• We will ensure that the primary focus of each class will be to spend the majority of the time 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 post that lesson the following day on the website.
• 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 email to us (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.
• 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.

If your manuscript ends up being longer than you anticipated, we will be happy to continue working with you in an Online Mentorship capacity, until your first draft is completed.
 
A few times a year, we also offer four month workshops for authors who have not been able to finish their novels in the workshop timeframe, called FINISH YOUR NOVEL AT LAST (Details here) Additional fees will apply.