EAST VILLAGE FICTION WORKSHOP RETURNS TO NEW YORK, FALL 2009

After absorbing all kinds of literary wisdom on the West Coast, I am returning to New York to teach the East Village Fiction Workshop in its original home, the East Village, for Fall 2009. New York writers, this is for you.

The East Village Fiction Workshop is for serious writers of novels and short stories. All levels welcome, as long as you are excited about the craft of fiction, and your own writing. (I also offer private editing and critiques of all forms of writing. See below for details.) I have extensive experience teaching, and I guarantee a lively, inspiring and supportive atmosphere to help your work flourish.

In The East Village Fiction Workshop, we critique your work on its own terms, exploring how the plot, characterizations, setting and style serve your themes, and how you can use the elements of the craft to further develop your novel or story. Our primary task is to "workshop" the stories or chapters you bring to us. But you'll also get inspiring in-class exercises to help you flex your writing muscles. We'll read and discuss published writers. Your fellow-writers will offer you thorough written and verbal critiques of your stories or novel chapters, including both what already works, and what could be even better. As the instructor, I'll wrap up the discussions, as well as provide a thorough written analysis of each piece.

The next session of The East Village Fiction Workshop is:

Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
September 30th through November 18th, 2009.
(We will skip one week, as a "catch up week," during the term.)
$300
($280 for returning participants)

Everyone will be critiqued at least twice. The class maximum is 12, minimum is 4.
Enrollment is on a first-come basis until the class fills. Payment (via paypal, cash or check) reserves your place in the workshop.

To enroll in the East Village Fiction Workshop,
and for payment arrangements, future schedules, and directions to the workshop,
contact instructor Karen Moulding directly:
kbm9@columbia.edu

PRIVATE EDITING AND CRITIQUES

I provide private editing and critiques of all forms of writing, including novels, stories, memoir, screenplays, academic or legal writing, grant proposals, websites or advertising, articles, school applications, and resumes and cover letters. The service includes, as requested, an over-all critique and suggestions for final polish, as well as line-by-line edits. For stories and novels, each element of the craft is addressed, including plot, character, setting, theme, style, pacing and voice.

Rates:

Fiction, memoir, resumes, screenwriting or other non-referenced work:
$5 per page, $100 minimum ($100 for a single unit/critique of 20 pages or less).

Discounts for longer works:
10% discount for a single unit (single critique, for example the first half of a novel) of 100-199 pages.
15% discount for a single critique of 200 or more pages.

Discounts for frequent, on-going critiques:
Writing that is sent for critique in at least monthly intervals (for examples, novel chapters), will receive the discounts once 100 pages (10%) or 200 pages (15%) are reached, and will continue at the discounted rate as long as the writing is received monthly.

Rush rate (48-hour per 100 pages):
$7 per page ($140 minimum). Bulk discount does not apply.

Referenced or academic work or work by ESL writers, or writers desiring extensive help with grammar:
$7 per page ($140 minimum). Bulk discount does not apply.
Legal editing/professional publication editing negotiated separately.


A "page" is 12-point Times Roman font, double-spaced, one-inch margins.

Work is generally emailed, and is returned to the writer by email with comments and edits directly on the document (with "Track Changes," so that the writer may reject or accept the suggestions at will), and with a separate over-all critique.

For the critique/editing service,
contact Karen Moulding directly:
kbm9@columbia.edu or karenmnyc@earthlink.net