Class Description
This advanced course is for students who’ve previously taken Novel in Progress (or equivalent coursework) and want to build on that momentum with a community of writers similarly in progress. It is also designed for writers who have made significant headway on their novel or have completed a full first draft, and are interested in the great adventure that is novel revision. Up to half of each class will be spent discussing novel-specific craft elements, with a focus on third acts, endings, and revision techniques; Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories, which we’ll be reading as we write; and in-class writing exercises. The remaining time will be devoted to sharing your works in progress. This is not a formal workshop. At least twice during the term you will have the opportunity to read your work aloud to the group for big-picture feedback or brainstorming sessions. By the end of the course, you’ll have a surer understanding of your novel as a whole, and how you can use revision—the most playful, go-for-broke, and experimental part of the writing process—to tweak and prune and re-work your novel, and bring it as close as you can to the book you first imagined writing.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.