Writers' Workshop: Middles, Endings, Revisions, and Editing Begins April 25

This new five-week class, Writers' Workshop: Middles, Endings, Revisions, and Editing was created due to the demand and suggestions of past students from The Structure of a Story course and the Dialogue, Description, and Dynamic Beginnings course Jill L. Ferguson taught this year.

Writers' Workshop will begin live and online on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 4 p.m. PST to 6 p.m. PST, and will run each Tuesday through May 23.

Here are the details of the course and the things we will cover:

Course Description: This course is for writers of narrative nonfiction including memoirs, narrative poetry, and fiction, and it explores pitfalls to avoid in the middle of stories, how to craft memorable endings, and how to tackle revisions and edits in ways they won’t seem overwhelming.
 
The course is structured as a workshop with plenty of time to read your work and get feedback on it and there will be homework assigned each week. 
 
Week One: Let’s talk some grammar and punctuation basics. That vs. which. Commas (Oxford or not) vs. semi-colons. Commas vs. parentheses vs. dashes. Adjectives and adverbs and their order in a series. 
 
Week Two: Nobody likes bloated middles. How to keep your story middles engaging, moving, and on track towards stellar…
 
Week Three: Endings. Writing to the last page in a way that makes the reader feel satisfied or blown away, and makes you feel like you’ve accomplished a work finely crafted. 
 
Week Four: Revising and editing in a way that doesn’t make you bored and doesn’t seem overwhelming. 
 
Week Five: The wrap-up. Share your stories and critique. We’ll also cover some genre basics. 
 
Writers' Workshop is for writers and want-to-be writers at all skill levels. 

Registration is discounted to $129 until April 14. (Afterwards, the full registration price is $179.) Click here to reserve your spot today. We cap the course at 10 people.