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It\u2019s that time again! Many of you have asked whether you should get a creative writing MFA<\/a>. I have one. I also have opinions<\/em> about it. That\u2019s why I created Story Mastermind: an online writing workshop, taught over six months, in the comfort of home. Applications for cohort five are open until April 8!<\/p>\n

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Six-Month Intensive Small Group Writing Workshop<\/h2>\n

As many of you know, I\u2019ve been devoted to teaching about writing and publishing for over a decade now (this blog started in 2009!). I have been blogging here, I\u2019ve written a book of writing advice, and I work on over one thousand one-on-one freelance editing projects per year.<\/p>\n

But I have always\u2014ALWAYS\u2014wanted to host a writing workshop. In fact, I was making plans for one during late 2019, and thinking about holding the inaugural event in 2020.<\/p>\n

The world had other plans!<\/p>\n

I realized that I could do more good, dig in more deeply, and truly offer a unique experience for the writing marketplace by instead pivoting to an online writing workshop intensive held over six months. This fits somewhere between a really craft-focused weekend or weeklong writing conference (there are a lot of those) and a two-year MFA program.<\/p>\n

And so, Story Mastermind<\/a> was born. On Zoom. Just in time for the pandemic.<\/p>\n

A Mini-MFA in the Comfort of Home<\/h2>\n

We have now run four cohorts of Story Mastermind and I am loving it. Not only the process of teaching and making my own dreams come true, but seeing our writers commit to and craft their novel drafts and picture book portfolios.<\/p>\n

The rich discussions, guest visits from agents, editors, and published authors, and the group accountability and support have all been a wonder to behold.<\/p>\n

So have the deliverables! Novel Mastermind students emerge from our time together with a pressure-tested and peer-workshopped novel draft, complete with submission materials. Picture Book Mastermind students have a full collection of at least six picture book drafts that they can submit confidently. If you\u2019re looking for something more bite-sized, we also offer a six-week Outline Intensive in the summer.<\/p>\n

Get a Taste of the Workshop<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re at all interested in applying for Story Mastermind before applications are due on April 8th, 2022<\/strong>, I want to invite you to matching two-part workshops for the Novel Mastermind track and the Picture Book Mastermind track.<\/p>\n

The Novel Mastermind workshop<\/a> is April 4th, at 6:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n

The Picture Book Mastermind workshop<\/a> is April 4th,\u00a0at 7:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n

I hope to see you there, and I can\u2019t wait to share the magic of Story Mastermind with you.<\/p>\n

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