Sonja Dewing

Short Storyathon
2019-01-25 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
Go from idea creation (on Friday night) all the way to your published short story on Amazon by Sunday! Sound crazy? It kind of is, but it works!

What peeps have said about the last one?

“I arrived on Saturday morning not knowing which idea I was going to choose to develop. The first sprint got me launched. I picked an idea from the walking tour on Friday evening and just went with it. Within five minutes I had an interesting beginning and that developed into a story remarkably quickly. Having the freedom to take breaks, to work at my own pace, to participate in the sprints or not, in the company of other supportive writers, made all the difference. I had never used a professional copy editor before. Grace was fantastic. She caught mistakes I didn’t see. Her feedback was essential to making me feel that I had a product worth publishing.”

Full schedule is coming soon! It’s getting restructured due to the input from last time. Brought to you by Plot Duckies.

The basics:

Friday night 6pm – 9pm

Bring your walking shoes! And be ready for any weather. We’ll start out at FatPipe ABQ, a coworking space. We’ll discuss how to write a short story and how to find ideas for your story (if you don’t have one already). Then, we’ll take a walking tour of downtown to collect those ideas.

Saturday – 8am – 8pm

We’ll start with some writing sprints to get us going. Then take a quick break while we talk about book covers and consider hiring a book cover artist (they run $60 to $250). Then keep writing all morning. After lunch (lunch is on your own, but we have plenty of places nearby) we’ll sit down and review each other’s work, so we can get ideas on what needs to be improved. Then, it’s back to writing.

In the evening, your stories will be sent to our professional editors. They will edit the first four pages of stories you started that weekend (this is so everyone gets some professional editing on their story). Also, this is paid as part of your purchase.

Sunday – start at 11am – 5pm

We’ll sleep in a little after all that work. Then it’s back to work. We’ll polish our stories in the morning. Then, I’ll go over how to set up your story on Amazon.

Then, we’ll celebrate with cake!

Limited spaces:

I’m limiting this event to only 25 attendees, so you probably want to buy your ticket now, and before the early bird prices go up.

Win stuff…

The 5-Minute Author Plotfinder Package!

To celebrate the launch of our new audiobook and accompanying box (to help you write your novel), We’ll be giving a box and audiobook away to one lucky attendee ($60 value)!

Win a story cover!

Everyone who brings a cash and/or book donation for Albuquerque Reads will receive a chance to win a free story cover design ($60 value) by Leslie Reilly. Leslie Reilly is the designer behind all of Sonja Dewing’s book covers!

The Facilitators:

Sonja Dewing is a published author and award-winning creative writer. She has an adventure novel, Toy of the Gods, published by Creativia (available on Amazon), and a couple of self-published short stories on Amazon.

Elisabeth Loya is a published author and member of Querque Quills.

Use the Awesomeness of Scrivener
2019-01-13 03:00 - 06:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
Scrivener is an amazing tool for writers! I want to help you get to know Scrivener better so you can write without having to worry about how a program works.

You’ll learn:

Navigation
Starting a new project
Best Practices
Differences between Mac and PC versions
How to use the fun tools
Keeping track of characters and research
Compiling to use as an ebook
Using the pc or Mac version and the app (for iPhone)
And more!

Why is this 3-hour class in a top-notch space and with an experienced instructor so inexpensive? It’s because Scrivener is sponsoring! This means you’ll get some great handouts and there’s even a discount code available for the desktop version to anyone who signs up.

However, if you have a NaNoWriMo discount for finishing your 50,000 words in November – you’ll want to use that code instead.

Tip: If you haven’t downloaded Scrivener, download it today and use the free option for 30 days. Scrivener is available for Mac and PC.

Your Facilitator:

Sonja Dewing is a freelance writer and published author. She loves using Scrivener and finds that it’s the best product for writers. She’s also a University of New Mexico Continuing Education instructor and a certified professional instructor.

Scrivener reviews:

PC Mag: Scrivener is one of the best pieces of software for writers because it was built with their needs in mind.

