ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Making Pages: Keeping Your Resolutions for Fiction Writers (ONLINE) with BC OLIVA
We’ll motivate and encourage each other to write 1,000 words per day for ten days.
We’ll motivate and encourage each other to write 1,000 words per day for ten days.
TIME: Ten days from Thursday, January 2nd - Saturday, January 11th, specific online times to be determined by participants’ specific schedules and availability.
PRICE: Early-Bird until Friday, December 28th: $210 members, $240 non-members. After Friday, December 28th: $225 members, $255 non-members. Become a member here. Scholarships available here. LOCATION: ONLINE ONLY. Please note: Instructor will contact participants with online classroom invitation and entry instructions the day the workshop begins. LEVEL: All Levels CAP: Limited to 12 Writers |
We all make New Year’s Resolutions. I do every year. It’s the reason I run a five-minute mile, speak fluent French, and absolutely shred on the mandolin.
Just kidding. I can’t do any of those things. I can barely tune a mandolin.
If you’re like me, you’re terrible at keeping resolutions, because setting goals and forming new habits is really really really difficult. Sometimes though, all it takes is some accountability and a teensy bit of peer-pressure.
This bootcamp does exactly that. We’ll motivate and encourage each other to write 1,000 words per day for ten days. Because this bootcamp spans a weekend, you have the option of taking a break or catching up. Either way, you’ll end up with 7-10k words, or 28-40 pages. That’s a couple short stories, half a novella, or some novel chapters!
I’ll provide personalized feedback, advice, encouragement, and a mountain of rah-rah. This includes written responses and a final one-on-one video conference with each writer. Because this bootcamp is online, we’ll also have a discussion board to seek out and provide encouragement, share tips and strategies, and ask questions about this messy process of writing.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Making Pages: Keeping Your Resolutions for Memoir Writers (ONLINE) with JOYCE BOATRIGHT
Join the company of other struggling writers to jumpstart your writing practice.
Join the company of other struggling writers to jumpstart your writing practice.
TIME: Ten days from Thursday, January 2nd - Saturday, January 11th, specific online times to be determined by participants’ specific schedules and availability.
PRICE: Early-Bird until Friday, December 28th: $210 members, $240 non-members. After Friday, December 28th: $225 members, $255 non-members. Become a member here. Scholarships available here. LOCATION: ONLINE ONLY. Please note: Instructor will contact participants with online classroom invitation and entry instructions the day the workshop begins. LEVEL: All Levels CAP: Limited to 12 Writers |
We all make New Year’s resolutions to have a more disciplined writing life, but it’s hard to turn a resolution into a habit. Join the company of other struggling writers to jumpstart your writing practice. In this generative, instructor-led online workshop, we will motivate each other to write 1,000 words per day (that’s only a couple of pages) for ten days. This workshop does include a weekend: Know that you will have the option of either taking a break or catching up over this weekend.
Throughout our time, our instructor will provide personalized feedback, encouragement, and advice to each writer, including two one-page written responses and a final 30 minute one-on-one Skype session at the end of the workshop. Writers will also have the opportunity to seek and provide encouragement and ask questions in the classroom’s online forum. Following the workshop, those who would like to extend their time together for mutual accountability will have that option.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Throughout our time, our instructor will provide personalized feedback, encouragement, and advice to each writer, including two one-page written responses and a final 30 minute one-on-one Skype session at the end of the workshop. Writers will also have the opportunity to seek and provide encouragement and ask questions in the classroom’s online forum. Following the workshop, those who would like to extend their time together for mutual accountability will have that option.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Playing Frankenstein: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Prose Monster (ONLINE) with BC OLIVA
This generative workshop asks students to draft, submit, and evaluate each other’s work together, in discrete stages..
This generative workshop asks students to draft, submit, and evaluate each other’s work together, in discrete stages..
TIME: Starts Monday, January 6th and ends Friday, February 14th; Specific online times to be determined by participants’ specific schedules and availability.
PRICE: Early-Bird until Wednesday, January 1st: $210 members, $240 non-members. After Wednesday, January 1st: $240 members, $270 non-members. Become a member here. Scholarships available here. LOCATION: ONLINE ONLY. Please note: Instructor will contact participants with online classroom invitation and entry instructions the day the workshop begins. LEVEL: All Levels CAP: Limited to 12 Writers |
Instead of that traditional workshop model, in which writers submit a single draft, receive feedback, then spend the rest of their time focusing on peers’ work, this generative workshop asks students to draft, submit, and evaluate each other’s work together, in discrete stages. The processes of outlining a narrative, designing scenes, and composing are intimately connected and recursive. To model the type of engagement these processes require, we’ll tackle all three in turn, building upon previous work and drafting our prose in layers.
Writers will submit three times, every two weeks. Weeks 1-2, we’ll learn the tiered-outlining method and workshop each other’s narratives. Weeks 3-4, we’ll apply tiered-outlining to individual scenes and workshop each other’s single-scene outline. Weeks 5-6, we’ll study the nitty-gritty details of scene design and finally workshop each other’s fully-drafted scenes.
