Comments on: Online Writing Workshops

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:47:44 +0000

Daisy, as far as I can tell family or friends are never good first readers. Unless they have credentials as readers or writers, what do they know about writing?

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:39:22 +0000

agriculi, I’ve found there are all kinds of writing workshops. They try all kinds of creative things to get their students writing. The feedback can be very useful in helping a writer grow.

By: agriculi

agriculi — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:58:44 +0000

I did a writing course a few years ago it was in a group so you got the feed back from each other. We practiced writing in diverend. styles. I think it was very help full. We also had to read several books and try to write something in that style. Another evening the tutor brought a cd player and while we listened to a piece of music we wrote what ever came up in us.

By: Daisy Peasblossom

Daisy Peasblossom — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:07:06 +0000

Workshops can be fun; sometimes they are even useful. In my experience, a trusted “first reader” may be the most valuable asset a writer can have. By that I mean a person who will read your work, point out its faults or favors without flattering or tearing you down. Your spouse is RARELY a good “first reader”.

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:14:56 +0000

Mary, I do like the live feedback a writer gets in a workshop. We writers write alone and sometimes what we think our words are saying may not be what other people think our words are saying.

By: Mary Patricia Bird

Mary Patricia Bird — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:35:46 +0000

After attending a few workshops in nearby cities, our writing group is now sponsoring (for a lower admission fee) workshops in our own town. We have had great attendance and feedback. We have another coming up this fall. They sure have helped me as a writer. I like the “in person” effect better.

Great article.

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:42:05 +0000

athena, I could not agree more. I’ve learnt a great deal about online writing by being a part of the Triond community. Triond is the perfect fit for me. I like the simplicity of everything.

By: athena goodlight

athena goodlight — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:48:27 +0000

Your article is a good eye opener. It made me recollect my thoughts on the writing workshops back then in college as a writing minor…. way long ago… haha.
It is true that it’s very important to keep learning. While the techniques back then still apply today, we need to keep on educating ourselves. It’s a lifelong learning process, actually.

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:22:11 +0000

cutedrishti8, I’ve done some online learning myself. It had to do with Microsoft Office. Computers have given us all sorts of learning opportunities. Online writing workshops are just one opportunity.

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:15:36 +0000

lillyrose, a writing workshop can be very useful. We writers spend so much time alone writing that the imput from a workshop may open up all sorts of new possibilities in the writer’s work.