Sonja’s teaching reviews:

“Sonja is such a patient and organized instructor!” – Arianna Duran

“This was great! Sonja stayed after to help me understand a few things that I missed.” – Andrea Crawford

Plot Duckies

This event is also sponsored by Plot Duckies. Check out our other events coming in 2019.

$10 for early bird – up to Jan 1. $20 starting Jan 2.

Querque Quills Meetups and Reorganization (and Potluck)
2019-01-05 05:00 - 08:30 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
Please come out, bring some food, and let’s talk and plan for next year.

Full Novel review group starts at noon – This group is specifically for those interested in reviewing and being reviewed for a whole novel.

If you’re interested in short story review or just a few chapters at a time, that group meets at 2pm on the same day.

We’ll add new peeps to our group, and schedule out reviews for the year!

Mark Harris runs this stupendous, whole novel review group

Find your next writing ideas
2018-12-22 08:00 - 11:00, 2018-12-02 09:30 - 12:30, 2018-11-26 05:00 - 08:00, 2018-11-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
I’m proud to say that I had the first approved Airbnb Experience in Albuquerque, New Mexico and I have several 5 star reviews!

Bring your notebook, pen, and good walking shoes! We’ll start out in FatPipe ABQ, a coworking space that was once a historic library for the old Albuquerque High School. We’ll cover ‘How to Craft a Short Story’, and how to find ideas for your story. Then, we’ll head into downtown Albuquerque for a walking tour of some of the most interesting places, find ideas for our stories, and explore.

FatPipe ABQ is a beautiful space for our workshop kickoff. It’s a historic building with a creative vibe. Depending on what’s happening downtown we’ll go to a few different places. Civic Plaza often has activity, the Hotel Andaluz is a gorgeous historic hotel, and there’s a collection of other great locations on downtown Central (coffee shops, breweries, murals, etc.)

Sign up through Airbnb.

One Million Cups ABQ
2018-12-12 02:00 - 03:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
I’m proud to be lead organizer for this amazing event!

Join us for our weekly talk with an entrepreneur, sharing the stories of their business: how they started and why, how they’ve managed to grow and the opportunities and challenges they’ve faced along the way – followed by a lengthy conversation with other entrepreneurs from our community.

Join us this week to hear from our presenter:

Arrow & Ink

This is a free event!

(Bring a coffee cup and let’s save resources!)

If you haven’t already, please download the 1 Million Cups app (for iPhone and Android) and plan to check in with us Wednesday.

Many many thanks to our sponsors!

Noventum – gets up early to bring the doughnuts!

Our awesome host: FatPipe ABQ

And live video production from JAK Media

And a special thanks to our coffee roasters Prosum Roasters

Our coffee brewer, Jason of Internet Crossroads

Sign up & get more information at 1mcabq.com !

And view the livestream (you can set a reminder!) at: TBA

#entrepreneurs #business #startup #albuquerque #event #networking #entrepreneureducation #learn #grow #share #Lifteachotherup #startuplife #hustler #smallbusiness #lifestyle #businessowner #ambition #hardwork #passion #life #dreams #inspire #entrepreneurship #events

Support Indies On Small Business Saturday!
2018-11-24 03:00 - 07:00 | Title Wave Books, 2318 Wisconsin St NE, Albuquerque, 87110, United States
Join me at Titlewave Books while they “Support Indies On Small Business Saturday!

From Titlewave Books:

“Kick off your holiday shopping while enjoying refreshments, local authors, poets, and musicians. Casual open mic from 10 am – 2 pm, and 25% off the entire inventory, all day!”

One Million Cups ABQ
2018-11-14 02:00 - 03:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
I’m proud to be lead organizer for this amazing event!

Join us for our weekly talk with an entrepreneur, sharing the stories of their business: how they started and why, how they’ve managed to grow and the opportunities and challenges they’ve faced along the way – followed by a lengthy conversation with other entrepreneurs from our community.

Join us this week to hear from our presenter:

ABQ Pixel

This is a free event!

