The opening teaches the reader how to read the work.
First Pages Intensive is a focused Talty Literary workshop for writers who want serious attention on openings: pressure, promise, voice, point of view, character, setting, specificity, and the questions a first page creates.
Details
- Price: $300 per writer.
- Group size: capped at 6 writers, so every opening gets real time.
- Pages: submit up to 10 double-spaced pages from a story, essay, chapter, or manuscript opening.
- Led by: Morgan Talty.
Best For
- Writers with a story, essay, chapter, or manuscript opening ready for close attention.
- Writers who feel the project has energy but the beginning is not yet doing enough.
- Writers preparing pages for workshop, submission, application, or revision.
What Participants Work On
- What the first page promises.
- Where pressure enters the work.
- How voice, point of view, and specificity shape trust.
- What the reader knows, feels, and wants to know next.
- Revision priorities for the next draft.
The next session date, submission instructions, and registration path are announced here and to the interest list first. Refund and cancellation terms follow the Refund Policy.