Writing Workshops
An educational experience that will drive you to writing success.
At Tomeworks, we are passionate about education. Between Writers in the Schools, Houston Independent Authors, the Editorial Freelancers Association, and many other organizations, the Tomeworks editors have hosted over two hundred educational in-person and online activities for the greater writing community. Our combined skills are the assets you need to make your convention, conference, or educational group meeting a success. We love authors at all points in their writing journey, and would love to help you and your writing group build better books.
In-Person Events for the Greater Houston Area
We are eager to provide in person, face-to-face writing education to local authors in the greater Houston area such as The Woodlands, Katy, Spring, The Heights, Sugar Land, Friendswood, and Cypress. If your event will occur inside of Grand Parkway to the north, west, and east or if your event will be north of Alvin, TX on the south side of Houston, TX, our prices below are inclusive of travel costs. If your event will take place more than thirty miles from Houston’s downtown, additional travel costs may apply. If your event will take place more than one hundred miles from Houston’s downtown, please let us know on the form below and we’ll schedule a consultation to discuss your needs.
Our prices are inclusive of speaker fees and handouts/writing supplies as applicable. We do not provide meals, facility rentals, AV systems, or any other conference provisions.
Online Events
Write by the seat of your pants without actually wearing pants! We can host a workshop online or appear at your live event via the online communications system of your preference. Our prices are inclusive of speaker fees, presentation materials such as PowerPoint slides, and electronic PDF/MS Word handouts as applicable. We do not provide AV systems, conferencing software, recordings, or chat moderation in our fee, but we can assist with hiring one of our preferred vendors for these services. Our prices include thirty minutes of tech-check activities per speaker prior to the event.
We are happy to create one-hour, half-day, and whole-day curricula tailored to your specific needs!
Submit a contact form and we’ll be in touch to work out the details.
One-Hour Workshops
Potential Topics
Get a Clue: How to Write a Great Mystery Novel
Creating Magic Systems
Query Submission Best Practices
Calibrating the Apocalypse
Mistakes from the Slush Pile and How to Get Eyes on Your Submissions
Crafting Short Fiction
Creating a Fictional Language
Writing Fight Scenes
Speculative Biology
Vanity Publishers, Hybrid Presses, and DIY Self-Publishing
Custom topics for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and other genre writers are also available. Please fill out our inquiry form so we can create a curriculum that meets your individual needs.
Your Investment
Online cost for one speaker: $150
In-person cost for one speaker (Greater Houston Area and DFW): $200
In-person cost for more than two speakers or outside Houston: Schedule a consultation
Half-Day Crafting Special
What’s Included
A 4-hour intensive writing course covering:
Plotting a Novel
Crafting Characters
Creating Great Endings
Q&A
Maximum of 40 participants in person, 80 participants online
Your Investment
Online cost for two speakers: $1000
In-person cost for two speakers (Greater Houston Area): $1100
In-person cost for more than two speakers or outside Houston: Schedule a consultation
Full-Day Crafting Special
What’s Included
A 9.5-hour intensive writing course covering:
Planning, Pantsing, and Plantsing
The Hero’s Journey
Crafting Characters
Creating your Elevator Pitch
Opening Hooks and Endings that Won’t Quit
Exposition, Descriptions, and Worldbuilding
Genre Expectations and Meeting Your Audience
Q&A
Maximum of 40 participants in person, 80 participants online
Your Investment
Online cost for up to four speakers: $1900
In-person cost for up to four speakers (Greater Houston Area): $2100
In-person cost for outside Houston: Inquire