(Bring a coffee cup and let’s save resources!)

If you haven’t already, please download the 1 Million Cups app (for iPhone and Android) and plan to check in with us Wednesday.

Many many thanks to our sponsors!

Noventum – gets up early to bring the doughnuts!

Our awesome host: FatPipe ABQ

And live video production from JAK Media

And a special thanks to our coffee roasters Prosum Roasters

Our coffee brewer, Jason of Internet Crossroads

Sign up & get more information at 1mcabq.com !

And view the livestream (you can set a reminder!) at: TBA

#entrepreneurs #business #startup #albuquerque #event #networking #entrepreneureducation #learn #grow #share #Lifteachotherup #startuplife #hustler #smallbusiness #lifestyle #businessowner #ambition #hardwork #passion #life #dreams #inspire #entrepreneurship #events

Preparing for National Novel Writing Month NaNoWriMo
2018-10-27 09:00 - 10:15 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
Heard of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Ready to take part?

Sonja Dewing, Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo and CEO of Plot Duckies, will lead a discussion on coming up with ideas for your story, as well as ways to complete NaNoWriMo.

See you at FatPipe ABQ.

Short Storyathon
2018-10-21 05:00 - 11:00, 2018-10-20 02:00 - 14:00, 2018-10-19 12:00 - 15:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
Go from idea creation (on Friday night) all the way to your published short story on Amazon by Sunday! Sound crazy? It kind of is, but it works!

What peeps have said about the last one?

“I arrived on Saturday morning not knowing which idea I was going to choose to develop. The first sprint got me launched. I picked an idea from the walking tour on Friday evening and just went with it. Within five minutes I had an interesting beginning and that developed into a story remarkably quickly. Having the freedom to take breaks, to work at my own pace, to participate in the sprints or not, in the company of other supportive writers, made all the difference. I had never used a professional copy editor before. Grace was fantastic. She caught mistakes I didn’t see. Her feedback was essential to making me feel that I had a product worth publishing.”

Full schedule is coming soon! It’s getting restructured due to the input from last time. Brought to you by Plot Duckies.

The basics:

Friday night 6pm – 9pm

Bring your walking shoes! And be ready for any weather. We’ll start out at FatPipe ABQ, a coworking space. We’ll discuss how to write a short story and how to find ideas for your story (if you don’t have one already). Then, we’ll take a walking tour of downtown to collect those ideas.

Saturday – 8am – 8pm

We’ll start with some writing sprints to get us going. Then take a quick break while we talk about book covers and consider hiring a book cover artist (they run $60 to $250). Then keep writing all morning. After lunch (lunch is on your own, but we have plenty of places nearby) we’ll sit down and review each other’s work, so we can get ideas on what needs to be improved. Then, it’s back to writing.

In the evening, your stories will be sent to our professional editors. They will edit the first four pages of stories you started that weekend (this is so everyone gets some professional editing on their story). Also, this is paid as part of your purchase.

Sunday – start at 11am – 5pm

We’ll sleep in a little after all that work. Then it’s back to work. We’ll polish our stories in the morning. Then, I’ll go over how to set up your story on Amazon.

Then, we’ll celebrate with cake!

Limited spaces:

I’m limiting this event to only 25 attendees, so you probably want to buy your ticket now, and before the early bird prices go up.

Plot Box!

To celebrate the launch of our new audiobook and accompanying box (to help you write your novel), We’ll be giving a box and audiobook away to one lucky attendee ($60 value)!

Win a story cover!

Everyone who brings a cash and/or book donation for Albuquerque Reads will receive a chance to win a free story cover design ($60 value) by Leslie Reilly. Leslie Reilly is the designer behind all of Sonja Dewing’s book covers!

The Facilitators:

Sonja Dewing is a published author and award-winning creative writer. She has an adventure novel, Toy of the Gods, published by Creativia (available on Amazon), and a couple of self-published short stories on Amazon.

Elisabeth Loya is a published author and member of Querque Quills.

