Short Story Challenge
In the SHORT STORY CHALLENGE, participants start with a blank page and end with 1000 to 1500 words of polished prose over the course of one weekend.
Learn and apply the complete process from story seed to story tree.
Cost: $350 for the weekend (local commuters) or $540 (staying overnight Friday and Saturday), including lunch and dinner on Saturday, tea, coffee and snacks available all weekend. Minimum 6 and maximum 10 participants.
We’re teaching an approach—a repeatable process. How does a nervous writer take a story all the way from beginning to end?
(Button takes you to Ann LM Kitching’s website where you can get more information and register)
Workshop Leader
Ann LM Kitching is the author of six books on writing (Pre-Writing, The Ultimate Plotter’s Gold, “Best” Writing Practices, Easy Universal Plot, How to Plot and Write a Story, Story Writing Basics). She teaches courses (The Novella Challenge and The Revision Challenge) at UNB Fredericton. Formerly a middle-school teacher in New Brunswick, she also taught in the United Arab Emirates. Her style is supportive yet pushy.
Details
Friday evening 6:45 to 9pm
The creation stage: We examine premises and a five-phase plot method. Participants generate one to three possible story ideas.
Saturday morning 8:45am to noon
The development stage: We focus on writing. Participants choose a main character, a setting, and a problem. Writing sprints intersperse with sharing and trouble-shooting.
Saturday afternoon 1:30 to 5:30
The Revision stage: What do you do when your story’s written? When do you check grammar? How do you know if the story’s any good? What do you fix first? Ann LM Kitching presents a step-by-step editing process that participants apply immediately.
Saturday evening 6:30 to 9pm
Formatting, front and back matter, artwork.
Sunday morning 8:45 to 11:30am
Publish! our anthology of stories on amazon.ca.