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Autumn 2002 Workshops at Writers & Books Mixed Genres & Creative ProcessWriting Aerobics — Autumn Session
Get in the writing habit! Start each weekend with stimulating exercises given by many of the gifted writers who teach at Writers & Books. Exercises can be used to generate fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. The emphasis is on generating work. We may also share our work to encourage each other. Other workshops might be more appropriate if you’re seeking critique in order to rewrite. This class is for getting oxygen to the writing brain and heart! Writing Aerobics Schedule:
Mystery Dinner Theater — Written and Performed by You, the StudentNOTE: Dates changed, price reduced
Murder most foul—whodunit? Join our happy band of players to solve a heinous crime. If you’d like to be part of a good mystery, if you want to be part of a team and also learn something about acting, then this workshop is for you. As a class, you will develop the mystery—who was murdered and where, a suspect list, motives, how it will be set up, etc. Each student will also develop their own character. Then, on the last evening of class, the grand finale—Writers & Books will host the Mystery Dinner Theater you and your classmates spent eight weeks creating, and each of you will have a part. Dead Men Can Talk: a Forensics Workshop
Ever wonder how the experts know the age, ethnicity and sex of a skeleton? Or how a Crime Scene Investigator uses evidence to recreate nearly every detail of a crime? Come have a crash course about the fascinating world of criminal forensic science. At the end of the session, you will understand what to include, how much to include, and what to avoid when writing about forensics. Free educational materials provided. This session is for those with a stout heart and a strong stomach. Bring your lunch and your questions. Time to Write: Explore Creative Writing
Have you been having trouble finding time to start or continue the practice of creative writing? Whether you’ve always promised yourself to try creative writing, or whether you’ve taken too long a break, this class will get your pen moving again. This class will give you open-ended exercises leading to poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. We will write in class and investigate what is challenging. We will discuss why creative writing is revitalizing and find ways to find time to write amid busy lives. Optional assignments outside class will be offered to stimulate your creative juices. Although the class focuses on creative writing as a way to explore our inner and outer landscapes, we will also discuss the virtues and possibilities of publication. Please note that the formal part of the workshop will run from 12–1 pm Those wishing to may stay in the classroom until 2 pm to further explore the creative process by reading or writing. Beginning Internet Workshop for Writers
Don’t have a computer at home? No problem! If you have a library card you can easily set up a free writer’s web page in minutes. If you are a writer at any level, and don’t have a writer’s web page yet, it’s time you get your own site up and running! Joy Bennett, a local writer and web page designer, will show you how to easily set up a web page for publishing your own writing online in minutes. She’ll also cover using the Internet for research and marketing, and show you how to raise your visibility, sharpen your writing skills, and gain invaluable access to editors, publishers and other successful authors. This hands-on workshop is designed for writers at all levels who are not comfortable with advanced computer and Internet use—yet! Creative Writing 101
The common misconception is that only those with advanced degrees write effectively. It’s true, there are PhD’s with creative ability, but it’s just as true that anyone, regardless of education, can learn to write effectively, whether it be fiction or nonfiction. Talent cannot be taught, but it can be cultivated. This workshop will cover creative writing in general, poetry to short stories and beyond, by teaching the rudiments of writing, and by tapping into your innate ability with class exercises that will be both fun and functional. Come to class prepared to learn by doing, by listening, and the occasional handout. But most of all come to class to have fun, because if you’re not having fun writing, you’re not doing it right. Genre, Genre: Who’s got the Genre?
In this brave new world of cross-fertilization of genres, most of us are confused. And we probably weren’t listening in Eng. 101, anyway. How do we define not only fiction, non-fiction, memoir, narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, confessional poetry, but also the lyrical essay, the short-short story, the prose poem? What is speculative fiction, historical fiction, true crime, mystery fiction—and more? Join Pat for a discussion about new genres, old genres, cross-genres, and the current working definitions for each, so that we as writers may seek the best forms for our work as well as the most likely avenues for publication. Reading for WritersNOTE: New starting date and reduced price!
Reading for Writers is an eight-week course for writers of all genres and experience who are interested in writing focused discussions of published stories. Using Best American Short Stories 2001 (edited by Barbara Kingsolver) as our text, we will read and discuss stories by American and Canadian writers selected by Mrs. Kingsolver. This collection includes a story by Rochestarian Andrea Barrett, winner of the National Book Award and most recently, a MacArthur Foundation Grant. Come to the first class with your copy of Best American Short Stories 2001, available at major bookstores, over the web and at Writers & Books. Brainstorming Tactics and Techniques
Germinate those genius ideas. Writing, whatever your genre, is ultimately about the imagination. This six-hour workshop will offer participants a catalog of right-and left-brain techniques that will enhance your inventiveness and increase your productivity. Besides creating a conceptual understanding of how the creative process works, this workshop will give hands-on practice with a tool shed of imagination enhancers and writing-block busters such as:
Using the techniques we discuss in the class, participants will have the opportunity to develop and share their manuscripts. |
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