Each writer will receive personalized written feedback for each submission and a final one-on-one video conference. This workshop is open to writers of all genres and experience levels.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Writers will submit three times, every two weeks. Weeks 1-2, we’ll learn the tiered-outlining method and workshop each other’s narratives. Weeks 3-4, we’ll apply tiered-outlining to individual scenes and workshop each other’s single-scene outline. Weeks 5-6, we’ll study the nitty-gritty details of scene design and finally workshop each other’s fully-drafted scenes.
Each writer will receive personalized written feedback for each submission and a final one-on-one video conference. This workshop is open to writers of all genres and experience levels.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Femme Fatales, Sidekicks, and Gumshoes: Writing a Noir Mystery (ONLINE) with ICESS FERNANDEZ ROJAS
Noir is a mystery subgenre that has its own grim and grit.
Noir is a mystery subgenre that has its own grim and grit.
TIME: Starts Sunday, January 19th and ends Saturday, February 15th; specific online times to be determined by participants’ specific schedules and availability.
PRICE: Early-Bird until Tuesday, January 14th: $150 for members, $180 for non-members. After Tuesday, January 14th: $180 for members, $210 for non-members. Become a member here. Scholarships available here. LOCATION: ONLINE ONLY. Please note: Instructor will contact participants with online classroom invitation and entry instructions the day the workshop begins. LEVEL: All Levels CAP: Limited to 12 Writers |
The femme/homme fatale, the detective, the side kick, the villian. Sprinkle in dark, moody atmosphere, a crime, the snarky voice of a lead character--and you have the ingredients of a stellar noir story.
Noir is a mystery subgenre that has its own grim and grit. From Raymond Chandler to Jessica Jones, the genre has moved and shifted over time but one thing remains the same, you know noir when you see (or read it!). In this online course, we’ll discover what makes a noir story tick, how to flesh out the characters, and he best way to tackle place and atmosphere. By the end of our time together we’ll create our own noir stories, as dark and gritty as a dark, windless night.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Noir is a mystery subgenre that has its own grim and grit. From Raymond Chandler to Jessica Jones, the genre has moved and shifted over time but one thing remains the same, you know noir when you see (or read it!). In this online course, we’ll discover what makes a noir story tick, how to flesh out the characters, and he best way to tackle place and atmosphere. By the end of our time together we’ll create our own noir stories, as dark and gritty as a dark, windless night.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
Cinematic Writing (ONLINE) with ZACH FEHST
We’ll be looking at how to use the “language” of film to make our writing more electric.
We’ll be looking at how to use the “language” of film to make our writing more electric.
TIME: Starts Monday, March 2nd and ends Friday, March 27th; specific workshop times to be determined solely by participants’ specific schedules and availability.
PRICE: Early-Bird until Wednesday, February 26th: $150 for members, $180 for non-members. After Wednesday, February 26th: $180 for members, $210 for non-members. Become a member here. Scholarships available here. LOCATION: Writespace at Silver Street Studios, 2000 Edwards #208, Houston, TX 77007 LEVEL: All Levels CAP: Limited to 12 Writers |
Alfred Hitchcock said that drama is “life with the dull bits cut out.” Writing should be that way, too. In this workshop we’ll be looking at how to use the “language” of film to make our writing more electric. This is not a screenwriting course; rather, it’s about learning to write the way a movie feels. Learning to think in terms of camera moves and visual editing can help hone your pacing, adding immediacy and clarity to scenes that might otherwise drag or become confusing.
In each session we’ll discuss different cinematic conventions, then watch examples of these in action, using short movie clips and/or selections from stories or novels to guide our thinking and writing exercises. We’ll then discuss how to apply these lessons to your own written scenes. Is your scene a series of quick-cut close-ups, or long panning shots? What’s the quality of the lighting? What’s in sharp focus and what isn’t? Have you thought about crosscutting between two different events to build tension?
University of Southern California film school graduate, former TV and movie actor, and published author Zach Fehst will help guide you into a new way of approaching your writing. Your story is already splashed across the big, silver screen of your mind; this class will help you get it on the page.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
In each session we’ll discuss different cinematic conventions, then watch examples of these in action, using short movie clips and/or selections from stories or novels to guide our thinking and writing exercises. We’ll then discuss how to apply these lessons to your own written scenes. Is your scene a series of quick-cut close-ups, or long panning shots? What’s the quality of the lighting? What’s in sharp focus and what isn’t? Have you thought about crosscutting between two different events to build tension?
University of Southern California film school graduate, former TV and movie actor, and published author Zach Fehst will help guide you into a new way of approaching your writing. Your story is already splashed across the big, silver screen of your mind; this class will help you get it on the page.
Note about Writespace’s online workshops: Participants should plan to commit three hours per week to reading, posting, and responding to assignments in the online classroom and one to two hours per week to writing outside the classroom. Online workshops offer built-in flexibility and are ideal for writers with busy schedules, as the times participants visit the classroom are determined solely by their own availability, whether they are available at 3 PM or at 3 AM or at any other times on any other days of the week. Participants will be invited to enter the online classroom and will receive instructions the day the workshop begins.
READ ME:
- Registration closes 24 hours before start time or when workshop fills. No walk-ins, please.
- Please read our workshop policies before registering.
- Can't attend without a scholarship? Apply here.