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Write what you know? Instructor Steve Mitchel asks, “Where’s the fun in that?" In this one-day workshop, you’ll practice writing what you don’t know.

The goal of this workshop is to demystify the process of creating characters, settings, and stories that fall outside of our comfort zones—and to have fun while we're doing it! We'll look closely at the work of Ian McEwan, George Saunders, and others in order to uncover the ways in which stories not only take the reader to someplace s/he has never been, but take the writer there, as well. In a supportive environment, we’ll do writing exercises designed to encourage risk-taking in our stories. We’ll play around with time, point of view, characterization and setting as we discover the unlimited possibilities in our creative work.

"By the end of the day," Steve says, "you’ll have the confidence to explore your previously off-limits imaginative zones and be ready to draft what Tim O’Brien calls, 'a true story that never happened.'"

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Instructor

    Steve Mitchel was awarded the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize for his story, “Dog People.” His story “The Return of the Capellmeister” was a finalist for LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction. He earned a B.A. in political science from Stanford University, a J.D. from Northwestern University and an MFA in fiction writing from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. He’s led fiction writing workshops throughout the Bay Area and has taught legal writing to law students at Northwestern and U.C. Berkeley.

Schedule
  1. Saturday, September 28, 10:00am-4:00pm
Reviews
  • Steve was well prepared and very pleasant and the day flew by.

    Mary Ann

Details

Date:
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time:
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm PDT
Cost:
$145.00
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Venue

San Francisco
2042 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA United States
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10 days or more before the start date for a class, the registrant will receive a credit minus a 10% fee OR a refund minus a 20% fee.

3-9 days before the start date for a class, the registrant will receive a credit minus a 20% fee OR a refund minus a 30% fee.

2 days or less before the start date for a class, the registrant will not receive a credit or a refund.

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In the event of an emergency, we may consider a refund or credit, whether partial or full. We review these requests on a case-by-case basis, and we ask that you notify us as near as possible to the start date for the class.

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