Ready? Get your tickets today. Full Wkd ticket is $99.

Querque Quills at Octofair
2018-10-13 04:00 - 10:00 | Octopus and the Fox, 514 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102
Come and meet the Querque Quills authors at Octofair, buy a book, get a photo with us, and get it signed.

About Octofair:

Since 2011, The Octopus & The Fox has existed to support the Albuquerque arts community by offering a selection of locally handmade art & gifts in a fun, colorful and unexpected retail space. Once a year we take it a step further and celebrate our wonderful community by throwing a huge party called OCTOFAIR!!! This year we are proud to produce this free and fun, grassroots, community event with our local business partners, artists, musicians and community members.

As always, we will have some the finest locally handmade arts and crafts Albuquerque has to offer, as well as a live music stage presented by Sister Bar, superb local beer by La Cumbre Brewing Co., EDo’s finest pizza and food by Farina Pizzeria & Wine Bar, and this year we are proud to host the wrap party for the finale of Mural Fest 2018. There’s plenty more surprises to be announced, so stay in touch.

It’s free, it’s fun, it’s funky, it’s East Downtown Albuquerque’s original arts & crafts festival. It’s Octofair 2018!!!

Visit www.octofair.com

Querque Quills Book Signing at Bookworks
2018-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | BookWorks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, 87107, United States
Come and meet me and three of my fellow published authors! We’re all members of Querque Quills – a review group right here in Albuquerque.

You’ll hear from:

You’ll hear from:

Trinity Tarrow,

Katy Hammel (coming soon to Amazon),

Dallas Hunter,

and Me!

Four very different books and four fun authors.

Ire of the Gods - Free for 4 days
2018-09-19 02:00 - 2018-09-22 11:00 | NM
Free for 4 days only. Benedict Cecil Spafford is the most famous of British explorers. He’s survived wars, snobby British society, and several excursions into the Amazon, but can he survive his brush with a god?

You don’t have to have a Kindle to read it – you can also read it on your computer through Kindle Cloud reader! http://mybook.to/IreoftheGods

And, please give it a review when you’re done! 🙂

ExperienceIT
2018-09-13 02:00 - 10:00 | Sandia Resort & Casino
I’m honored to be a moderator for the powerhouse social media panel. Buy your tickets to ExperienceIT today.

Tickets for this all day conference is $99 for members; $120 for non-members.

Find your next writing ideas
2018-09-07 12:00 - 15:00, 2018-08-24 12:00 - 15:00, 2018-07-20 12:00 - 15:00, 2018-07-14 12:00 - 15:00 | NM
I’m proud to say that I have the first approved Airbnb Experience in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

Bring your notebook, pen, and good walking shoes! We’ll start out in FatPipe ABQ, a coworking space that was once a historic library for the old Albuquerque High School. We’ll cover ‘How to Craft a Short Story’, and how to find ideas for your story. Then, we’ll head into downtown Albuquerque for a walking tour of some of the most interesting places, find ideas for our stories, and explore.

FatPipe ABQ is a beautiful space for our workshop kickoff. It’s a historic building with a creative vibe. Depending on what’s happening downtown we’ll go to a few different places. Civic Plaza often has activity, the Hotel Andaluz is a gorgeous historic hotel, and there’s a collection of other great locations on downtown Central (coffee shops, breweries, murals, etc.)

Sign up through Airbnb.

Duke City Short Story Slam
2018-08-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Red Door Brewing Company, 400 Gold Ave, SW, Suite 105, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
I’m honored to be one of the featured speakers at this month’s Duke City Story Slam. Come hear all three featured speakers including my true story about coming home. And get a chance at sharing yours!

This event is hosted by the Storytellers of New Mexico.

Menagerie is free for 4 days
2018-08-19 02:00 - 2018-08-22 11:00 | NM
Get your copy of my flash fiction story! Free on Amazon for just a few days!

http://mybook.to/Menagerie

Kauffman Fast Trac - By WESST and FatPipe ABQ
2018-08-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
I’ll be facilitating this course…

This ten-week in-person course will be facilitated by a certified professional instructor and will include speakers and local resources to help you get your business idea off the ground.

