Starting Your Novel: Get a Foothold on Your Project
Writing a successful novel demands a lot of a writer. Novelists need to develop convincing characters, craft a gripping plot, create settings that make their story vivid, and write in a voice [...]
Nomad with a Notebook: Introduction to Travel Writing
Whether you’ve just returned from Paris or Sacramento or you’re dreaming of a trip, this class will help you transform your observations into vivid and lasting images. Katharine will provide tips [...]
Making Poetry out of Our Lives: A Poetry Workshop
“Reading and writing poetry have long been occasions for self-exploration,” says instructor Brian Tierney. “Poems uncover and recover; they engage memory and personal history, bringing them back [...]
Embracing the Hush Hour: Deepen Your Poetry Practice
The goal of this intimate 8-session class is for each person to finish a handful of new poems for potential publication. We’ll be drafting or revising a poem in between each class meeting; plan [...]
From Life to the Page: Crafting Stories from Our Own Experiences
“Our own experiences provide us an abundance of source material for writing,” says instructor David Hill. “But where to begin? How do we identify those charged moments from our pasts
The Elusive Art of Comedy Writing
It’s one thing to tell a funny story to your friends over drinks, but to be funny on the page is an art unto itself," says comedy writer Kate Montgomery. “Comedy is fragile and demanding. With [...]