2026 Novel Generator Workshop
Meets Online, Thursday Nights, January–August 2026
Every novel is its own beast.
Writing and workshopping a novel are like driving blind. No one, least of all you, can tell you if your structure holds, because no one has seen enough to know. This can keep you circling back to rework the opening, again and again, or pause to outline it, or put it away to marinate. Years can go by like this.
What if you could finish a full draft of your novel in 8 months—while getting feedback on what’s alive while you’re writing it?
This class gives you weekly deadlines that keep you moving forward instead of circling back, and the chance to workshop 100 pages—enough that readers can see your narrative arc, understand your vision, and give you feedback on what you're creating, not just a fragment of it. You'll finish a draft in 8 months, with a cohort of writers who will be working alongside you, examining and discussing the problems specific to writing novels, and helping you find the way to your novel’s truest form.
If you’re ready to invest in your book this year, and to prioritize it, this class is for you. It’s time to finish your novel.
This Class Offers:
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The structure and deadlines to produce an entire novel draft in 8 months
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Weekly accountability to gain and sustain momentum
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Dedicated time to generate new work
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The chance to receive feedback on up to 100 pages of your novel
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Craft discussions of novel structures and strategies
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Editorial letter from me and one-on-one conference
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An intimate group of 8 novelists to foster supportive community
Cost
The cost of the class is $350/month, or $2650 if you pay up front.
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About the Instructor
Ted Thompson has been working with writers as a teacher, editor, and manuscript consultant for over a decade. In addition to Longhand, he teaches in the Brooklyn College MFA Program and for Sackett Street Writers' Workshop.
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His novel The Land of Steady Habits was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and was adapted into a film for Netflix. He was a finalist for the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction.
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He received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and lives in Brooklyn with his daughters. To learn more about Ted, see here.
Apply
Application deadline for this class is December 31st, 2025, though admission is rolling and may fill up fast. I will keep a short waiting list for the first month if it does. For questions, you can email longhandworkshop at gmail or contact me here.
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TO APPLY FOR THIS CLASS:
Please answer the following questions in an email to longhandworkshop@gmail.com with the subject "Novel Generator."
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1. Please tell me (in paragraph or two) why you want to join this class, and what you hope to gain from it.
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2. How did you hear about the class?
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3. Have you started a novel already? If so, how far into it are you?
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4. Please describe your novel (or hopes for your novel) in a few sentences.
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5. Please include a writing sample (3000 words max).