Writing Workshops

The What-When-Where-Why-How of Writing Your First Novel with Kate Milliken

$175

2 Sessions

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Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT February 15 to February 16, 2025

Online via Zoom

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What/When/Where/Why/How…

Nope, there’s no Who, because that is you; the writer who aspires to tell a long-form story. But maybe you aren’t sure what the story should be. Perhaps you have scraps, notions, even a chapter or two of prose—but you aren’t sure how to keep going, how to put the pieces together, or why your novel is relevant in a world that can feel oversaturated with stories.

This two-day intensive will help you answer these quandaries. Through generative writing exercises, we will isolate what your story will be (yes, that means outlining!); discover if and how you are uniquely positioned to tell this story; identify why this story matters; and determine what effect this story may have on your reader as well as you.

We’ll also do a forensic accounting of our lives outside of writing in order to make a realistic plan for the long haul. To lean on the metaphor of novel writing as a long-distance marathon (run over months and years), think of joining this weekend intensive as tying on your new pair of shoes, taking a lesson in stretching fundamentals, and mapping out the route you will one day conquer. Ready? Let’s write.

This course is held online via Zoom.

Led by

Kate Milliken

Kate Milliken

Kate Milliken is the author of the novel, Kept Animals, longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2020 First Novel Prize, and the collection, If I’d Known You Were Coming, winner of the 2013 John Simmons Award for Short Fiction. Her work has been supported by fellowships and time at the Vermont Studio Center, the Sewanee Writers Conference, the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, and Ragdale, among others. A longtime Californian, Kate now makes her home in Northeast Ohio where she is a freelance editor and writing coach.

About this series

Writing Workshops

We strive to make our classes the most inviting and rewarding available, offering an intimate environment to study with award-winning, world-class writers. Each class is specially designed by the instructor, so whether you’re a fledgling writer or an MFA graduate polishing your novel, you’ll find a perfect fit here.

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