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SUMMARY:Fast Drafting: The Art of Speed and Imperfection
DESCRIPTION:This course will teach you how to write as quickly and imperfectly as possible to finish a first draft of your novel.\nJohn Boyne wrote The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in less than three days. Kazuo Ishiguro drafted The Remains of the Day in four weeks. About his process\, Ishiguro explained\, “The priority was simply to get the ideas surfacing and growing. Awful sentences\, hideous dialogue\, scenes that went nowhere – I let them remain and ploughed on.” By examining the fast-drafting process of established writers\, this course will teach you how to silence the inner critic and accept imperfection as a necessary part of writing the first draft of any book. The majority of each session will be a lecture; however\, you should also expect to complete writing exercises or respond to writing prompts. You can expect each lecture to discuss some aspect of fast drafting\, including but not limited to where to begin\, how to outline and prepare\, how to set goals and deadlines\, and how to overcome mental obstacles. By the end of this course\, you’ll have learned fast drafting techniques to help jumpstart a new writing project or reignite enthusiasm for a languishing manuscript. For the first class\, you should make sure you know which writing project you’d like to focus on for the duration of the course. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nhow to outline and prepare to write a first draft\nhow to write a first draft\nhow to set drafting goals and deadline\nhow to overcome mental obstacles\n\nTime requirements\n\nAbout one hour outside of class to prepare for each session.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nFiction writers at various levels with a novel manuscript they would like to start or complete.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/fast-drafting-the-art-of-speed-and-imperfection/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:4 Sessions,Fiction,Intermediate/Advanced Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Art of Description
DESCRIPTION:Learn the secret to engaging readers with your writing!\nThis six-week interactive class is designed to give you the skills to write rich descriptive sentences and paragraphs that infuse life into your characters and the worlds you create. During this course\, you will strengthen your powers of observation through a variety of assigned weekly readings and writing exercises. You’ll also share some of your own writing and enjoy reading the work of other participants. A new lesson will open on Mondays and assignments will be due by the end of each week. After the completion of this course\, you’ll have new material that may springboard future stories.  \n\nLearn at your own pace: This workshop will take place over Wet Ink\, which is an asynchronous creative writing platform. The instructor will post a lesson and assignment at the beginning of each week\, and participants can log in and read the lessons/post assignments/comment on other classmates’ work at their convenience. Shortly before the start date\, participants will receive an invite from Wet Ink to create their login info and access the class. Please check your spam if you don’t see it. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll:\n\nHow to write rich descriptive sentences\nHow to use simile and metaphor\nHow to incorporate the five senses in your writing\n\nTime requirements\n\n3-4 hours/No reading required in advance\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for any writer hoping to improve their description skills.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/the-art-of-description/
LOCATION:Wet Ink
CATEGORIES:6 Sessions,All Levels,Fiction,Wet Ink,Workshop
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