The Group Incubator: 12 Month Generative Studio Group starting August 11
Second and fourth Mondays monthly, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience
The vibe: you, me, a few of our new best friends, and your manuscript. Using the articulated container of group work and the accountability of mutual deadlines, we will work individually and as a group to bring your book into the world.
This container is halfway between bespoke 1:1 book coaching and a generative group class, and we’ll sample from multiple pedagogical models and modalities. In a hybrid of group classes, synchronous studio time, and 1:1 coaching, we’ll move one step at a time from idea to polished manuscript.
This container is a best fit for writers with some experience. You don’t need to have written a book previously! But this isn’t a 101 class (if you’re looking for something more introductory, please feel free to reach out for a referral), and you’ll get the most out of your investment if you arrive with familiarity with the genre and form you’re writing into.
To be a good fit for this class, please either:
Have taken one of my workshop courses (EMC I, EMC II, Braided Essay, Hybrid Memoir).
OR
written at least one full length literary essay AND
Have workshopped at least one literary essay AND
Have a well-formed idea, pages, or an early draft of what you want to work on during the class AND
Feel comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback (I will provide the framework for these discussions)
AND ALSO
Have enough out-of-class time to work on your manuscript during the class period. “Enough” will differ from writer to writer, but roughly four hours per week is a good minimum standard to work with.
If you’re uncertain whether The Group Incubator will be a good fit for you, please feel free to email me to discuss.
Writers will leave this class with…a book manuscript! If you keep pace with the course, you’ll also leave with a deeper understanding of your own process and of how to explore themes and ideas on the page, craft tools for research, generation, and revision, and a working draft of a book length work of nonfiction. We’ll also work together to craft your query and cover letters, and we’ll cover how to write a proposal (though we won’t spend dedicated group time on proposal writing).
What’s Included:
Monthly group craft session (lecture/discussion + exercises)
Monthly group studio session (process talk + synchronous writing)
Monthly 1:1 creative coaching session with Margo
Resources, readings, and assignments for your independent work
Unlimited email support
1 full manuscript read with verbal feedback on your working draft
Query letter, cover letter, and proposal coaching
Publication strategy
Important to Note:
By design, there is no group workshop component to this course. You will receive direct granular feedback from me, and you’ll respond with and receive reader-response feedback to passages read aloud in class, but you won’t be responsible for reading or workshopping student work.
The Group Incubator is billed monthly at $450 per month. Your enrollment payment serves as your deposit and first month’s installment, after which I will invoice you for the remainder of the Group Incubator. The balance after your initial deposit will be $4950. You can pay in a lump sum, quarterly, or monthly. I am happy to take payment plans.
To Apply to the Group Incubator:
Please answer these questions and email them to me. I will be in touch!
This is a 12 month course. We meet on Zoom on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience
The Group Incubator is an application-based course. Please wait to enroll and check out until I have offered you a spot in The Group Incubator.
Second and fourth Mondays monthly, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience
The vibe: you, me, a few of our new best friends, and your manuscript. Using the articulated container of group work and the accountability of mutual deadlines, we will work individually and as a group to bring your book into the world.
This container is halfway between bespoke 1:1 book coaching and a generative group class, and we’ll sample from multiple pedagogical models and modalities. In a hybrid of group classes, synchronous studio time, and 1:1 coaching, we’ll move one step at a time from idea to polished manuscript.
This container is a best fit for writers with some experience. You don’t need to have written a book previously! But this isn’t a 101 class (if you’re looking for something more introductory, please feel free to reach out for a referral), and you’ll get the most out of your investment if you arrive with familiarity with the genre and form you’re writing into.
To be a good fit for this class, please either:
Have taken one of my workshop courses (EMC I, EMC II, Braided Essay, Hybrid Memoir).
OR
written at least one full length literary essay AND
Have workshopped at least one literary essay AND
Have a well-formed idea, pages, or an early draft of what you want to work on during the class AND
Feel comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback (I will provide the framework for these discussions)
AND ALSO
Have enough out-of-class time to work on your manuscript during the class period. “Enough” will differ from writer to writer, but roughly four hours per week is a good minimum standard to work with.
If you’re uncertain whether The Group Incubator will be a good fit for you, please feel free to email me to discuss.
