Coaching & Workshops

From Idea to Publication:
Coaching Package
for Your Essays & Articles

Melissa's 7-hour coaching package, which takes writers step-by-step from inspiration to publication, offers the following:

pre-writing strategies to ensure a workable rough draft
discussion on essay and article format
time- and news-pegs--why they appeal to editors and how to use them
interviews & quotes from experts--how & why to get them
line edits for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
samples from published authors tailored to your style/topic
writing exercises to help with the revision process
how to locate and approach appropriate markets for publication, including magazines, newspapers, radio programs, and online media
how to work with editors before your piece goes to print
the use of art and photography to enhance publication
how to respond to readers, post-publication
how to promote published work to build your platform
how to negotiate reprint rights for maximum income
how to spin one topic into numerous essays and articles
for published authors, how to use articles and essays to promote your books

The 7-hour coaching package includes three 40-minute phone conversations, meticulous editing of three drafts of your piece, e-mail support throughout the writing process, and numerous documents designed to launch your career as a professional writer. Cost is $160 for the package; $6/page for editing only.

Writers working with Melissa have subsequently published their pieces in Air & Space Smithsonian, The Washington Post, High Country News, Horizon Air Magazine, Beer Northwest, Wend, Catnip, The Register Guard, The Oregonian, Oregon Quarterly, and Poker Pro.

Melissa Hart

Melissa Hart teaches Memoir Writing for U.C. Berkeley's online extension program, and journalism courses for the University of Oregon. As well, she works as an independent writing coach and editor.

Workshops on Writing and Publishing

Melissa Hart has taught writing and publishing workshops at bookstores and libraries, as well as at the following:

Willamette Writers' Conference

Wordstock's Festival of the Word

South Coast Writers' Conference

North Coast Redwoods Writers' Conference

Pacific Northwest Writers' Conference

Society of Children's Book Writers' and Illustrators' Conference

Sitka Center for Art & Ecology

Whidbey Island Writers' Association MFA Program

She has also delivered a talk on Snowy owls at the annual conference of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators.

Contact Melissa Hart to schedule a speaking engagement or workshop . . .

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