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WINTER 2022 GRABBING THE READER WORKSHOPWORKSHOP DATES: JANUARY 23-30, 2022 REGISTRATION OPEN: until JANUARY 17, 2022 FREE for members So, you’ve been part of this group and met some amazing writers. You’re working on your first (or next) novel and wonder if it’s any good. All those other writers seem to have it all together. Wouldn’t it be great to take a peek at the first 500 words of THEIR manuscript? And wouldn’t it be even better if others would give you feedback on YOUR first 500 words? That’s the idea behind the GRABBING THE READER WORKSHOP, a free, week-long event for members. You bravely open yourself up to have a group of 5-7 other writers read your work and give you feedback while agreeing to take time to read their work and give them feedback as well. If you want to sell a book, you need to GRAB THE READER within the first 500 words. Agents, editors, potential interviewers, and readers (who will become reviewers) all need to want to keep reading. Take the time in this safe environment to workshop your beginning pages so you’ll be ready when the time comes. If you’re planning to participate in any of the Pitch workshops, this is a great place to start! REGISTER HEREDONALD MAASS - AMPLIFY YOUR INNER VOICE WORKSHOPWORKSHOP DATES: FEBRUARY 21 - MARCH 4, 2022 REGISTRATION OPEN: JANUARY 24 - 28, 2022 (opens at 12:00 pm ET) COST: $65 This workshop will enable writers to weave the inner journey with the plot points of the outer journey to make a forward-driving story. Through online lessons and feedback on your assignments from a small group of your fellow participants and the workshop presenter, you will explore your story in a new way. Donald Maass is inviting you to be bold, are you ready for the challenge? See lesson outline below:
This is a master-level, hands-on workshop with several writing assignments spread over two weeks. It is intended for writers who consider themselves advanced in their craft, Please see below for a description of Master Class to determine whether you qualify. This class is for members only. Only those willing to share their work with others and provide critical feedback to help ensure their peers’ successes should register for this class. You will be expected to set aside time to participate most days during the class (expect at least an hour a day, at times more). By participating in this workshop, you agree to allow your assignments to be viewed by other WFWA Members. What do we mean by "Master Class"? This class is designed for experienced fiction writers. You do not need to be published but should have several complete manuscripts. The workshop goes beyond the basics of plot construction, scene structure, character building, and dialogue. The workshop writing assignments and Donald's comments aim at deepening and enhancing manuscripts that have story intent/style/genre, plot structure, principle characters and their arcs solidly in place. As a writer you can ask yourself:
Writers who answer “yes” to these questions may feel that the workshop lessons and assignments complicate things and make their story choices more confusing. Writers who can answer “no” to the above questions should find that the workshop honors their novels’ basic intents, but pushes them deeper into characters, plot possibilities, and in other ways enhances and draws out more of a work in progress’ potential. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AT NOON E.T. ON JANUARY 24, 2022.
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