October 2021

Anne Elliott

The Magic of Great Sentences

Saturday, October 23, 2021 Class is scheduled to be held on Zoom, from 10 AM through noon, PDT.
$60. For paid members. $75.00 for non-members.
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The Magic of Great Sentences
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The sentence is an infinitely elastic instrument containing thousands of micro decisions. So which decisions make your sentences become your sentences? This session will examine virtuosic sentences—from Herman Melville to Toni Morrison—exploring what these sentences might have been in the hands of another writer, exposing what makes them unique. This interactive workshop will look at syntax, diction, and sonic elements, as well as attitude and subtext. Lecture and exercises, with sharing, feedback, and Q&A.
Anne Elliott is the author of The Artstars: Stories (Indiana University Press) and The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (Ploughshares Solos). Her short fiction can be found in Story, A Public Space, Crab Orchard Review, Witness, Hobart, Bellevue Literary Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, and elsewhere.  Elliott is a veteran of the New York spoken word circuit, with stage credits including The Whitney Museum, Lincoln Center, PS122, and Woodstock ’94. Her fiction has been awarded support from The Story Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, The Normal School, Table 4 Writer’s Foundation, and The Bridport Prize. She holds an MFA in fiction writing from Warren Wilson College, and lives in Portland, Maine. Learn more at http://www.anneelliottstories.com.
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The Where, Why, and How of Social Media for Writers
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November 2021

Tex Thompson

Formed in Fire: Story Smithing with
​Passion and Precision

Saturday, November 13, 2021 Class will be held on Zoom from 10 AM through noon, PDT.
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Formed in Fire
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Should you write three acts or five? 'Save the Cat' or pants a zero-draft? And the $64 question: is there life outside the Hero's Journey?
If you are long on plotting advice and short on certainty, have no fear: there is a process and a story structure that will suit you perfectly - and we are going to find it! Take a tour of the most common story shapes, discover the logic they are built on, and learn how you can adapt or even abandon them in a way that still satisfies your voice, your vision, and your readers. Forget the formulas, and prepare to take your place at the forge. Find the fire burning inside your memoir or novel with Tex Thompson.
Arianne "Tex" Thompson is a licensed locksmith, egregiously enthusiastic editor, and professional ruckus-raiser. She is the author of  Children of the Drought, an internationally-published epic fantasy Western series from Solaris, as well as an instructor for Writing Workshops Dallas and ‘chief instigator’ of WORD – Writers Organizations ‘Round Dallas. Now she’s blazing a trail through conferences, workshops, and conventions around the country – as an endlessly energetic, catastrophically cheerful one-woman stampede. Find her online at thetexfiles.com and wordwriters.org
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Formed in Fire
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December 2021

Leigh Stein

Saturday December 4 from 10am - 12pm (PST)
 The Where, Why, and How of Social Media for Writers
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The Where, Why, and How of Social Media for Writers
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Have you heard you should "build a platform" or "grow an audience" online? Does being on social media feel like a waste of time—or worse, like hanging out in a conflict zone? Learn how to make the internet a place for connection and community, instead of conflict and distraction, in this seminar taught by Leigh Stein, the author of five books, including the critically acclaimed novel Self Care, and the former administrator of a Facebook community of 40,000 writers. Leigh will explain why putting yourself out there is essential for building a network and finding writing opportunities (one of her tweets turned into an invitation to write for the New York Times). She'll give writers action steps they can take to identify their audience, communicate what it is they're working on, and make genuine connections on the internet, where we now all live and include 30-day challenge. Leigh will allow plenty of time for audience Q&A.
 
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Her extremely online poetry collection, What to Miss When, is out now! Reading this book is like “laughing with a friend after the end of the world" says @ehdesrosiers. Alma named it the Best Jewish Poetry of the Year (5781). Order your copy here

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The Where, Why, and How of Social Media for Writers
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