Courses will start on August 15 and will run Wednesday nights, 6pm-8:00pm. Ends in October.

This course provides the tools to develop a business concept, determine the viability of the business concept, and outline the critical steps to a successful business launch.

The course includes:
~Identify market needs
~Understand Business Fundamentals
~Pricing and structure
~Network with Entrepreneurial Professionals
~Business Plan
~Access to resources
and more..

Keep in mind that as we build businesses we need to be connecting with other businesses and our community. This course will connect you with other entrepreneurs, as well as the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Albuquerque.

$249 will pay for workbooks, instructor/facilitator, snacks, and other costs related to putting on this ten-week course. Tickets will be available soon.

Find your next writing idea
2018-08-10 12:00 - 15:00 | NM

Using Instagram to Grow Your Fanbase
2018-07-27 09:45 - 10:45 | Westgate, Las Vegas, Nevada
I’ll be teaching at this year’s RollerCon in Vegas! If you play derby and you want to know about Instagram, I’ll see you there.

“Friday, July 27th, 3:45pm PST Instagram is all about great photos, and it’s a great place for roller derby. I’ll share photo techniques, apps to have, the most important info to have in your profile, using posts, video, stories, etc. Author of Pain is a freelance writer, published author, and social media guru. She manages social media and helps run accounts for Albuquerque Roller Derby. Pain manages Instagram for several accounts and knows the secrets to get followers and more!”

Use Facebook to Grow Your Fanbase
2018-07-27 08:00 - 09:00 | Westgate, Las Vegas, Nevada
I’ll be teaching at this year’s RollerCon in Vegas! If you play derby and you want to know about Facebook, I’ll see you there.

“There are so many great things you can share on Facebook to grow your fan base. I’ll also explain methods to get more views, teaching your team how they can help, and sharing the load of social media. Author of Pain is a freelance writer, published author, and social media guru. She manages social media and helps run accounts for Albuquerque Roller Derby. She and one other team member have grown the ABQRD Facebook page to 2,400+ followers.”

Using Twitter to Get Media Attention
2018-07-26 10:15 - 11:15 | Westgate, Las Vegas, Nevada
I’ll be teaching at this year’s RollerCon in Vegas! If you play derby and you want to know about Twitter, I’ll see you there.

“Twitter is a perfect way to get quick attention from your local media. I’ll show you how to find, connect and get the media attention roller derby deserves. I’ll also talk about setting up an account, monitoring Twitter, and teaming up to run the account. Author of Pain is a freelance writer, published author, and social media guru. She manages social media and helps run accounts for Albuquerque Roller Derby. Pain has been able to get media coverage for a variety of clients, including ABQRD, through Twitter.”

Build Your Following with Social Media
2018-07-22 02:00 - 11:00 | Fatpipe ABQ, 200 Broadway Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, 87102, United States
We’ll spend a whole day focused on getting followers and finding our customers through:

~Facebook
~Instagram
~and, your email marketing

This is focused on creatives and creative businesses, but the information is relevant to any business. The event doesn’t include lunch – you can bring your own (we have a refrigerator and a microwave available), or go somewhere nearby.

More details and the full schedule will be posted to the Plot Duckies website.

Ask me about discounts for:
~UNM staff and students
~APS Teachers
~Military
~Nonprofits

About your facilitator:

Sonja Dewing is a published author, freelance writer, and CEO of Plot Duckies. Her business, Plot Duckies, gets writers through blocks and get to the point of publishing.

Her love of social media has propelled her into a local influencer, a social media manager for a variety of businesses, as well as a successful creative.

She successfully launched a crowdfunding/presale campaign with Publishizer that netted her a publisher for her first novel, Toy of the Gods. She successfully used Facebook to fill her first Plot Duckies event, the Short Storyathon. And she’s grown her clients, like FatPipe ABQ and Albuquerque Roller Derby to large fanbases.

She loves Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
