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SUMMARY:Polishing Your First Draft
DESCRIPTION:Review your manuscript with an editor’s eye.\nWhen the first draft is complete\, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor\, but you can be the first. Learn tips on how to tighten your prose\, improve the immediacy and urgency of your work\, identify plot holes\, and more so that your work shines when you send it out wherever you decide to send it next. Note\, this is not a class in grammar. You will learn the rules of developmental editing\, so that you can follow or break them if you choose! \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\nTighten your prose\nPlot development\nWeed out cliches and hesitancies\n\nTime requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for fiction writers in the final stages of the first draft of a short story or novel.\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/polishing-your-first-draft-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Fiction,Intermediate Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing Memorable Characters
DESCRIPTION:Explore and practice the art of writing memorable characters.\nWhether you’re in the midst of your manuscript or just starting out\, in this workshop you will develop your main (or a secondary) character through writing about them. We will start with exercises designed to ground your understanding of the character you choose. We will then read a well-regarded short story and participate in a guided discussion of the fundamentals of character-development craft at work in that story and in general. In the second half of the workshop\, we will take inspiration from the readings and write\, responding to prompts designed to help us explore our character’s desires and motivations. Each writer can expect to leave this course with new work and a new or enhanced awareness of essential craft elements of character development that they can use in their current and future works-in-progress. \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\nFine points of character development\nHow to develop complex characters\nHow to communicate your character’s characteristics\, needs\, and desires on to the page\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nIntermediate writers looking to solidify their writing craft\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/writing-memorable-characters/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Fiction,Intermediate Level,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing Characters that Stick
DESCRIPTION:Explore and practice the art of writing memorable characters.\nWhether you’re in the midst of your manuscript or just starting out\, in this workshop you will develop your main (or a secondary) character through writing about them. We will start with exercises designed to ground your understanding of the character you choose. We will then read a well-regarded short story and participate in a guided discussion of the fundamentals of character-development craft at work in that story and in general. In the second half of the workshop\, we will take inspiration from the readings and write\, responding to prompts designed to help us explore our character’s desires and motivations. If time and interest exist\, we will share and discuss some of the newly-generated work\, but the main goal of this course is to make new work that will deepen your connection to and writing about your characters. Each writer can expect to leave this course with new work and a new or enhanced awareness of essential craft elements of character development that they can use in their current and future works-in-progress. \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\nFine points of character development\nHow to develop complex characters\nHow to communicate your character’s characteristics\, needs\, and desires on to the page\n\nTime requirements\n\nTwo short stories will be provided beforehand for discussion in the workshop.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for beginning fiction writers looking to learn the basics of character development and intermediate writers looking to solidify this aspect of their craft.\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/writing-characters-that-stick/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Fiction,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Polishing Your First Draft
DESCRIPTION:Review your manuscript with an editor’s eye\nWhen the first draft is complete\, the real work begins. You should not be your only editor\, but you can be the first. Learn tips on how to tighten your prose\, improve the immediacy and urgency of your work\, identify plot holes\, and more so that your work shines when you send it out wherever you decide to send it next. Note\, this is not a class in grammar. You will learn the rules of developmental editing\, so that you can follow or break them if you choose! \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:\n\nTighten your prose\nLearn plot development\nWeed out clichés and hesitancies\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nWriters in the final stages of the first draft of a short story or novel.\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/polishing-your-first-draft/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Fiction,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writing Characters: A Generative Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Explore and practice the art of writing memorable characters.\nEach writer can expect to leave this course with new work and a new or enhanced awareness of essential craft elements of character development that they can use in their current and future works-in-progress. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nFine points of character development\nHow to develop complex characters\nHow to communicate your character’s characteristics\, needs\, and desires on to the page\n\nTime requirements\n\n~1 hour of reading before the workshop.\n\nMaterials\n\nTwo short stories will be provided beforehand for discussion in the workshop.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for beginning fiction writers looking to learn the basics of character development and intermediate writers looking to solidify tis aspect of their craft.\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/writing-characters-a-generative-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Beginner/Intermediate Level,Fiction,Workshop,Zoom
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