Valerie Allen

                                  
        Dr. Valerie Allen, psychologist, speaker, and author, has published two children's books, Summer School for Smarties, and Bad Hair, Good Hat, New Friends,  for grades three through six. She is also the author of two novels, Suffer the Little Children and Sins of the Father. She has written a self-help book, which focuses on personal responsibility and life's simple truths:  Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony. She presents a variety of writers’ workshops based on her book, Write, Publish, Sell! Quick, Easy, Inexpensive Ideas for the Marketing Challenged (2nd Edition)

She is a member of Authors for Authors (www.AuthorsforAuthors.com), the Space Coast Writers Guild (www.SCWG.org), and the National League of American PEN Women, Cape Canaveral Branch (www.CanaveralPenWomen.org).

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                                    Other Workshops by Valerie Allen

The Art of Article Writing ~

` Think small
` Types of articles
` Side bars
` Target your market
` Evergreens/seasonal/events/expertise

Methods of Mega Marketing ~

` Tell to sell
` Advertising is paid for, publicity is prayed for
` One on one/word of mouth
` Friends/relatives/neighbors/coworkers/and others
` Direct mail/fliers/post cards/posters/handouts
` Print media, press releases
` Online/email/web pages/blogs/tweets and all things e

Writing for Fun and Profit ~
` Writers write
` Writing Genres
` Organize thyself
` Write what you enjoy or learn fast
` Rules of the road - what you are expected to know
` Agents and publishers
` Standard vs POD vs Self Publishing vs E- Publishing
` E-books vs P-books


Details, Details: Creative Elaboration ~

` Exciting words
` Good sentences
` Mighty monosyllables
` Pesky pronouns
` Repetitive reduncancies
` Sentence structure
` Sentence types
` Strong verbs
` Word pictures


Creative Writing for the Young and Talented ~

`  Workshops for children and young adults
`  Letting your mind roll on
`  Thinking outside the box
`  Pen to paper and keep it there
`  Words that bang and clang
`  Words that flow and float
`  Blow out sentences 
`  Cultivating your exciting ideas