Rebecca Hagan Lee

What's Missing? Finding the Missing Pieces of Your Novel - A two hour hands-on basic to intermediate workshop that uses writing exercises to explore the twelve essential elements of a romance novel.

So, You Think You Want to Write by Number - A one to two hour hands-on basic to intermediate workshop that teaches the art of layering and selective detailing of your story.

I Need a Hero - A one hour general workshop exploring and celebrating heroes and the differences between men and women.

Characterization, Motivation, Plot and Emotion: Putting It All Together - A two hour intermediate workshop that uses writing exercises to strengthen these elements of a novel.

Revisions: The Fine Art of Fine Tuning - A one hour basic workshop that explores the ins and outs of revising a manuscript.

Code of the West - A one hour basic workshop that focuses on writing and researching different types of western romances and the things they all have in common.

Getting It Down On Paper -An all day conprehensive hands-on workshop that uses writing exercises and audience interaction to get the story in your head down on paper. This workshop focuses on the essential elements of a novel and teaches the writer how to develop and fine tune a writing voice.

What's Wrong With Those People? Why Haven't They Bought My Book? - How to tell when it's you and when it's them. A tough love motivational workshop that helps define the controllable and the uncontrollable aspects of a writing career and offers strategies for refocusing energy on the controllablle aspects.

Don't Tell Me, Show Me! - A one to two hour hands-on basic to intermediate workshop that teaches writers how to recognize the difference between showing the story and telling it. It teaches writers when and what to show and when and what to tell and how to write from different points of view in order to discover to whom the story belongs.

You Be the Judge: Judging Contests and Critiquing Other People's Manuscripts - A one to two hour hands-on basic to intermediate workshop that teaches the fundamentals of judging contests and critiquing manuscripts and the primary differences between the two. Note: Until recently major portions of this workshop and the handouts that accompany it were used by RWA National's Judging Training Committee as part of the Judges Training workshop held at the RWA National conferences and in the Judges Training manual. Rebecca Hagan Lee presented this workshop at the RWA national conference in 1998 and retains all rights to it. She is authorized to present it to any chapter or group. This workshop has been condensed to one to two hours, but it can also be taught as an intensive, all day training session for chapters holding contests.

Walking in Wisdom - A one to two hour workshop/question and answer session about the things I've learned since I wrote my first book and everything I wish I'd known when I sold my first book. It covers the things novice writers should know about being a working writer.

Hello, My Name Is...- A one to two hour hands-on workshop for writers at all levels on the process of populating your novel landscape with engaging characters (real people) about whom readers truly care. It can also be taught as a one or two day extended characterization workshop or on-line class.

A Day In The Life... - A half hour to one hour talk designed for the classroom or civic organization detailing the day to day life of a live, working writer -- including one or two brief writing exercises and guidelines explaining the dress, care, and feeding of working writers.

In The Beginning - There is a germ of an idea for a story. What do I do next? A one to two hour talk designed to help aspiring writers go from and idea to a finished story. Included is a discussion of lifestory writing -- how to tell yours or someone else's lifestory. Not just for romance writers or novelists.

Families, Societies, Clubs, and Leagues: How to Keep It All Straight... - A one to two hour workshop (or longer) on writing related books from one to two connected books to building a brand name by writing trilogies and series books. Discusses strategies and suggestions and the pitfalls of writing series books.