HOW DOES A NOVEL APPROACH HELP YOU WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT?
(While also learning the key skills of writing novels along the way)
 

• • We will ensure that the primary focus of the workshop time together will be on writing to prompts, and then creating a safe place for you to share your fresh writing with the other participants. You are never forced to share what you have written in the class. Reading your new scenes in the group is always optional.
  • We will lead each workshop with a discussion on a specific aspect of successful novel writing and email a copy of that lesson to you the following day.
  • We will give you exercises from time to time that will help you develop your craft as a writer, spark your imagination and keep your fingers on the keyboard.
  • We will read the new scenes you submit (up to 3,000 words every two weeks) and make notes that support your strengths as a writer and encourage your skills as a storyteller. These will be shared with you in the monthly one-on-one zoom meeting.
  • Every FOUR WEEKS we will invite you to a 30 minute zoom meeting where we will discuss the new scenes in your latest 6,000 word submission, discuss your progress and celebrate your writing. If you have any questions about the craft lessons or writing strategies, we will gladly offer assistance.
  • We will meet with each participant individually in January in an additional 30 minute zoom meeting to celebrate your achievements in story-telling and suggest strategies to help you finish your first draft by the final workshop in June.
  • At the conclusion of the workshop you will have written up to 60,000 words and have learned the key skills of writing compelling novels.
  • You will join a community of equally enthusiastic and learning-focused writers.

Yes, the objective is to write at least 3,000 words every two weeks. Our workshop is a terrific modern support mechanism designed to make WRITING happen. And learning the key aspects of the craft provides advanced skills that enriches your writer’s work and helps energize you to cross the finish line. Writers in the group share the camaraderie, the frustrations and the elation. We’ve never been involved with anything as rewarding and creative as A Novel Approach!

A Novel Approach to FICTION First Draft 2024-2025:
(facilitated by James Dewar)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS (biweekly)
3:15-5:45 pm. (EST)
First workshop September 18th, 2024; 20th workshop June 25th, 2025

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