions.
Kerrie Luginbill is the Social Media Account Manager for The Mantooth Company. Check out the company blog: www.mantoothcompany.com/blog and Follow her on Twitter @KerrieLuginbill
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Northern Colorado Writers on Social Media
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You can follow Northern Colorado Writers on Twitter @Kerrie_Flanagan
Become a fan of NCW on Facebook
Read the NCW blog The Writing Bug
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To learn more about Northern Colorado Writes
and joining the association,
visit www.northerncoloradowriters.com
Kerrie Flanagan-NCW Director
kerrie@northerncoloradowriters.com
970-556-0908
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