7th Death Anniversary of Professor Mohammed Nasser Observed. Copy
Starts at: 31 Mar, 2024 05:45 AM
Workshop Details
A bird’s eye view of the novel-writing process
Deconstructs and demystifies the novel-writing process for struggling and/or aspiring writers. We’ll go all the way from getting the nub of an idea to getting your book into the hands of expectant fans. Along the way you’ll learn how to stay organized, write in the voice of other genders, the art of rewriting, and how to overcome your writing and marketing fears. By the end of our time together you’ll be prepared to begin work on a novel and will be equipped with the skills to perfect it. The sessions will include time for writing, and for being critiqued.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll:
- Get a birds-eye view of all the moving parts involved in the novel-writing process.
- Learn how to tap into your creative subconscious to access the “”write-what-you-know”” details of your life that will inform your fiction.
- Gain practical skills for igniting your curiosity, enabling you to get out of your comfort zones and into the lives of people of other genders, cultures, and ages.
- Gain practical rewriting, proof-reading, and copy editing skills that will add depth, texture, detail, and professionalism to your manuscript.
- Come away with the confidence and encouragement to start — and/or complete — your novel.
Time Requirements
- There will be writing assignments/writing prompts to work on during the week, but outside writing is not a requirement.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- Any writer looking for new means of inspiration. There will be no particular genre of focus.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
About John DeDakis
Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House correspondent trying to walk the line between personal feelings and dispassionate objectivity in the era of “fake news” and #MeToo. More about him at johndedakis.com .
