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SUMMARY:Book Marketing: From Foundations to Fun
DESCRIPTION:Open to all\nLimited to 12 participants\nOnline workshop* \n  \nSession 1—Marketing Foundations and Reaching Readers \n\nFirst hour: The basics of marketing—your foundations. Ten steps to take to ensure you hit the ground running. Important for new writers but also the core to which established authors should return to upgrade before moving on to other marketing efforts. These are crucial to your success\, but many people overlook or do them poorly\, which often leads to more expensive marketing failing. Get these in place so you can build higher.\nSecond hour: Reaching out and collaborations. Adding a mailing list and newsletter to your marketing tools and using paid newsletters while you build up your own subscribers. Seeing other authors as allies\, not competition as you reach out to wider audiences\, finding ways in which you can collaborate.\n\n  \nSession 2—Cheap\, Free\, Fun and Unusual Marketing \n\n\n\nFirst hour: 20 cheap and free marketing moves to make—this will get you moving and keep your efforts refreshed when you’re feeling stuck or tired of marketing (as we all do from time to time!). Most are free\, the rest are cheap so there’s no excuse for not having a go!\n\n\n\n\nSecond hour: Unusual marketing moves to make. Bored of all the standard marketing\, no matter how important it is? Then liven things up with creative and fun ideas that can be implemented without a vast marketing budget. These will speak to your creativity and help you stand out from the crowd.\n\nWhat should I do to prepare? \nNothing at all! Bring pen and paper so you can make copious notes and enjoy. We have a lot of material to get through but I love questions\, so ask plenty as we go along! \nAll attendees will also receive a free 1-hour recorded webinar on productivity and my book on developing your own author merchandise/swag. \n  \nFeedback from previous workshops \n\nLoved it – thank you. Very knowledgeable and experienced tutor\, brilliant advice and tips.\n\n\nPicked up so many great ideas—can’t wait to put them into practice!\n\n\nConcise\, practical presentation\, good advice\, delivered with enthusiasm and credibility. \n\n  \n*This workshop will take place online via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants a week or so prior to the first session.   \nMelissa Addey writes richly researched historical fiction. Her novels span Ancient Rome\, medieval Morocco\, 18th-century China\, and Regency England. She has a PhD in Creative Writing\, was Writer in Residence at the British Library\, and lives in London with her family. She runs workshops and webinars for authors wanting to take an entrepreneurial approach to their writing careers. \n  \nDiscover her books (and get a free novella) at www.melissaaddey.com \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissaaddey/ \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelissaAddeyAuthor
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SUMMARY:Experiential Writing: An Introduction to Immersive Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Oct 17\, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. \nOpen to all\nLimited to 12 participants\nHybrid workshop* \nHow do you write a story that surrounds your audience and places them at the center of the experience? In this one-day workshop\, we’ll explore the foundations of immersive storytelling\, a growing creative practice that blends narrative with space\, sensory detail\, and audience engagement. From audio walks and site-specific theatre to interactive installations\, immersive writing invites audiences to step into the story. \nWe’ll break down real-world examples\, play with writing prompts inspired by spatial and sensory environments\, and begin shaping our own immersive narratives. Designed for writers of all backgrounds\, this hands-on session offers both inspiration and tools to imagine your stories beyond the page. \nBy the end of the day\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand the key principles of immersive storytelling\nLearn about a range of immersive formats\, including audio walks\, site-specific theatre\, interactive installations\, and XR/MR experiences\nExperiment with writing exercises that reframe story through environment and audience experience\nDevelop a short concept or scene for an immersive piece\n\nStephanie Merulla is a Montreal-based writer\, theatre-maker\, and multimedia artist working across theatre\, interactive media\, and immersive storytelling. She has created site-specific audio experiences and participatory theatre projects presented in Canada and internationally. Her work includes The Neighbourhood / Le Quartier\, an immersive audio fiction experience that was a finalist for the 2026 NUMIX Awards. She has also collaborated with immersive theatre companies\, including Live Action Theatre Project on Meet Me\, an interactive production that received the 2022–2023 META Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre\, and she produced the Paris edition of Overhear with It’s Not a Box Theatre. Stephanie holds an MFA from East 15 Acting School (University of Essex) and a BFA in Theatre from Concordia University. \n*This workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person because of distance or disability. By default\, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you would like to request a virtual slot\, contact John at john@qwf.org stating the reason for which you would need the virtual spot\, then wait for a response before registering. Please do not register until you receive confirmation of a virtual spot for you. \n  \nwww.stephaniemerulla.com
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