February Online Workshop

February 1-14, 2010 Mini Workshop
The Mad Science of Writing: How to create & build a brand around the invention that is your book!
Presented by Corey Blake

Every writer has a little mad scientist within them that loves to explore, adores creation, and deplores business theory, but for writing to actually reach its intended audience, it has to be created and marketed like an invention. Corey’s talk articulates the need for a writer to define the theme of their work, produce their genius invention (a manuscript) and then build the campaign that will launch their book out into the world. It’s a light-the-fire-under-your-pants talk with proven steps based on Corey’s decade of experience as an actor, director, producer, writer and business owner.

INSTRUCTOR'S BIO:

Corey Blake, coauthor of Edge! A Leadership Story (June 2008, with Bea Fields and Eva Silva Travers), From the Barrio to the Board Room (January 2008, with Robert Renteria) and Excalibur Reclaims Her King (December 2008, with Angelica Harris), and Chairman of the Dream for Writers of the Round Table Inc. and Writers of the Round Table Press is considered a dream facilitator for professionals looking to change direction in their lives through a pioneering manuscript. Corey acts as the director of the story and the brand and has built his business around the development, marketing, PR and distribution of exceptionally written content intended to positively impact the world.

After working for ten years in Hollywood, as an actor, producer, director and then writer, Corey realized that the collaborative approach to filmmaking could be brought over to book development. Since then, he has played a key role in the development of more than three hundred screenplays and manuscripts. He has won nine festival awards for his work in entertainment and contributed articles to nearly three dozen industry publications including Script Magazine, Writer Magazine (cover article), and the Los Angeles Journal. Corey Blake’s work as a writer and development producer has been featured on Fox News and in articles in Backstage West, MovieMaker Magazine, Hollywood Scriptwriter Magazine and Dance Magazine. He speaks frequently around the country on the topic of writing, publishing and branding an author.


Regular, (Month-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $15, all others $25.  Mini, (2 week) classes, consisting of 2-3 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $10, all others $15. 

*Please Note: If paying by Paypal, please send money to workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com.

Registration Deadline: January 25th              Register Now!