Information on writer's workshops and how they work
by Anil Dabhabe
ADVERTISEMENT
You can write ANY book in 28 days... or less!
Click here to learn more.
A Writers' Workshop is a place that provides free writing assistance for writers of all levels, starters, professionals, and even veterans. It is a platform where you discuss your writing with consultants who are experienced writers and teachers of writing.
The sessions are interactive in nature. You can consult your consultant, who through close reading and questions, will help you express and articulate your ideas. He helps you and even works with you at all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to writing to revising. You can bring a copy of your writing to the session, or just your ideas.
The Writers’ Workshop can be on-line workshop/critique group for serious Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror writers. The main purpose is to help writers improve, not only by having their work scrutinized by other members, but also by learning to scrutinize their own work.
An on-line Writers’ Workshop works like this: Suppose you submit a short story or chapters of a book. You email your manuscript, it gets put into a queue of stories; in due course, when it reaches to the top of the queue, it is emailed around to the members. Analysis is due within a week. You may get 10-15 evaluations. "Evaluation" means an in-depth description of how the Analyst felt about and reacted to the book, with the intent of helping the writer improve it. It is expected from the Analyst that he/she would likely comment on characterization, plot, setting, logic of the underlying idea, effectiveness of the opening and ending, etc., as well as smaller mistakes like factual inaccuracies, logical mistakes, unclear passages. Also sometimes any grammar or spelling errors that escaped proofreading are also looked upon. Comments may be of praise or concern. Generally praise is reserved for areas the reader thinks the author has done exceptionally well. Typically more concerns are raised than praise, since it's the "concerns" the author is most likely to want to address, especially those shared by multiple readers. Concerns should always be phrased tactfully and as the author's personal opinion.
The main aim of holding Writers’ Workshops is to promote creativity and sharing of ideas and insights among the participant members and to respect and appreciate the contribution of the authors.
Want to begin writing quickly, right now?
Click here to learn more about the official course:
"Write ANY Book in 28 Days... Or Less!"
