{"id":811,"date":"2023-08-23T11:58:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejasondavis.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=811"},"modified":"2023-08-30T06:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:27:37","slug":"write-your-story-live-workshop-31-august-2023-with-48-hour-replay","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thejasondavis.com\/product\/write-your-story-live-workshop-31-august-2023-with-48-hour-replay\/","title":{"rendered":"Write Your Story Live Workshop (31 August 2023) with 48-hour Replay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>REFUND POLICY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A full refund will be issued if the workshop is cancelled. Refunds are available on request if the workshop is rescheduled to a time you cannot attend. There will be a 10% administrative fee for all refunds processed prior to the event. No refunds will be issued after event has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"WYS Video 4x3 FINAL\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/853432759?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A successful writer once said something like, \u201cEveryone has a book inside them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not going to look up the name of the writer or the precise quote, because worrying about those details at the outset of the endeavor is what keeps books buried inside their writers\u2019 minds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m here to help you pry your story out onto the page by sharing the techniques I\u2019ve used to coax books out of several first-time writers as well as in editing titles by prolific professionals. The trick is to bypass the many pitfalls that trap even the most experienced writers\u2014like stopping the flow to look up a quote, identify its source, and go down a dozen rabbit holes as a result\u2014and to keep marching toward the goal:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A BOOK<br \/>\nby<br \/>\nYOU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join me for a pay-what-you-can workshop at 6 PM Pacific Time on Thursday, 31 August 2023, and I\u2019ll share the strategies that have worked for writers on page one as well as those on page 400 of their 100th book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have a story to tell. I have the tools to help you tell it. Let\u2019s get together. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"color: #feff66; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#cartbutton\"><strong>Register Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><b>WHY SHOULD I WRITE MY STORY?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe your family or friends are forever requesting a favorite anecdote?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you feel pressure to put down the origins of your enterprise, how you\u2019ve achieved its present state, and where you\u2019d like to see it grow in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possibly you\u2019ve always wanted to tell your tale, but have allowed life\u2019s obstacles to defer that dream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better way to connect with others than telling your story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better way to understand yourself than committing your story to paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better way to reward yourself than finally doing what you\u2019ve always dreamed of doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>HOW WILL I BENEFIT FROM WRITING MY STORY?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By writing your story, you bring your present-day experience to bear on your past, allowing you a new perspective on who you were and how you came to be the person you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are an entrepreneur or a coach,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">telling your story is vital to making your clients understand why you do what you do. Your experience shows them you get where they are coming from, and then you share how you have found a solution to their problem, thus building trust that you are the right person to help them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing your story will provide a sense of accomplishment unlike any other. Having written it, there is also the potential for publishing it as a book. Printing and distribution are more accessible than ever before. There are no guarantees in publishing, but many of my clients have been successful with their books.<\/span><\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_746\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"1024\"]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-746 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"An image of 8 books Jason Davis edited or wrote. At the center is the text &quot;imagine your book here.&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Your-Book-Here-copy-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> The covers of seven books Jason Davis edited for others\u2014Harlan Ellison, B5 Books, Sandra Gimpel, and Patricia Tallman\u2014along with WRITING THE X-FILES, the first book he wrote.[\/caption]\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all seek to be understood by others. Writing a book is as close to telepathy as we can come, transmitting our perspective to another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all seek to understand ourselves. Writing a book is as close to time travel as we can come, revising our personal pasts through our present-day eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time travel goes both ways, and your story is something you can leave to your descendants. Tell them who you were, how you lived, and what you accomplished. Tell your story to your children\u2019s children\u2019s children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>WHY SHOULD I WRITE MY STORY NOW?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not now, when?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lives and stories have one thing in common: they end. With a book, you can see how many pages are left; with a life, not so much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are unique equations, the products of our experiences and how we\u2019ve processed them. If we don\u2019t preserve the computations that factored into our lives, the richness of the human equation is diminished.