Upcoming Events

 Adult Continuing Education

Pauline Bartel will teach the one-session course “No Excuses! Writing & Selling Your Book” on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College). Register by calling (518) 629-7339.

John Grisham scribbled notes on a legal pad between court sessions. Those notes eventually became his best-selling novel A Time to Kill. Recollections of growing up in depression-era Ireland compelled Frank McCourt to write his best-selling memoir Angela’s Ashes. Is a novel or nonfiction book burning inside you? Do you dream of being a published author? If so, learn the ins and outs of publishing from a pro who has helped dozens of students become authors. Discover how the book publishing industry works, how to pitch your idea to publishers and agents and how to guide your book to publishing success. As a bonus, one-on-one consulting with instructor Pauline Bartel about your project after the course eliminates any excuses preventing you from realizing your publishing dreams.    

Adult Continuing Education

Pauline Bartel will teach the one-session course “Writing From Your Heart: The Art of Personal Essays” on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College. Register by calling (518) 629-7339.

The happy, memorable and hilarious happenings of your life can be transformed into extraordinary personal essays. Learn the step-by-step process for jump starting your creativity to unlock and capture the details of your experiences, structure your essay, pound out a first draft and revise your manuscript into a polished essay.

Adult Continuing Education

Pauline Bartel will teach the one-session course “No Excuses! Writing and Selling Your Book” on Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at SUNY Adirondack (Adirondack Community College). Register by calling (518) 743-2238.

John Grisham scribbled notes on a legal pad between court sessions. Those notes eventually became his best-selling novel, A Time to Kill. Recollections of growing up in depression-era Ireland compelled Frank McCourt to write his best-selling memoir, Angela’s Ashes. Is a novel or nonfiction book inside you? Do you dream of being a published author? If so, learn the ins and outs of publishing from a pro who has helped dozens of students become authors. Discover how the book publishing industry works, how to pitch your idea to publishers and agents and how to guide your book to publishing success. As a bonus, one-on-one consulting with instructor Pauline Bartel about your project after the course eliminates any excuses preventing you from realizing your publishing dreams.  

Adult Continuing Education

Pauline Bartel will teach the one-session course “Break Into Print With Nonfiction Articles” on Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College. Register by calling (518) 629-7339.

Have you dreamed of writing for The Atlantic Monthly, Woman’s Day or other national magazines? Have you wondered how writers get their work accepted by these prestigious publications? Wonder no longer. Learn the step-by-step process of researching, writing and selling nonfiction in today’s red-hot magazine market. Discover how you can explode one idea into dozens of articles (and collect multiple paychecks), guarantee that editors call you when they need a feature and experience the thrill of seeing your magazine article in print.