"After completing Bruce's Storytelling Workshop, we have the tools to truly captivate our audience. It is going to help our company tremendously."
- Jason Weaver, Branch Manager
LPL Financial Services
“I have already started to apply his tips to my presentations. Don’t miss him –- he is too much fun!”
- Ginnie Thomas, Health Advocate, H&RS, University of California at Santa Barbara
"It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend Bruce Hale as a speaker, workshop leader, visiting writer, or any role remotely related!"
- Diane Mark, Creative Writing Program Coordinator, University of Hawaii at Manoa
"Provided a valuable perspective on building client relationships through storytelling. I learned new strategies that I want to incorporate into my insurance practice."
- William "Bud" Bridgers, President, NAIFA Santa Barbara Chapter
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Secrets of Writing Suspense:
Make Your Story Unputdownable
Bruce Hale, with interviewer Roxyanne Young
What makes a story riveting? In a word: Suspense. Every story,
from the simplest picture book to the darkest detective fiction,
relies on suspense to drive the plot.
But how do you build suspense? Are there tricks, tips, or general principles that can guide you?
How do you build suspense?
 Creating suspense involves time-tested techniques that anyone can learn.
Author Bruce Hale and interviewer Roxyanne Young cover the secrets of creating suspense in this one-hour teleseminar, “Make Your Story Unputdownable.”
Learn how to:
• construct a character worthy of concern,
• set the hook — at the start and at key story points,
• ratchet up the tension with surefire narrative devices,
• and above all, keep your readers reading.
If editors have said your story "sags" or "lacks narrative drive," this is the session for you. If you want to keep readers breathlessly turning your pages and coming back for more, join us for this information-packed teleseminar event.
Length: 1 hour
Intended for: Beginning and Intermediate Writers
Cost: $24.99
Free bonus gift as a thank-you!
When you buy this CD, you will receive extra value with the free
Special Report, "10 Common Mistakes That Keep You From Getting
Published." This valuable e-book can be downloaded after your purchase
is confirmed.
Here's what callers said about the session:
“Your ability to pinpoint one topic in an hour is a creative plus for any writer. Thanks. You have simplified and demystified one more element of writing for me.”
- Diana M.
“I really enjoyed and got a lot out of the information that you shared and the examples that you read.”
- Cynthia H.
How to Write a Series
Bruce Hale, with interviewer Roxyanne Young
Writing series books can benefit both your craft and your bank account. But how do you create a marketable series? And once you do, how do you sell it to agents and editors?
How to Write a Series That Sells
 Join interviewer Roxyanne Young and Bruce Hale, author of the bestselling CHET GECKO MYSTERIES series and the new graphic novel series UNDERWHERE.
Bruce has created successful series in both picture-book and middle-grade genres.
In this one-hour recording of a live teleseminar, he shares his experience and insights on how to craft a series that kids and editors will love.
Learn what you need to know to start your own series, including:
• The two phrases you should NEVER use in your query letter;
• How to create a character and setting with series potential;
• How to structure your series;
• The most important thing you can do to ensure that your series sells; and
• How to avoid the key mistake most first-time series writers make.
Editors on Series: The Inside Scoop
Plus, you’ll get a peek behind the transom, with candid comments from editors and agents on:
• What’s hot now;
• What types of series they’re looking for; and
• How to present a series proposal.
Take years off your road to being published with this recording.
Session was recorded live, with writers just like you getting their most pressing questions on series writing answered. [Note: the sound quality won’t make Quincy Jones or Jay-Z sit up and take notice, but the content is golden.]
Intended for: beginning and low-intermediate writers
Length: 55-minute CD
Price ... $24.99
Free bonus gift as a thank-you!
When you buy this CD, you will receive extra value with the free Special Report, "10 Common Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Published." This valuable e-book can be downloaded after your purchase is confirmed.
Here's what callers said about the session:
“Bruce, thank you and Roxyanne for the very interesting and helpful teleseminar.”
- Nancy B.
“I cannot think of a negative. You were well prepared and packed every minute.”
- Diana M.
“I really enjoyed the teleseminar. What I thought was especially good was that your talk was geared to the level of writer in the audience.”
- Moira D.
Self-Editing for Fiction
 Writing a story is only half the battle. Then you must take that diamond in the rough and polish it to perfection so that it’s ready for publication.
Simple? Not really.
