<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(76, 70, 44); font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; "><h2 class="BigHeader" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; "><center><font color="green">SUMMERTIME AT THE CHAGRIN VALLEY WRITERS' WORKSHOP</font></center></h2><font color="green"><div class="Content1" style="min-width: 400px; padding-bottom: 10px; "><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="green">CONTACT US TO REGISTER OR FOR INFORMATION<br>84 N. Main St. Suite A • Chagrin Falls, OH 44022<br>Tel. 440.954.4039 • Email: Fill out CONTACT link, above</font></center><center><a href="http://www.scottlax.com/events.htm">http://www.scottlax.com/events.htm</a></center><font color="green"></font></div><br><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="green">TWO NEW SUMMER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED!<br>NOW OFFERING PRIVATE MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS</font></center><center><font color="green">THESE WORKSHOPS FILL UP QUICKLY AND ARE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS<br><br></font></center></div><font color="green"><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="green">THIS SUMMER WE'RE MAKING IT MORE CONVENIENT TO TAKE A WORKSHOP!</font></center></div><font color="green"><br><div class="ContentParagraph"><left><font color="green">YOU NOW HAVE TWO, IDENTICAL, SIX-SESSION WORKSHOPS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE!<br><br><left><font color="green">"WORKSHOP A" IS ON TUESDAYS FROM 7-9 PM, JUNE 15, 22, 29 AND JULY 6, 13 AND 20.<br><br>"WORKSHOP B" IS ON SATURDAYS FROM 1 - 3 PM, JUNE 19, 26; JULY 3, 10, 17 AND 24.<br><br>COST IS $180 FOR SIX SESSIONS. 10% DISCOUNT FOR FORMER SCOTT LAX STUDENTS.<br><br>GENRES ARE FICTION (SHORT STORIES OR SELECTIONS FROM YOUR NOVEL; THEY MAY BE IN-PROGRESS, IN ROUGH DRAFT FORM OR AT ANY STAGE OF WRITING); AND LITERARY NONFICTION (ESSAY, NONFICTION BOOK OR MEMOIR; AGAIN, THEY MAY BE IN-PROGRESS, IN ROUGH DRAFT FORM, OR AT ANY STAGE OF WRITING). <br><br>WORKSHOP A AND B DESCRIPTION:<br><br><left><font color="green">HOUR ONE: "How to Tell A Story." We cover "thinking like a writer," plot, creating believable characters, dialogue, setting, and how to get published. (One topic each for six weeks.)<br><br>HOUR TWO: We workshop your manuscripts. Each student receives a one hour intensive workshopping of his or her manuscript from fellow students and Scott Lax, including written comments from Scott and other students. (One student each for six weeks.)<br><br>WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS: Students must submit 5 to 15 pages of double, spaced, page-numbered fiction or literary nonfiction. Please use Times New Roman or similar font for your manuscripts. Send by e-mail or regular mail in advance of workshop unless other arrangements are made. Students must be 18 years or older. You will retain all rights to your written work. <br><br>THIS IS A UNIQUE AND FUN WORKSHOP, ONE IN WHICH STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO LEARN OR BRUSH UP ON CRAFT, GET VALUABLE FEED-BACK FROM THEIR FELLOW WRITERS AND THE INSTRUCTOR, LEARN TO "THINK LIKE A WRITER" AND GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO TELL STORIES THROUGH THE WRITTEN WORD. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS WHERE YOU IMPROVE...DON'T WORRY ABOUT PERFECTING YOUR WRITING. <br><br>FOR REGISTRATION FORM, PLEASE CALL, WRITE OR E-MAIL US. CONTACT INFORMATION IS ABOVE.<br></font></left></font></left></font></left></div><font color="green"><font color="green"><font color="green"><br><div class="ContentParagraph"><center><font color="purple">MANUSCRIPT LINE EDIT AND CONSULTATION with Scott Lax</font></center><font color="purple"></font></div><div class="ContentParagraph"><left><font color="purple"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008000"><br></font>Description: Scott Lax will line-edit your essay, short story, nonfiction manuscript or novel and suggest possible changes in plot, character development, setting, pacing, dialogue; or, where appropriate, leave it alone and let you know what works and why.<br><br>• Rate: $75/hr. reading, analyzing, and consulting. Two-hour minimum. <br><br>• Sample rates for 12 pt. font, double-spaced work:<br><br>• Short story 15 pages or fewer: 1 hour read and 1 hour meeting - $150<br><br>• Novel 200 pages: 13 hour read and 2 hour meeting - $1,125<br><br>Not sure if you are ready to take this step? You can book an initial consultation for $60, by phone, e-mail, or in person, not to exceed one hour. This will not include reviewing you manuscript, but rather a discussion about your writing experience and goals. <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#800080" face="'times new roman', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br></span></font></span></font></font></left></div></font></font></font></font></font></div></font></span><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Scott Lax, Director</div><div><a href="http://www.scottlax.com/events.htm">The Chagrin Valley Writers' Workshop</a></div><div>440-954-4039</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>