I ’ m Offering A Writing Workshop Online
The process for producing a publishable piece: Nailing the essay-length work
This two-part class will give you the basic tools for crafting opeds, personal narrative, book proposals, pitch letters, beginning memoirs. You will also have plus opportunity for peer review and one free session of my editing. 2 Saturday mornings in January, TBD
DAY ONE
Overview: The essay, what it is used for:
Pitch letters
Opeds
Summary of book for an agent
Persuasion
The three most important goals for an essay
To catch the reader’s eye
To get the reader to keep reading
To “win,” i.e., to fully convey your point and persuade
The nutshell: how do you create perfect essay-length works?
Structure
Tools, techniques, and strategies
Tone
Understanding your reader
****Break****
The bricks and mortar: structuring your piece
Lede
Background
Active story
Falling action
Kicker
Let’s talk about tools, techniques, and strategies
Learning from others: read and write the type of essay you are aiming for.
Best ledes:
B. White
Brent Staples
Maya Angelou
Opening of Glass Castle
Best kickers:
Joyful Noise
NY Times pieces
Assignment#1: Read the essays. Analyze two of these essays for next time: structure & techniques, with examples. Critique the pair: are there problems?
Assignment #2: Write out your idea(s) for next time.
The process for producing a publishable piece: Nailing the essay-length work
DAY TWO
What is your idea?
Sometime...
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