A Race to the Finish: Drafting Your Story Fast with Toya Wolfe

During this week-long intensive with Toya Wolfe, participants will take a deep dive into writing fiction:

Monday: Welcome and Introductions: Let’s get to know one another a bit, discuss the roadmap for the week, and write something to kick things off!

Tuesday: Anatomy of a Scene: Every scene has a beginning, middle, and end, but what makes each compelling? And why are some parts hard than others to write?

Wednesday: Outlines, Beats Sheets, and Arranging Scenes: Of plotting and planning: whether you are someone who outlines meticulously or prefers to freestyle within a loose structure, we’ll experiment with jotting down where your book could go–even if you’re not committed to those plans just yet.

Thursday: Your Story, Your Voice: We’ll identify what makes your characters–and your story as a whole–unique and explore why you might be holding back.

Friday: Revision Strategies & Musings on Messy First Drafts: As a send-off, I will share some tools for revising as well as tips for charging toward the end of your first draft.

Class meets in person, Monday – Friday, November 10 – 14, 9 am – noon

Class size: minimum 5, maximum 12.

Member discount: Members of Write On receive a 10% discount on all classes and workshops. To become a member, please click here. To receive the discount, members must log in to the website using their unique password and enter member10 in the promotion code box. The code is case sensitive.

Teaching Artist: Toya Wolfe’s debut novel Last Summer on State Street was published in 2022 to wide acclaim. The novel was a finalist for the PEN Open Book Award and won the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award. It was named a Best Book of Summer by Good Housekeeping, Chicago Magazine, The St. Louis Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and others.