Here is the schedule for writing workshops, both live and online, and my blogging dates. Check back often for updates. If you’d like to have Pat conduct a class or speak on writing in your area or with your writers’ group, use the contact form on the contact page or write pat.hauldren [at] tx.rr.com or alleypat [at] gmail.com (no spaces).
Thank you, and may your muse move you in mysterious ways. ![]()
2013
The New Year is shaping up nicely and it’s not even the end of December 2012. We’ve survived the End of the World (well, most of us did
) and now it’s time to move on. Writers around the world are editing their Nano Novels, starting new projects and finishing up old ones. I hope sometime in your busy schedule you take advantage of some of these great classes offer by many writer’s groups (and even some of my own!) and always, always, keep writing!
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FEBRUARY |
Edit Like a Pro 2/25 – 3/22 |
The Art of Critique: Digging the Dirt Out of Your Draft 2/4 – 3/1 |
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MARCH |
Mastering Social Media in 10 easy steps 3/25 – 4/22 |
Witches, Faieries, & Wizards: Divining the supernatural world 3/1-31 |
Novel Rewriting Workshop with David Farland 3/18-3/22 3/1 Deadline: Yuri’s Night Short Stort Contest 3/25 Deadline: Space Art Contest |
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APRIL |
Worldbuilding Wizardry-Add depth and reality to paranormal/fantasy stories 4/29 – 5/24 |
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MAY |
Sizzling Synopses & Captivating Queries 5/27 – 6/21 |
DFW Writers’ Conference Dallas, TX 5/4-5/5 |
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JUNE |
Formatting for Effect 6/24 – 7/19 |
** Creating a Captivating Online Presence 7/1-7/31 |
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JULY |
Goths, Gadges & Grunge: Steampunk Stories with Style 7/22 – 8/16 |
Sizzling Synopses & Captivating Queries 7/1 – 7/26 |
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AUGUST |
The Art of Critique: Digging the Dirt Out of Your Draft 8/26 – 9/20 |
WorldCon: Lone Star Con 3 San Antonio, TX 8/29-9/2 |
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SEPTEMBER |
Tropes, Tollops, & Truths in Speculative & Paranormal Fiction 9/30 – 10/25 |
Edit Like a Pro 9/1-9/30 |
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OCTOBER |
Witches, Faieries, & Wizards: Divining the supernatural world 10/28 – 11/22 |
FenCon X Dallas, TX 10/4-10/6 |
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NOVEMBER |
Nano-ing Your Novel to Publication 11/25 – 12/20 |
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DECEMBER |
Urban Fantasy: More Bang for your Fang 12/30 – 1/24/14 |
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NANO-ING YOUR NOVEL |
JAN
~ a nice rest from all the hecticity (yes I made that up) from last year. What a GREAT year! And I’m still updating my schedule. My bad, this year has been mega busy as I’m getting ready for David Farland’s Novel Rewriting Workshop here in Dallas in March! Yay me!
FEB
2/5-3/1 The Art of Critique with From the Heart RWA
2/25-3/22 Edit Like a Pro with SavvyAuthors
MAR
3/1-3/31 Witches, Faeries & Wizards: Divining the Supernatural world with Outreach International
3/18-3/22 Novel Rewriting Workshop with David Farland in Dallas, TX.
3/25-4/22 Mastering Social Media in 10 Easy Steps with SavvyAuthors
APR
4/29-5/24 Worldbuilding Wizardry-Add Depth and Reality to Paranormal/Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction Stories with SavvyAuthors
MAY
5/4-5/5 DFW Writers’ Conference, Dallas, TX
5/27-6/21 Sizzling Synopses & Captivating Queries with SavvyAuthors
JUN
6/24-7/19 Formatting for Effect with SavvyAuthors
JUL
AUG
8/29-9/2 WorldCon/Lone Star Con, World Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention, San Antonio, TX
SEP
OCT
10/4-10/6 FenCon X, Dallas, TX
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2012
JAN ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 01/05–01/29 — CLASS: Examining Online Media: growing an electronic audience (online/Low Country RWA)
- 01/16-01/29 — CLASS: Me & Chi: Increase your creativity and health with Tai Chi and meditation for writers (online/SavvyAuthors)
FEB ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 02/06/12-03/04/12 — CLASS: Online Media: How to Build Your Audience Before Your Book Sells ( FTHRW Workshop/RJ Garside )
MAR ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 03/05-03/25 — CLASS: Editing Like a Pro (online/SavvyAuthors)
APR ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 04/05–04/29 — CLASS: Formatting Fundamentals (online/Low Country RWA)
- 04/16-50/06 — CLASS: Urban Fantasy: more vamp for your tramp, more bang for your fang (online/SavvyAuthors)
MAY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 05/06-05-30 — CLASS: Formatting Fundamentals (online/Celtic Hearts RWA)
- 05/22 – Guest Blog: Me & Chi—How to become the heroine of your own exciting writing life! (for FFnP on my upcoming Me & Chi class)
JUNE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 06/04-06/17 — Examining Online Media: How to Build an Audience BEFORE your book is sold!
- 06/28 — Guest Blog: Buttonomics: How to become a healthier writer (for FFnP on my upcoming Me & Chi class)
JULY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 07/09-07/29 – The Science in Science Fiction
- 07/16-07/22 — Me & Chi: Increase Your Creativity and Health with Tai Chi and Meditation for Writers
AUG ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 08/06-09/02 – Increasing Your Creativity and Health with QiGong and Meditation for Writers ( FTHRW Workshop/RJ Garside )
OCT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- 10/01–10/31 — Fang-dangle Your Fantasy With Urban Delight for OIRW
- 10/05–10/28 — Urban Fantasy: more vamp for your tramp, more bang for your fang (online/Low Country RWA)
- 10/23 — Guest Blog on Urban Fantasy
NOV ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2011:
- 04/06 — BlOG: Mythology & Urban Fantasy (online/SavvyAuthors.com)
- 04/18-05/01– ONLINE CLASS: Examining Online Media: How to build your audience before your book is sold (online/SavvyAuthors)
- 05/02-05/15 — ONLINE CLASS: Me & Chi: Increase your creativity and health with Tai Chi and meditation for writers (online/SavvyAuthors)
- 05/15 –5/29 — ONLINE CLASS: Formatting Fundamentals: Shaping up your manuscript for publication (online/SavvyAuthors)
- 05/20 — BLOG: Make Your Path, Mark Your Path, Walk Your Path for SavvyAuthors.com
- 06/15 — BLOG: In-Writing & Thinking Outside the Box (online/SavvyAuthors.com)
- 07/08-29 — ONLINE CLASS: Urban Fantasy (online/Low Country RWA)
- 07/17 — PRESENTATION: The Science in Science Fiction (live/National Space Society of North Texas)
- 07/22 – BlOG for SavvyAuthors.com
- 08/01 –ONLINE CLASS: Examining Online Media for Heart of Carolina RWA
- 08/24-28 — ONLINE CLASS: Critiques, but Mommy said it was grrreat! for SavvyAuthors mini-workshop series
- 11/05 –LIVE WORKSHOP: Urban Fantasy (live, The Hague, The Netherlands)
- 11/12 — LIVE WORKSHOP: Nano-ing Your Novel to Publication (live/Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- 11/26 — LIVE WORKSHOP: New York Novels (live/Amsterdam, The Netherlands)


