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Starting in the next week, we'll begin offering writing workshops and writing groups through Facebook. Make sure to "Like" our page so I can match you up with like-minded writers. If you have a group you would like to start, feel free to post a request on our wall.
I currently teach Introduction to Fiction and Poetry at Johns Hopkins. You can learn more about the course at ifp.12writing.com.
Over Intersession, I taught Memory, Consciousness, and Narrative: Writing the Human in Science Fiction. This was a very fun course, and I'm looking into offering the course as an online course for interested students. You can take a look at the course homepage at TheHuman.12Writing.com.
Writing workshops have evolved a great deal over the past eighty years. Here's a look at the different formats currently used as well as their pros and cons.
Progressive feedback will help you improve while encouraging you to keep writing. This is the kind of feedback we strive for at 12Writing.
Offering your work to workshop critique is a major step toward becoming a better writer. Here's some advice on how to accept feedback - both positive and negative - as you develop as a writer.
There are so many online workshops out there that it can hard to choose "the one" to help you succeed. Factors such as price, time commitment, and your personal writing goals are all important considerations.
Any writing workshop you take should foster the inspiration which fuels your writing.
I have long dreamed of becoming a writer, and writing workshops have played a major role in my progress. Here's a look back at why I began offering workshops of my own.
