Hi everyone! I hope it's okay to share this. Windy City Romance Writers is bringing in author and writing instructor James Scott Bell Feb. 22-23, 2019 at the Naperville campus of Northern IL University. His book Plot & Structure is a staple for a lot of writers. This is open to any writer (though it does focus on fiction writing) and will include food! He hasn't taught in this area in the past few years so we're excited to be able to bring him here.

Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested.

Friday February 22 Saturday February 23, 2019
Northern Illinois University Naperville Conference Center
1120 Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563
(Off I-88, Naperville exit)

About James Scott Bell:

James served as fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine and has written many popular craft books, including Conflict & Suspense, Just Write, and Write Your Novel From the Middle. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver, and graduated with honors from the University of Southern California law school. A former trial lawyer, Jim lives and writes in Los Angeles. His website is www.JamesScottBell.com.

Friday, February 22:
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Check-in
6:00 p.m. Light refreshments served
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. James Scott Bell presents on Indie Publishing
Saturday, February 23:
8:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. Check-in
9:00 a.m. to noon WRITING A NOVEL THEY CANT PUT DOWN
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch provided
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Second half of WRITING A NOVEL THEY CANT PUT DOWN

Where to stay:
A block of rooms has been reserved under Windy City Romance Writers at the Embassy Suites in Naperville (630-799-5900). This hotel is conveniently located across the street from the conference center. Reserve your room by January 23 to receive the discounted rate of $119, which includes breakfast.

Retreat Registration
$135.00 General Public (opens Oct. 1, 2018)
Registration closes February 8, 2019 or until Sold Out

Cancellations
A $25 cancellation fee will be issued for all cancellations. Full registration refund (minus the $25 fee) will be granted through December 31, 2018. After January 1, fifty percent of the registration cost will be refunded. No refunds will be given after February 8, 2019.

Register:http://www.windycityrwa.org/2019-retreat/

I'll admit, I've been eyeing that. Plus, your post shows up in the #chicagowritiers tag I stalk *whistles*

He's got some great resource books and a lot of people recommend Plot+Structure. That was part of the Writer's Digest Essentials series, yeah?

Thanks, Stephanie, for sharing the information with the region.

I edited your post to highlight the costs of the program. Sounds like a very nice workshop.