You’ve only got one chance to make a great first impression with editors and agents, so be sure your story is the best it can be.
Editing yourself can be tricky. But it’s a necessary skill to learn if you want to be published. Don’t be like the scads of writers who get rejected because their manuscript was riddled with typos or wooden dialog.
Self-Editing Secrets for Getting Published
Join interviewer Roxyanne Young in this one-hour teleseminar recording as she grills best-selling author Bruce Hale on self-editing for fiction writers. Bruce has published over 20 books for children, including the Edgar-nominated CHET GECKO MYSTERIES series.
This CD includes vital information on:
• How to be your own best editor;
• The surest way to gain perspective on your own work;
• A self-editing checklist designed to “walk you through it;”
• Revealing tips on how to avoid editors’ pet peeves;
• And a view from “behind the transom” of what editors and agents really want.
Editors on Writing: The Inside Scoop
Bruce spent time talking with some editors and agents, to get the word straight from the horse’s mouth. And what they said about common manuscript problems might surprise you.
(For example, one Random House editor said the most common problem she’d seen lately was manuscripts without proper space breaks to indicate scene transitions. Does your manuscript have this problem?)
Find out what editors and agents say are the most common manuscript problems that can be fixed with judicious self-editing.
Intended for: Beginning and low-intermediate writers
Length: 55 minutes
Price … $24.99
Free bonus gift as a thank-you!
When you buy this CD, you will receive extra value with the free Special Report, "10 Common Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Published." This valuable e-book can be downloaded after your purchase is confirmed.
[Note: the audio quality on this CD isn’t going to make producers like Quincy Jones or Jay-Z sit up and take notice. It was recorded off a telephone line. But what counts is the quality of the information, and how it will take years off your road to being published.]
Here’s what callers said about the session:
“I thought it was great! Very, very good use of an hour!”
— Adrea Y.
“As an experienced writer, I still found some juicy tidbits to think about.”
— Becky H.
How to Get a Children's Book Published
 After you’ve written and polished your story, how do you find a publisher? It’s a big, confusing field out there. Do you contact mass-market publishers, small houses, or specialty presses?
Join interviewer Roxyanne Young in this one-hour teleseminar recording as she grills best-selling author Bruce Hale on how to get a children’s book published. Bruce has published over 20 books for young readers, including the Edgar-nominated CHET GECKO MYSTERIES series.
How do I find an agent?
This recording will answer such vital questions as:
• Do I need an agent? (And how do I get one?)
• How do I write a query letter?
• Whom should I contact first, editor or agent?
• How do I find which publisher is right for me?
• How do I interpret and bounce back from rejection letters?
• And how do I handle a contract offer?
This recording was taken from a live teleseminar, featuring writers just like you getting their essential questions answered. [Note: The audio quality isn’t going to make Quincy Jones or Jay-Z sit up and take notice. But the content will help you take years off your road to publication.]
Intended for: Beginning and low-intermediate writers
Length: 55 minutes
Free bonus gift as a thank-you!
When you buy this CD, you will receive extra value with the free Special Report, "10 Common Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Published." This valuable e-book can be downloaded after your purchase is confirmed.
Here’s what callers said about the session:
“I thought it was great! Very, very good use of an hour!”
— Adrea Y.
“As an experienced writer, I still found some juicy tidbits to think about.”
— Becky H.
Price $24.99
Turning Your Idea Into a Story That Sells
Bruce Hale, with interviewer Roxyanne Young
So you have a great idea for a story, now what? Turning a rough concept into a polished story that editors will jump at can be challenging.
Make that challenge easier with this audio CD of powerful, practical methods for crafting a story.
Find out:
• How to generate and develop sure-fire story ideas;
• Why you need to find the “second right answer” when brainstorming;
• Whether your idea has editor-appeal and kid-appeal;
• The most important question to ask yourself as you’re writing; and
• How to tell if your story will sell.
Here's what attendees said about the session:
“As an experienced writer, I still found some juicy tidbits to think about.”
- Becky H.
“I feel lucky to have experienced that call.”
- Susi W.
“You gave me several good ideas on ways to punch up a couple of my stories that have been quietly sitting in their file folders after having been rejected by a couple of publishers.”
- Mary Ann H.
This teleseminar session provides a straightforward, step-by-step method for developing your idea. Want to experience story writing success? Order now.
Intended for: Beginning and low-intermediate writers
Length: 50 minutes
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