Revise Your Book: Three-Month Intensive [Durham, NC]

from $875.00

**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

Tuition: Sliding scale, $875-$1175 — To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal or Klarna at check out.

This intensive will be limited to 6 participants. 22 contact hours.

You’ve drafted (almost) your entire manuscript. Congratulations! But now you need to reorganize it, fill in some missing scenes, and figure out exactly how you want the ending to work. Night School Bar will provide guidance, structure, and accountability to get you across the goal line!

Join us for a three-month revision intensive. You’ll engage with other readers who’ll bring fresh eyes to your work, and get tools to help you with structure and organization, expansion (or contraction!), internal connections, conflict, consistency, style, and endings. We’ll meet for the last weekend of the month. in June, July, and August—Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm—for a mix of workshop, directed activity, and independent revision time. The majority of revising will be done during class time. You’ll also have two optional mid-month accountability revision sessions between meetings. You’ll work from macro to micro, with feedback from both peers and instructor, as you get your book into its final shape. By the time you’re done with this revision intensive, copyediting will be the only thing left!

Both fiction and non-fiction writers are welcome. This workshop is for writers who have a full draft or nearly full draft of their manuscript completed. If you are unsure if this workshop is for you, email nightschoolbar@gmail.com to discuss.

You will submit your full manuscript one month before class begins for the instructor to read. You will submit a 5-page summary (maximum 1250 words) and 20-page excerpt (maximum 5000 words) two weeks before class begins for your peers to read. You will be expected to read your peers’ 25-page submissions before the first session.

Schedule:

Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28, 10 am-1 pm: Structure and Organization

Tuesday July 7, 6:00-8:00 pm: Accountability Working Meeting

Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 10 am-1 pm: Expansion and Scene Revision

Tuesday August 11, 6:00-8:00 pm: Accountability Working Meeting

Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30, 10 am-1 pm: Consistency, Flow, and Endings

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SLIDING SCALE TUITION

Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.

The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.

The low-level tier is for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.

All sliding-scale needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.

Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.

Enroll:

**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

Tuition: Sliding scale, $875-$1175 — To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal or Klarna at check out.

This intensive will be limited to 6 participants. 22 contact hours.

You’ve drafted (almost) your entire manuscript. Congratulations! But now you need to reorganize it, fill in some missing scenes, and figure out exactly how you want the ending to work. Night School Bar will provide guidance, structure, and accountability to get you across the goal line!

Join us for a three-month revision intensive. You’ll engage with other readers who’ll bring fresh eyes to your work, and get tools to help you with structure and organization, expansion (or contraction!), internal connections, conflict, consistency, style, and endings. We’ll meet for the last weekend of the month. in June, July, and August—Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm—for a mix of workshop, directed activity, and independent revision time. The majority of revising will be done during class time. You’ll also have two optional mid-month accountability revision sessions between meetings. You’ll work from macro to micro, with feedback from both peers and instructor, as you get your book into its final shape. By the time you’re done with this revision intensive, copyediting will be the only thing left!

Both fiction and non-fiction writers are welcome. This workshop is for writers who have a full draft or nearly full draft of their manuscript completed. If you are unsure if this workshop is for you, email nightschoolbar@gmail.com to discuss.

You will submit your full manuscript one month before class begins for the instructor to read. You will submit a 5-page summary (maximum 1250 words) and 20-page excerpt (maximum 5000 words) two weeks before class begins for your peers to read. You will be expected to read your peers’ 25-page submissions before the first session.

Schedule:

Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28, 10 am-1 pm: Structure and Organization

Tuesday July 7, 6:00-8:00 pm: Accountability Working Meeting

Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 10 am-1 pm: Expansion and Scene Revision

Tuesday August 11, 6:00-8:00 pm: Accountability Working Meeting

Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30, 10 am-1 pm: Consistency, Flow, and Endings

—

SLIDING SCALE TUITION

Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.

The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.

The low-level tier is for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.

All sliding-scale needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.

Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.