Hey Folks, My favorite writing class is starting up again this Spring. Lynne Griffin is an amazing teacher, and the class is convenientlylocated on the South Shore in Cohasset.
Follow this link to sign up! Look for: Novel in Progress: Section C
http://www.grubstreet.org/index.php?workshopcategory=all&coursetype=all&level=all&days=all&locations=all&instructor=Lynne+Griffin&id=402&ditto_tags
8 Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm at Buttonwood Books in Cohasset. Begins April 2nd.
First drafts of novels can be messy, amorphous and daunting. Some writers feel extensive critical feedback can be counterproductive before the first draft is finished, yet find themselves losing their focus without support and guidance. In class, we will do exercises, discuss craft issues -- characterization, plot and outlining, point of view, voice, dialogue, setting -- and read short scenes from each other's work, providing guidance and feedback in an environment that recognizes the specific challenges of the novel in progress. Before the last class, all writers will be invited to submit pages of their novels to receive a written critique from the instructor or have a one-on-one meeting to discuss the writer's work, with suggested strategies for finishing the manuscript. Please bring the first page (double-spaced, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins) of your novel to the first class; or, a one-page summary of the novel you are writing.
- Instructor: Lynne Griffin
Lynne Griffin is the author of the novels Sea Escape (Simon & Schuster, 2010) and Life Without Summer (St. Martin’s Press), and the nonfiction parenting guide, Negotiation Generation (Penguin, 2007). Her third novel, The Day We Drowned will be published by Simon & Schuster in spring 2012. In addition to teaching at Grub Street, Lynne teaches in the graduate program of family studies at Wheelock College. She is the family life contributor for Boston’s Fox Morning News, where she appears in the book segment Family Life Stories. For more about Lynne’s work, visit her website, www.LynneGriffin.com or her blog, www.Family-Life-Stories.com.
