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Novel in Focus

June & July 2023 (6 sessions)
Sundays, ​12:30-15:00

​​Embark on a journey with your narrative
Learn how to shape your manuscript
Switch between creative and revision modes

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Have you completed the first draft of a novel and need to tackle revision?
Have you not completed your first manuscript draft because you're feeling stuck?

​Join an 6-week intensive manuscript workshop to:
  • Revise your narrative - see it afresh
  • Make your characters spring to life off the page
  • Play with structure, plots, subplots, and pacing
  • Discover and strengthen your central themes
  • Give and receive in-depth constructive feedback on your writing from your instructor and peers
  • Engage in experimental weekly writing exercises to fine-tune your style
  • Learn to trust the creative process
 
Participants
 will submit excerpts of their work in progress for critique and will acquire advanced writing skills through a study of a variety of literary models and in-class writing exercises. 

Instructor Bios

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Nadia Jacobson is a Jerusalem-based writer and editor. She is a fiction editor at the Ilanot Review, an Israeli journal of creative writing in English, and served as co-Municipal Liaison for the Jerusalem region of National Novel Writing Month, 2015 & 2016 (nanowrimo.org). She holds an MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Bar-Ilan University, and her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in The Binnacle, Annalemma, Every Day Fiction, and a number of anthologies. A long-time member of the Jerusalem Writing Circle, she has taught creative writing at Emunah Ve’Omanut and privately, and coaches writers from first draft to publication.

Minimum/Maximum No. Participants: 6/8
Cost: 2000 NIS for six workshops
In-person: 
10-12:30 Rasco, Jerusalem 
Zoom: daytime / evening possible

Endorsements

"I gained the courage to write, and the insight to understand what I was writing and how best to improve it." (T.M)

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  • Home
    • Writing Together
    • Writing Inspiration
  • Creative Writing Workshops
    • The Art of Storytelling
    • Guided Writing Group
    • Novel in Focus
    • Ready to Write?
    • Writing Workshop for Teens
    • Teen Summer Writing Workshop
  • Writing for Business
    • From Pitch to Cha-Ching
    • Writing for Small Businesses
    • Writing for Medium & Large Enterprises
  • Work 1:1 with me
    • Mentoring-Coaching