Getting the Most from a Writing Workshop by Allison Symes
Image Credit: Images created in Book Brush using Pixabay photos. There are no hard rules for getting the most from a writing workshop but I’ve found the following tips handy. Go with an open mind. I’ve gone to workshops not obviously in my field yet discovered information I’ve found useful later. Notebooks and pens are still useful. Sometimes it’s quicker to take something down the old school way. Neither are there any worries about your PC battery dying or if there are enough power points so you can re-charge (the machine, rather than you. We have tea and coffee!). If writing exercises are set, give them a go. You’ve got nothing to lose trying and may find you have a story, or at least the beginning of one, emerging you can finish at home. Do finish those exercises later, polish them, and get them out there. I’ve had work published that way. Don’t worry about reading exercises out if the tutor asks. Nobody expects perfection. What you’ve just jotted down can only be a firs...