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Novel Writing: Chick Lit: Advanced

Take your chick lit novel to the next level

Novel Writing: Chick Lit: Advanced
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WHEN 8 weeks, Thursdays, May 29 - July 24, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE New York (Downtown)

LEVEL Advanced

PRICE
$499 ($475 for )
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Course Details

You have an outline for the next great chick lit novel. You have a start on your draft, but you don't know what to do next. You need guidance. You need deadlines. You need someone to tell you if you're even on the right track. How can you figure out if you've got something good before you sit down to write 300 pages, and more importantly, how can you stop procrastinating?

Join a small group of fellow writers in your pursuit of a polished complete first draft under the guidance of a published novelist. In this rigorous 8 week workshop, you will read and comment on the writing of your fellow students and also get your own work critiqued. In so doing, you'll learn the fine points of craft, when to use an outline, when to leave well enough alone, and how to turn your pages into a best-seller. Be prepared to live the life of a working novelist -- reading selections and turning out 5-10 pages of your book each week -- and then have the opportunity to speak with an agent or editor about how to sell your novel.

Prerequisite for this class:
Students should have 100 pages of a draft already completed.

By the end of class, students will have:
Approximately 200 pages of a draft of your novel.

Admission requirements:
Please submit a letter of interest (including a brief work history) and a fiction writing sample (less than 1,000 words).

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Instructor Bio

Lauren Lipton's Courses

Novel Writing: Chick Lit: Advanced – New York (Class starts May 29)

Lauren Lipton
Lauren Lipton's romantic comedy It's About Your Husband has been called "Smart, sassy and impossible to put down" by The Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot and "A tale that will resonate with readers everywhere" by Something Borrowed author Emily Giffin. She is currently at work on a second novel, Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. She is also a journalist. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, In Style Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Glamour, Marie Claire, and The Los Angeles Times.

Testimonials


"I recommend Lauren Lipton's seminar to anyone ready to attack the agent search head on. She shares tips and insights that can work for anyone. She gives a really good overview of the process and what we all need to know - just the sort of information that can help you avoid a lot of common pitfalls and answer those pesky questions you think only you have." --Jami Kelmenson

Lauren is a calm and gentle soul. Not only did she not ramp up my anxiety level about finding an agent, she brought it down a notch or two. A breath of fresh air. --Lisa Kirchner
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