I got to do a lot of cool stuff at AWP in Seattle. One of those things was sitting with Chuck Palahniuk to show him how our online classes worked. He had expressed interest in teaching one, and of course, if he's interested, we're interested.
He was a little hesitant about jumping right into a class on his own, so we came up with a compromise: He would join Suzy Vitello's SEDUCTIVE BEGINNINGS workshop as a guest instructor.
Suzy is the den mother of his workshop in Portland, and also a seasoned LitReactor instructor. So pairing them up means Chuck would get hands-on guidance through the process.
We've been working on the details since, and they've finally been hammered out:
- Chuck will join Suzy's class as a guest instructor for the second week
- He'll contribute to that week's lecture
- Everyone will submit one page (300 words max) with the beginning of a book or story, and everyone gets a critique, from Chuck and Suzy
- Everyone will be welcomed to submit one question on the craft of writing, which he'll answer and share before the class ends.
Here's the link to sign up: http://litreactor.com/classes/seductive-beginnings-with-suzy-vitello.
You'll notice, it's not on the 'upcoming classes' page. The page is "hidden" from the general public, and I've set aside 10 seats. It'll go on sale to the general public once those 10 seats are gone, or tomorrow morning. Whichever comes first. The final enrollment will be 20 students.
I wanted to make sure that you, the LitReactor faithful, got first crack at this thing.
And once they're gone, they're gone. We'll have a wait list in case people drop out, but we're not releasing any seats above 20.
Questions? Let 'er rip.
Very cool to offer that up, Rob. And it was neato that he came to our LitReactor/Booked/Writer.ly party. Great to meet you, too, of course, and the other staffers!
Sweet. Just paid up. Who'll be hanging out with me in there?
Oh, hell, yes. I'm in!
Done and done. You guys got some more of my monies. Looking forward to this one!
SRead -- we've done a course together here, haven't we? Was it Tough Dames with Christa Faust?
I don't believe we have, Renee! But I'm very much looking forward to it. :) I WISH I had been in Tough Dames, but it came at a bad time for me.
Awww I can't afford this right now. Wahhhh! :(
Hopefully it's not going to be a one time thing...
That is so weird -- I went back and looked at the lists for the other two classes I've done, and you're right, we haven't. I could have sworn we had! Anyway, NOW we will have a class together!!
Aw, damn Em - this happened to come at the perfect time for me. I hate missing out on classes because of cash flow :(
I signed up!
I'm paying the bank of mom off for the next few months, but hey it was too awesome an opportunity to miss :)
I was going to ask the forum where the class went---this answers that! I have a feeling there will be no seats left within the hour...
And Sarah---we meet again in a class!
Renee-- I'm glad we're fixing this terrible oversight. :)
Em-- Oh, yay! Thanks, Em's mom!
Excellent, this should be exactly what I need to kick my ass into revision mode on my manuscripts. They're just kinda sitting there and mocking me.
I'm hopefully finding a way to pull up the money for this by tomorrow...
Man, I wish I could afford this! I'd be so in!
Dang y'all. I'd just emptied my wallet on some lovely books about writing and THIS happens. Shucks. Well, maybe next time. Rob, congratulations to you on all of this - very exciting news indeed, kudos. I love what you're doing with the classes. You really care about bringing the best quality instructors in and it shows; your optimistic support and enthusiasm is palpable. Congrats as well to my LR friends taking this class, you guys are gonna have a blast. I will live vicariously through you. Cheers!
Looks like we're filling fast. And with such an enthusiastic bunch! This will be INTENSE! And fun. Can't wait!
I'm in.
Good luck all!
Got a ticket, not one I can afford mind you, but hell, I'll just cut back on showering, shaving, general personal hygiene, good thing it's an online class.