Water Street Writers' Group
Professional Writing Program
about us
Water Street Writers' Group is a new authors' seminar dedicated to taking creative talent to a publishable level. The WSWG team cultivates a professional-level suite of storytelling skills, dynamic style, and the polished presentational attitude that wins in the literary marketplace.
The WSWG team consists of John and Natalie Bates, associated writers and editors, publishing industry consultants and guest speakers.
about the program

"I believe the first draft of a book , even a long one, should take no more than three months. Any longer and (for me, at least) the story begins to take on an odd foreign feel, like a dispatch from the Romanian Department of Public Affairs, or something broadcast on high-band shortwave during a period of severe sunspot activity."

                  --On Writing, Stephen King

 

 
Water Street Writers Group
in association with Art Xperiment Gallery
presents
A New six-Month Limited-Enrollment Professional-Level Writing Seminar
Writing For Publication
The One Hundred Rules of Exquisite Writing
Guest speakers include New York literary agents, editors and writing professionals in a variety of genres.
The basis of the professional seminar is a distillation of the principles of writing excellence, The One Hundred Rules of Exquisite Writing-- a text created by John and Natalie Bates over the course of 30 years' experience as writers, editors and teachers in a wide  variety of forms and types of media.

Bi-Weekly Classes
Saturday, 9:30am - 12:00pm
199 Water Street
Torrington, CT
Intensive sessions include:
a focus on writing
  • The Work
    • The habit of creativity
    • Ideas for stimulation
    • Reading for writing
  • Inspiration
    • What it is
    • How to get it
    • How to use it
  • Polish
    • Revision
    • Perfectionism v. raw power
  • Developing Skills
    • Working on weak points
    • Story dynamics
    • The powerful voice
and
the business of writing
  • Professionalism
    • In pitch and query letter
    • In presentation
    • In tone and attitude
  • Knowing the Marketplace
    • Hot concepts
    • Trends and fads
  • Publishing and Self-Marketing
    • Author experiences
  • Other Media Markets
    • Plays and screenplays
    • Childrens' books
  • Genre Writing
    • Romance and gothic
    • Mystery and thriller
for more information, contact:
to register for the seminar:
info@waterstreetwriters.com
registration@waterstreetwriters.com
directions to WSWG
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