Upcoming Events - JP McLean

2025 North Island Writers Conference

JP McLean is presenting a workshop on writing deeper dialogue

Whether you love it or hate it, writing dialogue is something writers have to master if we want to write engaging stories. Dialogue is a heavy lifter in our writers’ toolbox. Register for the workshop and learn how dialogue, when done well, can:

- - Reveal character
  - Heighten emotion
  - Define subtext
  - Advance the plot

Date: January 17-19, 2025

Time: TBA

Location: North Island College Comox Valley Campus, Tyee Hall, Rm TBA
2300 Ryan Rd, Courtenay, BC V9N 8N6

Co-hosted by: Comox Valley Writers Society & North Island College
Sponsors: Comox Valley Record/Black Press Media, Peninsula Co-op Comox Valley, CV Regional District

Program details will be forthcoming. Registration opens on December, 2024.

North Island Writers Conference

JP McLean is presenting a workshop on writing deeper dialogue ($32)

It seems authors either love writing dialogue or hate it. But regardless, it’s something we have to master if we want to write engaging stories. Dialogue is a heavy lifter in our writers’ toolbox. Register for the workshop and learn how dialogue, when done well, can:

- - Reveal character
  - Heighten emotion
  - Define subtext
  - Advance the plot

Date: January 21, 2024

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: North Island College Comox Valley Campus, Tyee Hall, Rm 204
2300 Ryan Rd, Courtenay, BC V9N 8N6

Co-hosted by: Comox Valley Writers Society & North Island College
Sponsors: Comox Valley Record/Black Press Media, Peninsula Co-op Comox Valley, CV Regional District

Program details here. Registration opens on Dec. 1, 2023.

Denman Island Readers' and Writers' Festival

Indie Publishing Workshop

Dates: July 20, 2023, 10 am to 1 pm

Location: Arts Centre, 1016 Northwest Road, Denman Island, BC

Watch the Shaw Promo Video

Self-publishing in 2023 (Register at the DIRWF link above)

Indie publishing is an ever-changing landscape of opportunity, but is it the right choice for you? JP McLean will provide an overview of the options available today, and take you thought the preparations necessary to publish your work. Topics include publishing models, distribution, branding, marketing, and publicity. You’ll leave with a resource sheet and a better understanding of what to expect before, during, and after you self-publish.