MONDAYS, March 3rd - May 5th | Each novel is unique and yet all have common qualities. It’s in balancing these two principals that we will examine writing your novel. I am frustrated with novel writing workshops that pretend we can place some cookie cutter mythic structure or simplistic beats sheet onto a novel and make anything but a formulaic novel. We will start out by reviewing a synopsis of the novel and then read first chapters. We will read craft discussions of plot, scene and summary and character development. We will think about, explore and write about our novel as we write our novel. In this small workshop, we will check in on where you are in the process of writing your novel and help you take the next steps. Each novel is a unique entry into the form of the novel, and I will approach your novel as an individual work of art.