BOB'S WORKSHOPS

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Susan Wiggs (#1 NY Times best-seller): "Bob Mayer is a gifted writer and a generous teacher."

Terry Brooks (#1 NY Times best-seller): "An invaluable resource for beginning & seasoned writers.  Don't miss out."

Elizabeth George (NY Times best-seller): "Something for every writer. My hat is off to Bob."

John Tulliius (Director Maui Writers Conference): "Fiction writers everywhere will have the advantage of Bob Mayer's teaching wisdom."

Chicken Soup Creator Jack Canfield (#1 NY Times best-seller): "Your new Warrior-Writer focus is a great one. I always loved at Maui Writers Conference how your programs delved deeply into the psychological models you need to develop characters. Now you are using that same knowledge to develop people.  As we say in California-- way cool! Much love to you my friend, and congratulations on the new book it looks great!"  Jack Canfield, co-Creater Chicken Soup series

Comments from participants of most recent Warrior Writer in pdf format

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(Note: Graduates of Warrior Writer workshop or on-line workshop get to participate in monthly Warrior Writer Graduate On-line Workshops)

SCHEDULE 

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2010:

Denver, Colorado:  Full Day Novel Writers Presentation, 9 Oct

Denver, Colorado:  Full Day Warrior Writer: From Writer To Published Author Presentation, 10 Oct

Whidbey Island (Seattle) 30 Oct:  Writers Workshop.  Sign up for Saturday (or both days)

Whidbey Island (Seattle) 31 Oct: Warrior Writer Workshop.  Sign up for Sunday (or both days)

(note, best-selling mystery author Elizabeth George will stop by for the Whidbey workshops to answer questions for an hour)

Houston Warrior Writer Presentation 13 November sponsored by Houston RWA

Houston A-Team Writers Workshop 14 November 2010 (limited in size)

WARRIOR-WRITER WORKSHOP 

WARRIOR-WRITER WORKSHOPS based on "Who Dares Wins"
Focused on the Author for both fiction and non-fiction.

WHY WARRIOR-WRITER?

Stephen King:  "I'm convinced fear is at the root of most bad writing."

Warrior-Writer is a one-of-a-kind Workshop focusing on you, the author.  In the Warrior-Writer Workshop, I apply the battle-tested strategies of the Green Berets to the world of being a New York Times Best-Selling author. I've taught thousands of writers over the years, but this new and innovative program probes deeper than words on the page. It is designed to teach you, the writer, how to think, plan, and become the future best sellers the new age of publishing.  The benefits you'll gain from this workshop will extend far beyond your writing and reach into all areas of your life making dreams a reality. 

Behaviors become habits. Habits become character. Character becomes destiny.

What is your destiny?

During the Warrior Writer Workshop, you will progress through two levels of Who Dares Wins: 

1.    An overall strategy for change and success.
2.    Specific tactics you can apply immediately.

During the course of the workshop, I will help you:

• Clearly define your writing goals and help you understand why you want to achieve them.
• Examine your surroundings and discover those assets that will aid you in achieving desired goals.
• Identify potential threats and help guide you around those barriers.
• Locate your blind spot, the part of your character that hinders you from being as creative as you can be.
• Discover what you fear and how that fear could be sabotaging you from turning your dreams into realities.
• And that is just the tip of the iceburg!

Warrior-Writer Workshop will help you develop personal strategies to:

1.    Overcome procrastination.
2.    Finish what you start.
3.    Be consistent in your work.
4.    Set boundaries for work space and time/
5.    Achieve more than you ever thought possible.

Take charge of your writing destiny TODAY!!!  For this workshop you receive a copy of Who Dares Wins: The Green Beret Way to Conquer Fear & Succeed and a detailed course outline and exercises.

WARRIOR WRITER A-TEAM WORKSHOP  

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

WHY WARRIOR WRITER A-TEAM WORKSHOP?

This intense workshop is limited in participants to ensure excellent feedback to participants.  This workshop will utilize the principles of Warrior Writer and The Novel Writers Toolkit.  The morning will be spent on idea and conflict lock, which focuses your writing.  The afternoon will cover key areas of Warrior Writer such as developing career goals that are in-line with each individual author and uncovering blind spots and fears and how to overcome them.  This workshop takes the best of the other two workshop (Warrior Writer/Writers Workshop) and focuses them into one day.

How do we accomplish this?

• We mine your material for your one-sentence idea.
• Ensure your story has a core conflict lock, the enssense of a novel, identifying protagonist, antagoinst, goals and conflicts.
• We will look at strategic and tactical goals for your writing career, both creatively and reference the publishing business.
• We uncover your writing fears and examine how to build courage to overcome them.
• We will look at your platform, marketing and character flow for flaws, how to correct them, and build on strength.
  

Regardless whether you've finished your novel, are just getting started, or haven't yet placed pen to page, this Warrior Writer A-Team Workshop can make the most of your idea, talent, and time.  The tenets of Warrior Writer will benefit you beyond being an author—they are principles you can use in your day to day life.

Prior to the workshop you will receive copies of THE NOVEL WRITERS TOOKKIT, a copy of WHO DARES WINS:  THE GREEN BERET WAY TO CONQUER FEAR & SUCCEED, an A-Team Workshop outline and workbook, and a personal submission critique on your cover letter, synopsis, and first ten pages--over $100 in value alone

WRITERS' WORKSHOP  

Eight Hours from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

YOUR Novel:  Idea, Conflict, Story and Pitching
Focused on the Writing

WHY WRITERS WORKSHOP?

I didn't become a New York Times Best Selling author overnight.  It took many years, many manuscripts, many rejections, and many more blood lessons.  I want to take the mystery out what goes into a great, memorable novel. You can take workshop, after workshop at conferences, but none of them focus on your current work in progress.  I will guide you through the steps I have developed and use with each novel I write.

Limited in size, this all day workshop kicks off with an individualized critique of your cover letter, synopsis, and first ten pages. Then, using the synergy of the group, we spend the day exploring your content while searching for ways to make your novel the best it can be.

How do we accomplish this?

• We explore your material for your one-sentence idea.
• Ensure your story has a core conflict lock.
• Scrutinize the integrity of you plot.
• Examine your writing and voice.
• Make certain all three of these critical aspects-conflict, plot, voice-are aligned to maximize characters and storyline.

In order to allow you, the writer, to focus on your submission critique, I will send you my eight-hour DVD presentation on how to write and sell your novel. This lecture series will provide you the mental preparation necessary to maximize your time during the Writers' Workshop.

Regardless whether you've finished your novel, are just getting started, or haven't yet placed pen to page, my Writers' Workshop can make the most of your idea, talent, and time.

For this workshop you receive a copy of The Novel Writers Toolkit, a submission critique, a course outline, and a 6 DVD set of m Writers Presentation:  0ver $200 in value alone.