"I am trying to check my habits of seeing, to counter them for the sake of greater freshness. I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I'm doing." - John Cage


Friday, March 20, 2015

New Fiction Workshop! Technique and Finesse Fiction Workshop: April 7, May 5, June 2 and June 25 5:30-8:30 pm

Technique and Finesse Fiction Workshop - This workshop is deadline- and goal-oriented to help you move a project towards completion. Meets April 7, May 4, June 2, and June 25. 5:30-8:30 pm
You are a writer with a fiction project, book, or short story that is ready to be "unstuck": pushed further, brought to the next level, polished for publication. You seek professional feedback for developing the heart of your subject, to unearth what really matters in your novel or short story. You want to improve your skills of craft in order to write creatively so that your writing stands out as meaningful and original to an editor.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Tangled Roots Writing Find the Heart Poetry Workshop March 18th 5:30-8:30 pm

I'm offering a last minute Tangled Roots Writing workshop this week because I love poetry so much - this is a fun generative workshop to play with language and form. It's for poets and any writer who wants to have fun and shake up their writing process. You will write new material that surprises you. March 18th 5:30-8:30 pm. $45. 530-386-3901

Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Heart of the Matter: Essay/Magazine Writing/Memoir Workshop

This workshop is deadline- and goal-oriented to help you move a project towards completion. Meets: March 31, April 28, May 26, and June 30 5:30-8:30 pm

You are a writer with a project that is ready to be "unstuck": pushed further, brought to the next level, polished for publication.  You need professional feedback for developing the heart of your subject, to unearth what really matters in your essay or article. You want to improve your skills of craft in order to write creatively so that your writing stands out as meaningful and original to an editor.


In this small workshop, you will meet monthly over 4 months for 3 hours to discuss craft and workshop pieces in progress with the goal of finishing one or more pieces for publication by the last meeting in June.  In between meetings you will have one or two assigned reading pieces on technique to support the craft discussions.  You will get feedback from workshop members as well as myself each meeting.  You can also combine this workshop with sessions with myself as a writing coach to push your project further.  $220. Limited enrollment.

Memoir / Essay / Magazine Writing
Feedback / Technique / Readings
in a Monthly Workshop Series
Discover the heart of your subject
Develop your writing skills
Finish a project

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