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November 2019
$270.00 / $255.00 10 seats left
"There comes a time,” wrote the late American novelist and short-story writer James Salter, “when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real.” But here’s the problem: the great swirl of experience, observation, sensation and imagination from which all our creative work emerges [...]
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You have a great idea for a story. Do you dive in and just begin writing, or start by drafting an outline? Are you a born planner or a writer who loves to discover stories organically (i.e., a pantser)? Understanding how to structure a well-conceived story around a main character and central conflict, while paying [...]
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This interactive workshop provides writers of all levels with techniques that reveal the patterns, themes and stories that shape their lives. Participants will practice writing with beginner’s mind, thought labeling to identify hidden ideas and beliefs, and storytelling as a creative path to healing. In this three-hour session, you will write, share, and discuss your [...]
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Improve your ear for meter, and fine-tune your understanding of how meter works in poetry. Have you ever wondered how scanning the lines of your first draft can make for a better poem? Do you know why listening for the natural rhythms of speech can strengthen your writing? Guided by an internationally published author of [...]
Find out more$135.00 / $120.00 5 seats left
Before the holiday madness sets in, why not take a personal breather? In just two Saturday afternoons, you can explore several forms of creative writing. By jump-starting with fun exercises, we will circumvent the analytic brain and give imagination a chance to thrive. You will receive tips on how to free up memories and experiences [...]
Find out more$65.00 / $50.00 1 seat left
Let’s write a picture book together! After reading a book together, kids and their grownups will choose from a set of colorful, visual prompts. The kids will narrate a story while their grownups help to write the words. Together, they will illustrate the short picture book. The class will end with each child and their [...]
Find out moreDecember 2019
$215.00 / $200.00 14 seats left
In this workshop, you will read and discuss several short stories by writers who are masters of the form, and then discuss the work you submit to the class. This should be an exciting, energetic class that will offer more insight into the possibilities of story telling and the way craft supports our vision as [...]
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Write words that help you grow your business! A thriving, successful business is built on a foundation of powerful words. But many entrepreneurs never learned how to express themselves or describe what they do in a way that feels good or effective in terms of building their business. This one-night course will give authors and [...]
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This workshop will ask participants to examine HOW they envision and create their main character's voice and point of view. Emphasis will be on authenticity and originality.
Find out more$115.00 / $100.00 7 seats left
You’ve written your book – now fight for it! One of the most powerful ways to promote and market a book is to learn how to speak on behalf of that book. Improve your deliveries for the occasional requests to speak that have come your way, or generate additional revenue by building a speaking business. [...]
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All you have to do is to read the early drafts of a well-known poet’s work to realize how crucial revision is. And yet most poets resist doing the hard work involved in turning a rough draft into a finished poem. This workshop will focus on how to distance yourself from your poem so that [...]
Find out more$65.00 / $50.00 9 seats left
This workshop offers a practical 16-point plan that takes you from the mere germ of an idea all the way through the creative process, with an eye on getting a finished book into the hands of potential fans. Participants will discuss how to transform the nub of an idea into a book-length project, populated with [...]
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Lead with the future — not background. That’s the most important of eight journalism skills that will transform your writing. The others: write your readers’ language, be positive (to be both clear and upbeat), lay out logically, be consistent, be precise, be brief, and choose strong verbs. Highlights: communicate in a crisis, correct errors the [...]
Find out more$135.00 / $120.00 11 seats left
This day-long workshop will deconstruct and demystify the novel-writing process for struggling and/or aspiring writers. Go all the way from getting the start of an idea to getting your book into the hands of expectant fans. Along the way you'll learn how to stay organized, write in the voice of the opposite sex, the art [...]
Find out more$100.00 / $85.00 10 seats left
This workshop will help you shape personal stories into powerful fiction or non-fiction for your readers' pleasure. Participants will explore how to transform memories into vibrant tales using conflict, dialogue, a sense of time, and a reflection on meaning. Prompts will demonstrate how to enhance a personal story through historic events, shifting points of view, [...]
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To capture a reader's attention and hold it, an author needs a great first sentence, paragraph...chapter. How do we provide the hook that will draw readers into our stories, no matter the genre? This fun workshop will reveal tried-and-true techniques for launching your novel, short story, or memoir that will make your story's opening irresistible. [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2020
$165.00 / $165.00 12 seats left
The Writer's Center is excited to partner with Story District to host their February addition of their Storytelling Bootcamp course. In this one-day (7-hour) intensive, you will generate new story material, learn about and apply narrative structure and storytelling techniques to a story of your choice, practice telling stories in pairs and small groups, and [...]
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