THE NEXT LEVEL: WEEKEND CRAFT INTENSIVES for Dedicated Writers

Award-winning author Joyce Sweeney has teamed with Woodstream Writers director, Jamie Morris to present THE NEXT LEVEL: WEEKEND CRAFT INTENSIVES. Over the course of these weekend seminars, participants are informed, challenged, encouraged, supported, and fed by a mix of presentations, exercises, private consultations, group critique, and Q+A sessions--and there's still time for food, community and fun!

What do writers say about THE NEXT LEVEL?
"It was a great weekend. You both have given me a lot to absorb. I didn’t realize that, while you “can’t teach someone to write,” you can teach them how to construct a novel. I’ll be working on it." Stephanie

"It has been my pleasure to attend a few of your dynamic workshops over the past year. All I can say is WOW! The information, the individual attention, the atmosphere and the fellow writers in attendance all combine to make each one an extremely memorable and in some cases a life changing experience. I leave each one smarter, more electrically charged and more determined that – yes I can!  Thanks for your talent, your patience, your encouragement and your faith." Jim Shipley

THE NEXT LEVEL INTENSIVES are offered all around Florida and the Southeast, focusing on topics such as Plotting, Marketing, Revision, Scene and Structure, and Character Development. For more information, and upcoming NEXT LEVEL events,

From a pool of writers who have either recently submitted work for her critique and/or who have participated in THE NEXT LEVEL WEEKEND INTENSIVES, Joyce Sweeney hand-selects students to participate in one of her weekly, on-going workshop groups. These groups are focused on aiming participants for (traditional) publication. So far, under Joyce's mentor-ship, 34 of her students have obtained book contracts, publishing in such genres as main-stream fiction, young adult and middle-grade fiction, memoir, poetry, and mystery.

Contact Joyce Sweeney for more information.