Saturdays and Wednesdays in November (2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, & 27th)* | It’s almost National Novel Writing Month again, so let’s get to it! The first step is to have a solid idea and then give yourself permission to write it—the wrong way. Perversely, writing “wrong” is an excellent way to figure out how to write right. Hey, it’s only 1,667 words a day!
In this supportive workshop, we will meet twice a week to keep ourselves on track for our monthlong challenge. Each class will focus on prompts to help you write important story beats such as your opening image, inciting incident, midpoint, and that utterly miserable dark night of your main character’s soul. We will focus on honing your premise and log line, getting the most juice out of your idea, raising the stakes, and inserting clever twists and eyebrow-raising reveals. Remember: it’s okay for a first draft to be a hot mess. As a wise neurologist once told me, “Everything is fixable if you are still above ground!”
Each session will begin with a mini-craft lecture about the prompt and then in-class writing. Live feedback will be given, if desired. As time allows, we will talk through story challenges and offer suggestions to help you move forward. By the end of the month, you’ll be shouting it from the rooftops: “It nearly killed me, but—I WROTE A NOVEL!
*Wednesday classes take place from 8-9am and Saturday classes take place from 10-11am