Bring back the fun, whimsy, and joy you once felt when writing!
Participants will engage in exercises to help them free associate ideas and activate their senses. Each writer will also share 500 words of their prose (fiction or nonfiction) and apply techniques used in the small group work to reshape their revision process.
In-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda MD.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Students will work with prompts that encourage free associative thinking and story-sharing.
- Students will walk away with a better understanding of what it means to get into flow and why it matters.
- Often writers spend too much time refining craft at the line level. This workshop will show students how to step back and spend more time on big picture creative concepts, such as fresh angles in nonfiction or fuller emotional backstories for fictive characters.
- Most creative writing workshops and MFA programs push a very classical approach to craft but we’ll have a jazz session instead!
Time requirements
- All students will submit 500 words of their own work prior to the workshop. All participants will have read other participants’ submissions prior to the workshop.
Materials
- A Play Book: Creating Writers, Creating Citizens
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for any writer who may feel stuck in their work, unsatisfied with their progress, or simply stalled.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.