Writers will leave this class with…a book manuscript! If you keep pace with the course, you’ll also leave with a deeper understanding of your own process and of how to explore themes and ideas on the page, craft tools for research, generation, and revision, and a working draft of a book length work of nonfiction. We’ll also work together to craft your query and cover letters, and we’ll cover how to write a proposal (though we won’t spend dedicated group time on proposal writing).
What’s Included:
Monthly group craft session (lecture/discussion + exercises)
Monthly group studio session (process talk + synchronous writing)
Monthly 1:1 creative coaching session with Margo
Resources, readings, and assignments for your independent work
Unlimited email support
1 full manuscript read with verbal feedback on your working draft
Query letter, cover letter, and proposal coaching
Publication strategy
Important to Note:
By design, there is no group workshop component to this course. You will receive direct granular feedback from me, and you’ll respond with and receive reader-response feedback to passages read aloud in class, but you won’t be responsible for reading or workshopping student work.
The Group Incubator is billed monthly at $450 per month. Your enrollment payment serves as your deposit and first month’s installment, after which I will invoice you for the remainder of the Group Incubator. The balance after your initial deposit will be $4950. You can pay in a lump sum, quarterly, or monthly. I am happy to take payment plans.
To Apply to the Group Incubator:
Please answer these questions and email them to me. I will be in touch!
This is a 12 month course. We meet on Zoom on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience
The Group Incubator is an application-based course. Please wait to enroll and check out until I have offered you a spot in The Group Incubator.
Second and fourth Mondays monthly, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience
The vibe: you, me, a few of our new best friends, and your manuscript. Using the articulated container of group work and the accountability of mutual deadlines, we will work individually and as a group to bring your book into the world.
This container is halfway between bespoke 1:1 book coaching and a generative group class, and we’ll sample from multiple pedagogical models and modalities. In a hybrid of group classes, synchronous studio time, and 1:1 coaching, we’ll move one step at a time from idea to polished manuscript.
This container is a best fit for writers with some experience. You don’t need to have written a book previously! But this isn’t a 101 class (if you’re looking for something more introductory, please feel free to reach out for a referral), and you’ll get the most out of your investment if you arrive with familiarity with the genre and form you’re writing into.
To be a good fit for this class, please either:
Have taken one of my workshop courses (EMC I, EMC II, Braided Essay, Hybrid Memoir).
OR
written at least one full length literary essay AND
Have workshopped at least one literary essay AND
Have a well-formed idea, pages, or an early draft of what you want to work on during the class AND
Feel comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback (I will provide the framework for these discussions)
AND ALSO
Have enough out-of-class time to work on your manuscript during the class period. “Enough” will differ from writer to writer, but roughly four hours per week is a good minimum standard to work with.
If you’re uncertain whether The Group Incubator will be a good fit for you, please feel free to email me to discuss.
Writers will leave this class with…a book manuscript! If you keep pace with the course, you’ll also leave with a deeper understanding of your own process and of how to explore themes and ideas on the page, craft tools for research, generation, and revision, and a working draft of a book length work of nonfiction. We’ll also work together to craft your query and cover letters, and we’ll cover how to write a proposal (though we won’t spend dedicated group time on proposal writing).
What’s Included:
Monthly group craft session (lecture/discussion + exercises)
Monthly group studio session (process talk + synchronous writing)
Monthly 1:1 creative coaching session with Margo
Resources, readings, and assignments for your independent work
Unlimited email support
1 full manuscript read with verbal feedback on your working draft
Query letter, cover letter, and proposal coaching
Publication strategy
Important to Note:
By design, there is no group workshop component to this course. You will receive direct granular feedback from me, and you’ll respond with and receive reader-response feedback to passages read aloud in class, but you won’t be responsible for reading or workshopping student work.
The Group Incubator is billed monthly at $450 per month. Your enrollment payment serves as your deposit and first month’s installment, after which I will invoice you for the remainder of the Group Incubator. The balance after your initial deposit will be $4950. You can pay in a lump sum, quarterly, or monthly. I am happy to take payment plans.
To Apply to the Group Incubator:
Please answer these questions and email them to me. I will be in touch!
This is a 12 month course. We meet on Zoom on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 10am-noon Pacific Time, starting August 11 + monthly 1:1 sessions to be scheduled at mutual convenience