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What is a Writing Workshop?
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 What is a Writing Workshop?
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a forum where writers can present their works in progress for
constructive feedback from other writers or readers.
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a forum where writers can
practice skills in constructive feedback
towards other works-in-progress.
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a
workshop on this site means accessibility to a larger and more global audience of
not only writers but dancers, musicians and art patrons.
artwork
by Chris Elliott
Illustration
Program Graduate, Sheridan College
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What
is an Online Interactive Writing Workshop? |
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What
is an Online Interactive Writing Workshop?
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Online interaction has the ease of anonymity.
You don't need to be a loud talker or charismatic to be heard in this
group. The writing's on the screen. Shyness and
self-consciousness can be minimized or just thrown out.
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Online interaction provides a more meditative response time.
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As
a workshop leader, I am pretty passive and try to stay neutral.
I step in if writers start to quarrel. I make sure everyone submits
their comments on time and that each piece gets a fair working. I hope
that all of us will encourage each other for an intensive working, to
not take comments or ideas with a shrug or scowl but to explore them.
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Workshop Submission Guidelines |
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Workshop Submission Guidelines
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Workshop
leaders pick the six pieces, thus the six writers. We
will not post more than 6 pieces in a month and a half.
Every other submission, until these pieces are worked, will
have to be back-listed. Will carry the pieces over to a new
workshop if extensive revisions are agreed upon. If there is a large enough response, we will
consider running more than one workshop at a time.
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We will work one piece per week.
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Each participant is required to have
read and commented in this week's time, at least once.
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Send your comments via the
Discussion
Board for the Writing Workshop. This is a
secured board. Only workshop members can enter and view
comments.
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I will not divulge any contact
information of my writers or supporters without their
consent.
If
the writers agree, the finished products will be published on this
site with a full bio.
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lyw has the right to refuse any material for any reason.
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NOTE:
all writers and patrons are responsible for protecting themselves and
their work.
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When
dealing with anybody on the Internet, please do not divulge too much
personal contact information.
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Please
read the following policies before using this site:
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