Book Length Fiction Workshop

Have you been hungering for helpful feedback about a novella (20K words and up) or novel (of any genre) that you have begun writing, have completed, or are on the nth revision of? Welcome to our Book Length Fiction Workshop!

Because we're looking at longer works, we may form a somewhat close-knit group of ongoing participants while always welcoming new BWW member/writers joining us as space is available.

If you haven't filled out the Contact Form, please do so now: https://burlingtonwritersworkshop.com/become-a-member/

We meet on alternate Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30, on Zoom.

We're interested in fiction anywhere in Orson Scott Card's MICE Quotient, meaning your book doesn't have to be a romantic or popular style novel. It might be fantasy, noir, horror, science fiction, humor, or whatever. Not interested in reading some of those? We'll focus on how to read, analyze, and provide helpful feedback to our fellow authors even if we “have never read” and are “not interested in” their genre.
Why? Because by improving our ability to read and recognize good writing, we'll spot features of our own writing that we can improve. A key goal will be to develop our ability to provide intelligent and valuable feedback to each other (and thus learn how to write more powerfully ourselves).

If this is your first time at this workshop, please EMAIL host dickmatheson44@gmail.com for important info. If there is a waiting list, unknown signups may be bumped. (If you send a message via MeetUp, I can't send attached readings to you.) All skill levels are welcome. Respect for each other is a must. dick matheson 44 (attt) gmail (dottt) com

New to the workshop? Here's some guidance:
http://burlingtonwritersworkshop.com/how-to-participate/.

Want to give good feedback? http://burlingtonwritersworkshop.com/2014/08/08/on-giving-feedback/ ).

The main submission for us to read and review will be distributed by host to known members who have emailed DickMatheson44 attt gmail dott com and been accepted to attend.

Also, for those of you who have missed recent workshops, you've missed some great exchanges about hooks, openings, climax, resolution, and denouement, ideas on shifting POV, when to tell rather than show, too much backstory before the inciting incident and what the inciting incident is in each of our own books. Let's continue to look at plot structure, character differentiation, ex machina shortcuts by authors, subplots vs. plot digressions, and so many more fascinating questions we're bringing up spontaneously in our talks.
Leader: Dick Matheson