Tell The Story Writer's Workshop with Rhonda McKnight

Overview

Write It Right is an intensive workshop for fiction writers designed around the essential building blocks of fiction: plot, character development, description, dialogue, story structure and self-editing.  Other elements of fiction writing will be introduced.

Schedule

Week 1 - Getting Started and Plot

Week 2 - Character Development and Description

Week 3 – Dialogue and Story Structure

Week 4 - Self-Editing and Tips for Polishing Prose.

What You’ll Learn

·        The principles of creative writing and getting started

·        Draft Writing Techniques

·        Plotting – Who, Why and Why Not

·        Character development and characterization techniques

·        How to enhance your writing through description and sensory details

·        How to write attention grabbing openings, stake-raising middles, and resounding ends

·        Rewriting

·        Self-editing

·        Techniques to improve your dialogue-writing skills and the mechanics of structure and punctuation in dialogue

·        Specific strategies for polishing your work

What You’ll Need

A computer or phone

A writing sample

A few hours outside of class to work on exercises

A great attitude and a desire to learn

Details

Time – 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT

Dates – Begins Monday, August 3^rd  (4 sessions on Monday nights through August 24^th)

Price - $175.00 full payment due by July 7^th for this price.

If a payment plan is needed the full price is $200

Deposit $100 due at registration to hold place in class (non-refundable)

Final payment $100 due by July 20^th

Add-ons available

·        5,000 word critique of your project - $50 (discounted 50%)

·        45 minute coaching session $35 (full price $100)

·        Both critique and coaching session $75

·        Full Manuscript Evaluation – 50% off

Note - Add-ons will be billed August 15th and must be used by December 31, 2015

Due to limited class size and first come/first serve nature of the class space, payments are non-refundable. 

CLICK THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION

Payment invoice will be emailed.  

Contact Rhonda McKnight  at rhondamcknight@gmail.com with all questions. Please include “Writing Workshop” in the subject of the email to ensure you receive a prompt response.