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THE NEXT STEP PROGRAM
A year-long program online via Zoom
Registration for this year-long class is only open to previous Writer’s 12-Step class participants.
BEGINS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2027 FROM 6:30-8:30 pm (EST)
After several writers took The Writer’s 12-Step a second (and even a third) time, many asked, “So what’s the next step?” Well, we finally have an answer. We will gather the Thursday after the second Tuesday of each month, beginning in January. This course will take writers who have a completed (or almost completed) draft through the process of revision, approaching it like triage in order to best use your time, energy, and focus (and to prevent that overwhelming stress of not having a clear plan). We’ll start with the macro issues that require attention first and will narrow down to the final polish looking at your work at a sentence level. We’ll read some books and view some movies in common (this is voluntary) so that we have works to use in discussions of symbolism, and strong openings and closings. You’ll be shaping up your novel (or memoir) along with a community of other writers through our private Facebook group. Participants will be encouraged to share work for feedback between classes (with clear instructions) and all participants can share their book openings (and receive feedback) for our final celebratory meeting. Registration follows the same format as 12-Step: you commit to the year, but pay by trimester.
Community. Craft. Commitment.

Trimester 1

JANUARY 14 A Writer’s Resolutions: goal and schedule setting

FEBRUARY 11 Reading (and viewing) like a writer

MARCH 11 Macro Revision: Motivation, Conflict, Stakes, the X-ray

APRIL 15 Macro Revision: Plot Review for Tension using our X-rays

Trimester 2

MAY 13 Macro Revision: Show vs. Tell, Focus on Suspense and Tension
JUNE 10 Dialogue I
JULY 15 Dialogue II
AUGUST 12 Openings and closings

Trimester 3

SEPTEMBER 16 Micro Revision: Voice, Symbols, Setting
OCTOBER 14 Finding Readers/Workshopping
NOVEMBER 11 The final polish: Sentence Level Imagery and Description
DECEMBER 16 Celebration and Sharing of Openings for Feedback

THE NEXT STEP PROGRAM
A year-long program online via Zoom
Registration for this year-long class is only open to previous Writer’s 12-Step class participants.
BEGINS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2027 FROM 6:30-8:30 pm (EST)
After several writers took The Writer’s 12-Step a second (and even a third) time, many asked, “So what’s the next step?” Well, we finally have an answer. We will gather the Thursday after the second Tuesday of each month, beginning in January. This course will take writers who have a completed (or almost completed) draft through the process of revision, approaching it like triage in order to best use your time, energy, and focus (and to prevent that overwhelming stress of not having a clear plan). We’ll start with the macro issues that require attention first and will narrow down to the final polish looking at your work at a sentence level. We’ll read some books and view some movies in common (this is voluntary) so that we have works to use in discussions of symbolism, and strong openings and closings. You’ll be shaping up your novel (or memoir) along with a community of other writers through our private Facebook group. Participants will be encouraged to share work for feedback between classes (with clear instructions) and all participants can share their book openings (and receive feedback) for our final celebratory meeting. Registration follows the same format as 12-Step: you commit to the year, but pay by trimester.
Community. Craft. Commitment.