This workshop is full. To be added to the waitlist, email Meghan at programs@mainewriters.org.
An ONLINE Fiction Workshop
ALL LEVELS
There are few things more essential to a successful novel than your clear understanding of your main character's desire. What do they want? Will they get it by novel's end? And if they do, will they be happy about it? With the answers to these questions, you can develop a compelling narrative arc and sustain tension and drama through the entire course of your novel. In this three-hour course, we'll discuss short readings that shed light on this important narrative element, and we'll do exercises to help you articulate what it is that your protagonist wants. You'll leave the class with a better sense of what's driving your character and what's setting--and keeping--your story in motion.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur online via Zoom. Students do not need to create an account to participate, but should test out Zoom before their class if they are first-time users. The week of the workshop, students will be emailed a link that they may click to enter the test session and the class.
+ REQUIRED EQUIPMENT A reliable, fast internet connection (broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE), speakers & a microphone (built-in or USB plug-in), and a webcam (built-in or USB plug-in).
If you would like to quickly and easily test your internet connection and your computer’s compatibility with Zoom, click HERE. Full details on supported Operating Systems, internet browsers, and more can be found HERE. To download and familiarize yourself with Zoom, click HERE.
Henriette Lazaridis’s second novel Terra Nova was called “ingenious” and “provocative” by the New York Times. Her debut novel The Clover House was a Boston Globe bestseller. Her short work has appeared in Elle, The New York Times, New England Review, The Millions, Pangyrus, and more, and she has earned a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Grant. She is a graduate of Middlebury College, Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of Pennsylvania. Having taught English at Harvard, she now teaches at GrubStreet in Boston and the Krouna Writing Workshop in northern Greece. Her third novel Last Days in Plaka is coming from Pegasus Books in April 2024. For more, visit henriettelazaridis.com.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
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QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact Meghan Sterling at programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
$70 Members/$100 Nonmembers
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one full scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email Meghan at programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by November 15 at 9:00 a.m.
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