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Goodbye to my online class students! This is the end of the month-long blurbing workshop I gave through the Heart of Carolina chapter. If you’re from my online class, post a comment here for a chance to win an autographed book (your pick!) from my backlist!
"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
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"First it's glowing, then it's snowing! A pause, then screaming squalls and williwaws. Bright but bitter, then a thaw. Yet again it's cold and storming: What ever happened to global warming?"
Saturday, Nov 21
Fair
Currently: 35˚F
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Fabulous course for you writers out there. I highly recommend it. I also recomment Cole Dempsey’s Back in Town. I enjoyed it.
I’ll be looking for your courses in the fall, Suzanne. Until then have a nice summer.
Pat
8:49
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Thank you for taking time to teach the online blurb class. I learned SO much, and just in time to pitch at a conference next weekend. I feel a hundred times more confident now, and understand how to tighten an idea into a sentence – something I struggled with for years! I look forward to the opportunity to take more of your online courses, perhaps even to see you live if you do any workshops out New England way.
Thanks again!
Dawn
9:10
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With warmest regards,
Cathy
9:51
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Great class! I learned a lot and have already put my new skills to good use. Thanks for taking time away from your own writing to help others acheive their dream. I look forward to seeing you at the next HCRW meeting.
Gayle
9:56
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Loved the class and learned alot. Hope I can put it all to good use I am anxious to try sending out my letter to agents with my new blurb. Loved COLE DEMPSEY’S BACK IN TOWN couldn’t put it down.
10:08
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The class was fabulous! No wonder so many people took it–your reputation has gotten around. I’m eager to finish my wip and start querying. :smile:
10:29
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Your class was amazingly helpful and I know I’ll drag out the notes every time I put together a blurb. I feel much more confident about it now.
Thanks so much for all the time you put into helping us learn this skill!
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This course was the best online course…or any course for that matter…that I have ever taken. I am published in nonfiction but have been struggling in fiction. This course was like a light in a dark room. Saying thanks will never be good enough…but thanks!
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What a wonderful Class. I offer cudos for all the work you did. Such a HUGE class. :shock: I learned a LOT and plan to see if I can blurb for some of the books I have read lately, just to see if I come close to what they have! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
Your grateful student,
Victoria Trout/a.k.a. Heidi Swift
P.S. LOVE the smilies! :razz:
1:59
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I read Cole Dempsey’s Back In Town and couldn’t put it down! Had to keep turning the pages!
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Melinda :cool:
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Your skill–and your patience–was nothing short of astounding.
Pam:razz:
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I can’t thank you enough for sharing your brilliant blurb process with us. It’s completely changed the way I think about stories from Day One. The tools are incredibly useful and you are a wonderful, supportive coach. I’m telling everyone I know about you, your course, and… of course… your books! :-) Please let us know if you every do another class so we can talk it up like crazy.
All the best,
Kaylie
4:53
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I can’t tell you how glad I am I took your blurbing class. It sucked the mystery right out of taglines and blurbs. It’s great that so many people shared their work on the loop and that we got to see your comments — wonderful for learning. Thanks for giving up so much of your own time to teach us. I just started reading Cole — Love it.
Vicki
10:05
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This was such a wonderful class–I’ve learned so much. Thank you very much for your time and consideration!
Jenn
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Alfie Thompson
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–Kate McMurry
7:47
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randomly draw the winners for the online class contest. I feel so important!
(sorry, Celeste, your name didn’t get in the drawing!!)
Congratulations to:
Vicki Wasserman
Diana Burke
Edie Ramer
Yay!!!
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Vicki, Diana, and Edie–go to my Books page and scroll down to see my booklist. Let me know what your pick is! Click on the Email link in the sidebar and send me your address so I can send your book!
And thanks to everyone for being in the class! :grin:
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