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"color: #feff66; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#cartbutton\"><strong>Register Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><b>WHAT WILL HAPPEN DURING THIS WORKSHOP?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll walk you through my roadmap for getting your thoughts onto the page as painlessly as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll tell you how to figure out where your story begins, how to sound like yourself in print, and how to finish what you\u2019ve started.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll dig into how you hook an audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll point out the common pitfalls of the beginning writer and how to avoid them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most importantly, I\u2019ll share with you Writing Rule #1, which solves 99% of the issues you\u2019ll face in writing your story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><i>BONUS OPPORTUNITY:<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to e-mail a 200-word synopsis of the story you\u2019d like to tell to jason@thejasondavis.com 48 hours prior to the event on August 31st, I may select your story for discussion, analyzing it as part of the presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could have a $50 editorial consultation for free!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>WHY SHOULD I TAKE THIS WORKSHOP WITH YOU, JASON?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have the experience to help you craft your story for maximum impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t know you, and I can approach your story objectively, as your prospective readers would.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can teach you how to circumvent writer\u2019s block, kill your darlings, and prevent procrastination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the purposes of this event, we will focus ONLY on biographical stories, ensuring everyone has a well to draw from. With everyone working toward the same goal\u2014but with wildly differing starting points\u2014I can illustrate how the same practices can be implemented by different writers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve worked with professional writers who\u2019ve published a quarter-million words and first timers just settling their fingers on the keyboard, and I want to share that experience with you. Let\u2019s put your story on paper.<\/span><\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_751\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-751 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Writer Harlan Ellison and editor Jason Davis.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C805&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?resize=600%2C315&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thejasondavis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Harlan-and-Jason-by-Rod-EDIT-Cleaned-300dpi-Compressed-1.jpg?w=2012&amp;ssl=1 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> Harlan Ellison and Jason Davis, who edited more of his books than anyone else in his 69-year literary career. Photo \u00a92013 by Rod Searcey. Used with permission.[\/caption]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"color: #feff66; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#cartbutton\"><strong>Register Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>FAQ<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>WHAT DO I NEED FOR THIS WORKSHOP?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) Ideas for what you might want to write about.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) A notepad or notebook, ideally of a size that it can be with you at all times, waking or sleeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3) A writing implement that offers the least resistance when you wake up in the middle of the night to jot down an idea. Pencils or retractable ballpoints\/biros save you fumbling with caps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>WHY IS THIS WORKSHOP PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you invest something\u2014even a $1\u2014you\u2019re telling yourself this has value, and\u2014by extension\u2014the journey you\u2019re embarking upon is worth something, to you and everyone alongside you in the workshop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also important to make this accessible for everyone who wants to tell their story. It\u2019s easy. It\u2019s effective. It\u2019s fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WHO IS JASON DAVIS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jason Davis is a writer, editor, and producer. He has written articles, columns, and reviews for publications as diverse as <em>Cinescape<\/em>, <em>The Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/em>, and <em>Match.com<\/em>. He was a contributing editor at <em>Creative Screenwriting<\/em> magazine, where he wrote cover stories for the print publication and edited DVD reviews for its online companion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cartbutton\">For fifteen years, he\u2019s been senior editor at both Publishing 180 and Synthetic Worlds Publishing, editing thirty books on the television series <em>Babylon 5<\/em>, including an art-filled coffee table book for the show\u2019s 20th anniversary, and producing Blu-ray and DVD releases on the making of the series. He edited over a dozen new titles in collaboration with the legendary Harlan Ellison\u00ae and directed a Preservation Project designed to create definitive, expanded reissues of Ellison\u2019s 40-book back catalog. One of his short stories won the Bill Camfield Memorial Award for Satire. <em>Studio Thirteen<\/em>, the television series he created, wrote, and produced in college was licensed by <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> creator Lorne Michaels for national broadcast. His books include <em>Writing The X-Files<\/em> and <em>The Babylon 5 Encyclopedia<\/em>. For the last dozen years, he\u2019s been helping other writers realize their dream of publication by coaching them to put their stories on paper and guiding them to publication. He lives in Burbank, CA.<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #feff66;\"><strong>Register here! 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