“The teaching of craft can be done without damage to a writer’s original voice or artistic self-esteem.”
― Pat Schneider (the 4th precept of the AWA Method)
- Create up to 3,000 words (approximately 12 double-spaced pages in Microsoft Word or Open Office Writer) every two weeks and email it as an attachment to us. (You are certainly welcome to produce more than 3,000 words, but we will only commit to reading the target of 3,000 words every two weeks.)
- Listen carefully and offer strength-based feedback to writers who share their new scenes in the workshop.
- Attend as many of the twenty ZOOM workshops as possible.
- If you are unable to attend a particular workshop, please let us know in advance.
We spend most of the time in each workshop writing new material together in a prompt-based silent writing environment. You should be able to write from 25% to 33% of your biweekly word count in each workshop.)
Many friendships have been created in this workshop between writers sharing each other’s inspiration and providing mutual encouragement. Interaction between participants reinforces the key aspects of both writing and storytelling in a symbiotic manner.