Event Listing - Literary Arts

Sun May 18 - Tue May 20

Coming Up at the Writing Salon

Starting Your Novel

Get a foothold on your project

Tel. 415.609.2468
Email Starting Your Novel
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Location	Date and Time
San Francisco Locations
The San Francisco Writing Salon 720 York St. San Francisco, CA 94110 map cross street: between 19th and 20th streets district: Mission	Tue May 20 (Five Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m. starting May 20th) - Class size limited; pre-registration required.
Berkeley Locations
The Berkeley Writing Salon 2121 Bonar St. Studio D Berkeley, CA 94702 map cross street: Addison district: Berkeley	Sun May 18 (Five Sundays, 2-4:30 p.m. starting May 18th (no class May 25th)) - Class size limited; pre-registration required.

Description

You want to write a novel, or you are writing a novel – but maybe you shy away from talking about it with your coworkers, neighbors or brother-in-law (you know the way he rolls his eyes and calls you a dreamer). So come to this workshop instead, where you’ll meet other people who are doing what you’re doing, or want to do. "We’ll talk about your idea – how to make sure it has enough weight to carry a novel," say Karen Bjorneby. "We’ll talk about your character and make sure she’s so compelling we all can’t wait to find out what she’ll do next. We’ll talk about plot – how are you going to make enough things happen? Or, how are you going to keep from being melodramatic? We’ll talk about structure – how do you organize this huge thing and not get overwhelmed? We’ll share tips on the process, on getting the pages written, on keeping going, on when to go back and revise and when to keep moving ahead. And of course we’ll be talking about the nuts and bolts of craft.