Five Sundays, Jan. 22-Feb. 19, 2-4:30 p.m. Berkeley $185 members/$215 non-members Testimonials for Junse
ATTENTION: THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL
Special Package Deal: Take this class together with Karen Bjorneby’s 5-week “Starting Your Novel” class, and get both classes (5 weeks plus 5 weeks, back to back) for the discounted price of one 9-week class. This discount applies only if you choose the “Combo Class” option” when you register, not if you sign up for the classes separately.
“We writers too often need others to tell us that our writing is good,” says instructor Junse Kim. “And this is where it all goes horribly wrong.
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Nine Sundays, Jan. 22-March 18, 7-9:30 pm $335 members/$365 others San Francisco Testimonials for Josh
NOTE: Josh also teaches a six-month (monthly meetings) “Fiction Workshop Continuation” for those who have already taken this workshop (once or more than once), and would like to keep going.
Aspiring writers usually wend their ways to this workshop because “life isn’t slowing down,” isn’t offering them the space or the time to work on their fiction. They want to write, or they tinker with two-pages and never get around to completing the piece, or they have ideas rollicking through their brains that haven’t, as of yet, made it to the page. But they all come to class with one common goal: they want to write a compelling story.
5 Mondays, Jan. 23-Feb. 20, 7-9:30 p.m. $185 members/$215 non-members San Francisco
ATTENTION: THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL.
Special “Combo” Deal: Take this class together with the SF “Starting Your Novel” class, and receive both classes (5 weeks plus 5 weeks, back to back) for the discounted price of one 9-week class. Discount applies only if you choose the “Combo Class” option when registering. If you register for the two classes separately, the discount doesn’t apply.
5 Sundays, Feb. 26-March 25, 2-4:30 pm $185 members/$215 non-members Berkeley Testimonials for Karen
Special “Combo” Deal: Take this class together with the “Intro to Fiction” class (5 weeks plus 5 weeks, back to back) for the discounted price of one 9-week class. This discount applies only if you choose the“Combo Class” option when you register, not if you sign up for the classes separately.
You want to write a novel, or you are writing a novel, but maybe you shy away from talking about it with your co-workers, neighbors or brother-in-law (you know the way he rolls his eyes and calls you a dreamer). So come to this workshop instead, where you’ll meet other people who are doing what you’re doing, or want to do. “We’ll talk about your idea, how to make sure it has enough weight to carry a novel,” say Karen Bjorneby. “We’ll talk about your character and make sure she’s so compelling we all can’t wait to find out what she’ll do next. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Fridays, Feb. 3-June 22 (Six meetings: Feb. 3, March 2, March 30, April 27, May 25, June 22) 7-9:30 p.m. (plus online activity between meetings) $335 members/$365 others; San Francisco
ATTENTION: THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED
(Are you a beginner? Check out Karen’s other class, Starting Your Novel)
Congratulations! You’ve started your novel. You have a sense of your main character and some ideas of the plot, maybe even a full plot outline. You’ve written a few pages, gotten some feedback, and know what your strengths are. Now the challenge is: TO KEEP GOING AND NOT GIVE UP.
“Most of us need help with that,” says instructor Karen Bjorneby. “We need someone in our corner, gently enforcing some discipline while at the same time encouraging us. We need someone to kick ideas around with. We need help with craft, someone to help us make sure our story is coming together. And we need to be around others who are in the same boat.”
Six Fridays, Jan. 20-June 15 (Meetings on: Jan. 20, Feb. 24, March 23, April 20, May 18, June 15) 7-9:30 p.m. $335 members/$365 non-members San Francisco
Read testimonials from Josh’s students HERE
Everyone has an idea for a novel, a memoir, or a story collection. But where do we find the time to actually get the words on the page? Between our jobs and families and fatigue, where is this elusive patch of time to write books? “Life pulls us in so many directions that our creative projects can be the first to suffer,” says instructor Joshua Mohr. “This continuation class will help you finally get those narratives written.”
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San Francisco $95 members/$110 others
How many times have we heard the aged expression, “We’ll see what she says about that!” There’s anticipation in hearing someone express themselves, and the same is true of fiction and creative nonfiction (personal essays, memoirs): our characters need to speak, voice their opinions, woes, aspirations, biases, phobias, regrets. “We can write lovely exposition,” says instructor Joshua Mohr, “but readers need to hear what our characters sound like, what their preoccupations are. That way they can sculpt their own conclusions about them.”
This class is not being offered next session.
Five Saturdays, NO DATE AT THIS TIME, San Francisco $185 members/$215 others
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How many times have we heard the aged expression, “We’ll see what she says about that!” There’s anticipation in hearing someone express themselves, and the same is true of fiction and creative nonfiction writing: our characters need to speak, voice their opinions, woes, aspirations, biases, phobias, regrets. “We can write lovely exposition,” says instructor Joshua Mohr, “but readers need to hear what our characters sound like, what their preoccupations are. That way they can sculpt their own conclusions about them.” Read the rest of this entry »
One Saturday, 10 a.m-4 p.m. San Francisco $95 members/$110 others
“No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.” —Isaac Babel
Flash fiction is an exciting and nuanced genre full of opportunities and surprises. The stories, though diminutive in length, must still contain all the elements of narrative construction. How does a writer compress plot and characterization into a few hundred words? Is it possible to elicit an emotional response in a reader in merely two or three pages?
“Every writer should be concerned about economy, should deliberate over word choice,” says instructor Josh Mohr. “Whether a short story writer or novelist, we should be scrutinizing every clause, making sure each syllable earns its space. In a sense, flash is the perfect genre to hone revision techniques.
Dear Jane,
Josh Mohr manages to give super-supportive enthusiastic encouragement and precise, practical, advice. The double word score! I learned so much, read all kinds of instructive stuff that I would never have otherwise encountered, and got constructive suggestions for more things to do. I’ve also gotten renewed motivation to write.
Josh is a fabulous teacher. Have him teach more classes!
Anna Williams
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I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed Joshua Mohr’s class. Thank you for offering such a lovely space and a great teacher.
Kristin
I just finished a class with Josh Mohr. This is my first ever writing class and he was a fantastic instructor. He worked within the level of each of his students, he was encouraging and at the same time challenged us. As I was nervous about the class it meant a lot to me that he never made anyone feel that anything they said or wrote was poor. I think Josh is an excellent instructor and has a great way about him in getting ideas and concepts across.
Marsha Evans
Six Fridays (once a month): March 20, April 17, May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug. 7th 7-9:30 p.m; Berkeley $335 members/$365 non-members
“When we read writing we love, it transports us,” says instructor Elaine Beale. “We travel to other places, inhabit the minds of characters vastly different from ourselves. We are awed by beautiful language, perfectly crafted sentences, marvelously constructed plots. And our experience of the world and ourselves is enriched. As writers, we want our readers to be similarly transported.
