*NEW DATE* – April 12. In this class, we will examine approaches to writing humorous fiction. We’ll analyze stories in terms of the writer’s handling of plot, character, and most importantly, tone.
This class will explore how working with an early reader (or two or three) can help prepare your work for its audience.
For those compulsive note takers and collectors who often have many loose parts and ideas, I hope to discuss the ways to go about finding and building a whole.
Through examples, exercises and discussion, our evening will aim to reintroduce you to revision as a fun, inspiring, and vital activity.
Scenes are a foundational element for prose writers. Whether you are writing creative nonfiction or fiction, the ability to build a convincing scene is a critical skill.
This class will be devoted to the container story—a small story that allows a writer to explore (and contain) big, hard, unwieldy themes.
Asking the right questions allows your subconscious to begin putting your characters through the motions before you ever start writing. It can also serve as a technique to find a new path when you’re stuck.
In this workshop, we will deconstruct the musicality of language and think about the language we choose in our work, and why.
In this PJ Seminar, we’ll identify the lies we’ve been taught about our bodies and explore the truths they obscure.
What exactly do writers mean when they speak about style? How do writers achieve style? How do style and the intimacy between characters operate synergistically in a good story or a novel?
