Description
Eight Mondays, Mar 4-Apr 22, 8-10pm
Open to all
Limited to 12 participants
Hybrid Workshop*
Each of us has a story to tell. We all have memories. But how do you take what you’ve experienced and turn it into something more than a conversation in a bar? How do you find the weight that is in each of our lives and stories?
In this workshop we’ll focus on transforming the personal into something that reaches beyond.
Here’s a loose outline of how we’ll approach it.
Week 1
What is a story? What makes the telling of a story not just words spilling onto a page?
Week 2
How to get at that story that burns within
Week 3
The hook, part 1: First impressions are critical
Week 4
The hook, part 2: Developing the critical eye
Week 5
Beyond copy editing: How do you know which voice is the right voice? You have to listen carefully. The story knows.
Week 6
Attack 1: You’ve written your story. We’re here to tell you we don’t like it. What are you going to do about it?
Week 7
Attack 2: Why is the story not working – or, better still, why is it working?
Week 8
Writer vs Author: writing to write or writing to get published. Why it matters.
Along the way, there will be exercises, discussions, writing, revising, reading of each other’s work, and good fun.
*This workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person. By default, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you would like to attend the workshop via Zoom, first email Riley (riley@qwf.org) to see if online spots are still available for this workshop, and then wait for confirmation. Virtual spots are limited and are reserved for people who either live outside Montreal or have a medical condition.
