Had my first "fiction shop" with David Fulmer last night at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta. It was the usual get acquainted first class, with some review of the basics. This is not a beginner class, but a workshop for those more advanced in their writing. Almost everyone is a novelist. I think a couple of other people had short stories, but no one as many as I have. Of course, I have novels too, and I need to decide what to focus on in the class. I'm pretty sure at this point in my non-career it would be more useful to have some publishing credits with short stories.
For next week, we prepare some writing samples for him to review. Setting, dialog, and backstory for a character. I gather we have to read before the class, instead of preparing multiple copies. Panic! Last night I was my usual quiet, painfully shy, wallflower. That is not going to change appreciably until I get comfortable with the people in the class, which will not happen in eight weeks, I'm sure.
Anyway, the first class was a welcome improvement over the Algonkian online class I took last last Spring. David Fulmer was professional, friendly, knowledgeable, focused, and obviously interested in helping us improve our writing. Totally unlike the sophomoric, unprofessional attacks by the Algonkian staff.
So I have high hopes for this class, and from what I've seen already I shouldn't be disappointed.
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