Hogwarts School - Summer

Summer Writing Workshops

A Guide

Welcome to the summer writing workshop! Whether you're a returning Hoggies member looking to brush up on some skills or a shiny new one that's just getting feet wet, this is the place to try your hand at tackling more technical aspects of writing. Before we jump in though, below are a few things to keep in mind:

• Try something new! - We're all here writing for fun, and here we're hoping to get discussion as well as a chance to stretch the kinds of writing we can do.
• Stay positive! - No one here is The Expert on writing, and your writing is all your own. If you're contributing to the discussion or critiquing someone's piece, start with what you liked or agreed with and keep all comments constructive.
• Receiving critiques - Just because someone said it here doesn't mean you have to follow every critique to the letter. Take what you need and the rest with a grain of salt.
• Think improvement - You will not be a pro at writing OR workshopping right away! Hopefully we'll have some experienced writers and workshoppers to use as examples.
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T - What works for Aretha Franklin works here as well!

Occasionally, a workshop will be run a little bit differently with areas of discussion and mini-challenges instead of straight writing prompts. Never fear though! If you have any questions, all you have to do is PM, and hope to see you in a workshop soon!



All credit for this overview goes to the perpetually lovely J. Walsingham.

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