Workshops Online and In-Person
ONLINE
To ensure a quality experience for all writers I work with, a limited number of spaces are available for each session. Please inquire about availability for Fall and Winter 2009-2010.
FULL THROTTLE FICTION
Sign on for deadline-driven sessions geared to help you create new short stories or breathe new life into existing drafts. Shift real life stories into fictional forms. Writing exercises that teach important tools for successful fiction writing compliment the process. Submit up to 15 pages per week to a scheduled deadline and receive thoughtful editorial comments within 3 days. Online convenience: no cookie-cutter feedback. This is an excellent way to cultivate discipline and increase output.4 weeks $375
6 weeks $525
NOVEL COACH
Novels happen one chapter at a time. Produce a new chapter every two weeks and soon enough, you’ll have a working draft. Bi-weekly deadlines, constructive feedback on chapters as you go along or, if preferred, at the end of a session. Focus on character and plot development. Each session is 8 weeks in duration with 4 deadlines and 4 rounds of feedback.$650 per 8 week session
CUSTOMIZED COACHING
Describe what you need to work on. Tell us what you’d love to learn in terms of character development, dialogue, harnessing ideas, realizing drafts. Storycoach designs a weekly or monthly program of exercises, recommended readings and deadlines geared to your individual goals and needs. Email for a consultation.IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Perfect for writing groups, book clubs, youth & adult learners, schools, retreats and companies. Designed to engage, inspire and educate via lively exercises and discussions suited to the participants.
Email storycoach@gmail.com for more information about workshop themes, possibilities and fees. Past workshops have included Fact Into Fiction, How to Give a Kick-Ass Reading—or Presentation, Master Class Short Fiction and Men Writing Women/Women Writing Men, All Talk: The Dialogue Workshop, among others. Marnie is an active mentor for the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Final Project program, Creative Writing Department and the recipient of an Excellence In Teaching Award.