Analysis: My first writing workshop for adults
Along with writing and editing, I’ve coached writers one-on-one off-and-on for the last couple years.I’ve presentedwriting workshops and made authorvisits to groups even longer than that, but those groups always consisted of schoolchildren. Yesterday, for the first time, I combined the two and taught a writing workshop for fledgling writers aged 15 and up. Actual grown-ups attended!
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Since my greatest area of expertise is writing for tots, tweens, and teens, I decided to offer a...
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Jun 01, 2014 08:32AM
I'm glad it went well! I definitely think that next time you can split the workshop into two groups - one workshop for writing for younger kids and another one for writing for teens - since they really are different markets. As far as questions go, sometimes you can announce before you start that people will have a chance to ask questions at the end. Sometimes, though, it's more helpful for participants to ask their questions as you go along. But if someone asks a question that is too specific or off-topic, you can always tell them to speak with you afterward.
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I think I was afraid to separate the tots from the teens because I was unsure that I'd get enough students separately. But I think that maybe that wouldn't be the case. As you point out, they're very different skills. And, I wonder if giving a more specific topic would lure people in because it's more concrete.At this point, I think I'm going to give a separate workshop on the two major topics I needed to go more in-depth for, and offer a significant discount for the students who attended Part One.
