2020 Classes!

Yale Writers' Workshop 2020

Monday January 6 is the last day to apply for my Alumni Fiction Intensive in June 2020. Must be an alum for YWW. Click here for an application.

If you're not an alum and would like to check out the program (highly recommended!), click here for info. General applications open January 20, 2020.



Classes at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center

for the current winter session:


Year of Your Book: Fiction

Wednesdays 10:15 to 12:15, January 15 through February 19


This course runs through the year in six-week sessions. Sign up for the year if you can; or, join when you're able. This course is for anyone who is in the process of drafting a novel, anywhere from the planning stage, to having a partial draft. Click class title to register.


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Year of Your Book: Fiction | Deep Revision

Mondays 10:15 to 12:15, January 13 through February 24
(Optional "soft opening" generative/fun class meeting 1/6)

This course runs through the year in six-week sessions. Sign up for the year if you can; or, join when you're able. This advanced course is for anyone who has a complete draft, or most of a draft, of a novel and is ready to revise. Please contact the office to inquire about this class which requires an application.


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"I Am [Not] a Real Writer"

Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00, January 11 through February 22

Runs through the year in six-week sessions. This course is for anyone who's ever wanted to try a writing class but worried that they're "not a real writer." The atmosphere is supportive, generative, experimental. Join us! Click class title to register.


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Mapping the Plot

One-day intensive: January 25, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

In this popular one-day class we'll explore the mechanics of plot and apply the ideas to your current project. Whether your novel is in the planning stage or fully drafted, this class will help you think about how to strengthen plot and structure your narrative. Click class title to register.

Or schedule a private tutorial at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center anytime. (Call first to confirm availability and times).

Private Editing and Consulting in 2020

Happy new year!

Do you have writing goals for 2020? Do you want to make some?

In the coming year, I'll continue to be available for private consultation and editing. Our work together is tailored to your needs, and can range from my serving as a private editor for your completed novel draft, to helping you generate ideas and plans in weekly one-on-one meetings. There's no required level of experience or commitment -- my job is to meet you where you are, learn where you want to go, and help you get there.

I'm an award-winning novelist with over 25 years of experience as a fiction writing teacher and editor, including my current positions as instructor at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY, and resident faculty at the Yale Writers' Workshop in New Haven, CT.

My current rate is $100 an hour, or $100 per ten manuscript pages (double-spaced pages, or 250 words/page, whichever comes out less expensive for your ms).

To schedule an initial consult, contact the Writers' Center at 914 332-5953 | ask@writerscenter.org. Or use the CONTACT ME link on this page.

Make 2020 the year you set and reach your writing goals!