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“Crafting an Effective Synopsis” with Richard Santos

August 7, 2023 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CDT

$99.00

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$99 for Members (only)

WLT Members! If you’re looking to polish your query letters and synopses, join us for a week of intensives to workshop and receive feedback on your querying materials. Starting Monday, August 7th, we’re hosting two intensives on synopses (Monday, August 7th & Wednesday, August 9th) and two intensives on query letters (Tuesday, August 8th and Thursday, August 10th). There are only ten spots per intensive, so sign up before they sell out! 

Are you struggling to write a synopsis to send to potential agents?

In this special evening intensive class, you will learn the necessary components of a synopsis in the classroom component, and then work on your own synopsis in the lab component. Students will leave the class with a draft or revision of a synopsis for their writing project.

Prior to the class, each student will send the following to the instructor:

  • Two-page synopsis draft for your writing project
  • Your author bio.

If you don’t have any or all of these things, you can still attend the class, but we do urge you to send in what you can in order to have a richer experience.

Sign up soon (current members only!), as registration will be strictly capped at 10.

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

  • You want to learn strategies for writing effective synopses.
  • You want feedback on your own synopsis.

Please note: Most of the examples in this intensive will relate to fiction writing, but much of the information will be applicable to nonfiction and the workshop section will allow for nonfiction-specific feedback. 

The deadline to register for this class is Monday, August 7 at 5:00 PM CDT.

Instructor

Richard Z. Santos' debut novel, Trust Me, was a finalist for the Writer's League of Texas Book Awards and was named one of the best debuts of the year by Crime Reads. He's the editor of the anthology A Night of Screams: Latino Horror Stories. His fiction has been nominated for The Pushcart, Best of the Net, the International Thriller Writers Awards, and has been cited in Best American Mystery and Suspense. His stories, nonfiction, and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly, The Rumpus, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, Like the Wind, Austin Noir, Lone Stars Rising, and more.

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The Writers’ League of Texas is dedicated to providing harassment-free spaces for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Violating these rules may result in expulsion from WLT programs without a refund at the discretion of the WLT staff.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Comments that reinforce social structures of domination (related to gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age, or religion);
  • Sexual images not appropriate for the specific subject of the public discussion;
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  • Harassing photography or recording;
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  • Unwelcome sexual attention;
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.

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Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the event with no refund. Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants. We expect participants to follow these rules during all events and event-related social activities.

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Accessibility Policy
Closed captioning is available for all online classes and special events.

The WLT is committed to making its programs & services accessible to all writers. Please contact us at wlt@writersleague.org or at 512-499-8914 for more information or to discuss accommodations you may need.

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Texas Commission on the Arts

Writers’ League of Texas classes and workshops are also funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts – Investing in a Creative Texas. For more information, go to www.arts.texas.gov.

Details

  • Date: August 7, 2023
  • Time:
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CDT
  • Cost: $99.00
  • Event Categories: ,

Venue

  • Online via Zoom