Upper-Level Genre

Hybrid

In Person

Online

Wednesdays 4/23 - 5/21
6 - 8 PM EST

Libby Waterford

$320.00

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Course Description

Five Wednesday Sessions

6-8 PM EST

Dates: 4/23 – 5/21

ONLINE OR IN PERSON

Join an encouraging, positive workshop environment to make progress on your genre fiction project. Genre fiction includes mystery, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction, magical realism, romance, women’s fiction, book club fiction, commercial fiction, young adult and any combination of the above. We will read aloud in class up to 1,000 words of our works-in-progress for positive feedback. Discussion of craft topics pertinent to genre fiction such as reader expectations, tropes, and plot structure will be sprinkled in, as well as information about how to position your project in the marketplace. This class is ideal for people who:

Are intermediate and advanced writers looking to make progress on or begin a genre fiction novel, novella, or short story.
Are interested in learning about publication paths for genre fiction.

What you will take from this class:

Progress on your genre fiction project.
Knowledge about the market for genre fiction and where your project might fit into the publishing landscape.

Level: Intermediate and Advanced

WHERE: In-Person at 25 Sylvan Road South, Unit J, Westport, CT 06880 or Online via Zoom (link will be sent the week of the first class)

Libby Waterford

Libby Waterford is obsessed with her pollinator garden, DIY fermentation, and writing swoony first kisses and hopeful happily ever afters. Her steamy contemporary romances mix witty banter and all the feels with a solid dollop of good old-fashioned sexual tension. She teaches genre fiction and self-publishing classes at the Westport Writers' Workshop. Libby has participated in National Novel Writing Month every year since 2008 and is a six-time winner. She lives with her family in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Visit libbywaterford.com for more. Work one-one-one with Libby Waterford, self-published author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and anthologies. You'll learn what steps to take toward self-publishing your project, from where to find editors and cover designers to how to upload your completed manuscript to retailers and distributors. Wherever you are on your self-publishing path, Libby can help you advance to the next stage.