The 90-Day Novel® is a Live-on-Zoom workshop with Alan Watt that will take you from initial idea to the completion of your novel's first draft in 90 days.
"What was impossible to accomplish in ten years becomes possible in 90 days, by accessing your subconscious."
The 90-Day Novel® is about making a contract with your subconscious. Your subconscious is the seat of your genius, and there is a window of time that it can remain fully engaged in a creative task before it gets distracted, fatigued, or your ego begins to challenge it.
Genius is not a noun — it's a verb. The 90-Day Novel® helps you tap into that primal well to which we all have access by marrying the wildness of your imagination to the rigor of structure.
We meet once a week in a LIVE Zoom call on Mondays from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time), for 14 consecutive weeks. (I'm always on fifteen minutes early to hang out and answer questions.) The lab is a safe and supportive environment for your imagination to soar. The workshops are a combination of craft lessons and stream-of-consciousness writing exercises which you are invited to read...but don't have to!
You are not required to take the workshop live. Many writers have day jobs or commitments during class hours, or sometimes life just gets in the way, therefore all of our sessions are recorded and are available for three weeks, respectively.
Every workshop ends with a review of your homework, followed by a Q&A where I answer all of your questions. This is a time to gain clarity on the principles discussed. The goal is leave each session with a basic confidence in where you are heading for that week.
Every morning a daily letter lands in your inbox. The letters were developed over the course of several years, and are a day-by-day guide through the process. Writers often comment on the synchronicity of the letters — on how they seem to meet you right where you are. While the letters focus on craft, they are also a response to the uncanny uniformity of experience shared by the many writers who have taken the 90-day journey before you.
The group forum is where you connect with your fellow classmates to share your experiences, hold yourself accountable, and take part in the daily discussion topics. Over the course of 90 days we discover that we're not alone - that our private struggles are universal and often provide clues into the world of our story.
Over the course of the 90-day workshop I offer a special discount on my one-on-one story consults to current students where you can send me your three-page outline and I review it, make notes, and help you explore the most dynamic and compelling way to tell your story. There are a limited number of spots for this service.
Hi, I'm Alan. They call me the Story Whisperer. I teach a process of marrying passion to craft to tell compelling stories. My students range from first-time writers to best-selling authors and filmmakers who've won numerous accolades for their work including the Pulitzer Prize.
L.A. Writers' Lab's mission is to help writers build a body of work. If you have a story to tell and are seeking support, guidance and community, then welcome. I look forward to working with you.
Your fellow writer,
Creativity is your birthright. Your sole purpose is to build a body of work.