Workshops: What Do You Want?

[Shaun]

We (and I mean me and the other mods) have been talking about creating a series of workshops to be hosted here for anyone who wants to participate; we've been talking about it for months, actually, and we're only now thinking about rolling them out (since 2010 seems like a big year of changes for us). A few specific ideas have been circulating, but we'd really like to hear what you want.

What would you like to see put into a workshop? A cover letter workshop? Short stories? Critiquing? What?

Let us know here!

[Bowie20049]

Characterization. World Building. :P

[lango]

Characterization seems good enough for everyone. And 'beginnings' would help out too. Points of view would be another winner I guess.

[Starry]

I kind of like the idea of poetry workshops for mainly storywriters and story workshops for mainly poetry writers, to get people trying something a little different for once.

[jordanisonfire]

Are individual genres to be considered? Or are they too unspecific?

[Shaun]

Shadow: We're considering anything folks express interest in. I can't guarantee we'll do everything, but if you want certain kinds of workshops, then let us know. Everything is fair game right now.

[jordanisonfire]

Then, if someone were to do one on Satire, it'd be very useful to me and much appreciated. :3

[zero]

Beginnings. :D

[Amour]

I think you should have one on how to critique poetry.

[Spacepirate]

I agree on Poetry and how to crit poetry.

A more personal one would be Short Stories, ranging from beginning to advanced.

I don't know how much of a proportion of YWO would be interested in the literary/contemporary genre?

[Shaun]

It would be a small portion for the lit/cont genre, but probably enough to make a workshop worth it.

[Jack]

I agree that a science fiction/fantasy world building one would be good.