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Novel Drafting Workshop!

Wednesdays May 20- July 15

6-8 PM

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$200 for the set course, or $35 per drop-in session. Registration required.


Session

Title

Core Deliverable (In-Session)

Homework

May 20

The Spark

Three premises drafted; one chosen

3 developed premises; choose one project

2

May 27

People on the Page

Character Blueprint + Dialogue Scene

Revised Blueprint; revised dialogue scene to 1–2 pages

3

June 3

Architecture Part 1

Tension Audit completed

Completed Tension Audit; begin thinking about 10 key scenes

4

June 10

Architecture Part 2

Scene-by-scene outline built; opening scene started

Complete outline (10+ scenes); 1,500-word opening scene

5

June 17

Voice & Style

POV rewrite; Voice Lab exercises

Polished 1,500-word opening scene; full Voice Lab

6

June 24

The Draft

30-minute writing sprint; workshop prep

3,000+ words; 2 pages for workshop

7

July 1?

Workshop

All students workshopped

Continue drafting; review Self-Edit Checklist

8

July 8

Revision & Beyond

Completion Plan written

Finish the draft

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