Int/Adv Fiction

In Person IconIn Person
7 Mondays
10:00am - 12:30pm EST
With
Jessie McEntee
$560.00

7 Mondays 10:00am-12:30pm  (1/27, 2/3, 2/10, off, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17)

The most successful writers have a network of peers weighing in on their manuscripts and, more generally, pulling for them. In my class, I seek to create this same nurturing, collaborative atmosphere. Each week, you’ll share a brief excerpt of up to five double-spaced pages from an ongoing project — a novel or short story — and I’ll lead a constructive discussion of the manuscript, highlighting its positive aspects and suggesting ways to improve it. If time allows, there may also be general discussions of craft and some in-class writing.   Open to writers who have had at least a year of previous workshop experience and who are working on a novel or short stories.   In this class, writers can expect:

  • To gain new insights into what you’re doing well in terms of craft. 
  • To identify what aspects of your work you might strengthen.
  • To refine your narrative arc.
  • To find a nurturing atmosphere with like-minded peers.
  • To learn about different approaches to the writing and editing process.

  WHERE: In Person at 25 Sylvan Road South, Unit J, Westport, CT 06880

Levels: Intermediate/Advanced

Jessie McEntee
Jessie McEnteeABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Jessica Noyes McEntee cut her teeth as an editor at John Wiley & Sons and has provided ghostwriting and independent editorial services for clients in New York and Connecticut. A magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College, she's the author of four novels. Her debut poetry chapbook was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019, and she was appointed Westport's Poet Laureate in 2022.

$560.00

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