06/30 Creating Memorable Characters with T. Greenwood
This one day workshop will focus on how to create compelling and authentic characters who will ultimately propel your story or novel forward. We will discuss a variety of techniques for both developing your character in your own mind and revealing them to your reader on the page. We will explore you characters through a number of exercises that will also serve as tools you may use for character development in the future. We look at our characters’ pasts, futures,...
more07/06 The Memoir Club: Structuring Your Narrative
Come join The Memoir Club – and learn structure for memoir! What is it: A fun, interactive read and critique group geared to helping writers complete their memoirs to the best of their ability. The group will focus on Structure for Memoir, a 14 point plotting system designed to assist writers in professionally crafting the tightest and most intriguing story possible. Also covered: Scene Creation, Hot dialogue tools, When and What to Cut, Crafting the...
more07/14 Poetry Reading with Wendy Mnookin
Wendy Mnookin will read from The Moon Makes Its Own Plea, What He Took, and To Get Here, as well as poems from her new manuscript, As If. Wendy Mnookin is a poet living in Newton, Massachusetts. Her most recent book is The Moon Makes Its Own Plea (BOA Editions, 2008). Her other books are What He Took, To Get Here, and Guenever Speaks. Widely published in journals and anthologies, Mnookin’s honors include an NEA Fellowship in Poetry and the Sheila Motton Book Award...
more05/16 Fire Up Your Laptops: Blazing Laptops Info Session and Pep Rally
Are you considering participating in Blazing Laptops, San Diego Writers, Ink’s annual write-a-thon, but feel intimidated by fundraising, or by the thought of writing for 9 hours? Fear no more! Join us for “Fire Up Your Laptops: Blazing Laptops Info Session and Pep Rally,” on Thursday, May 16, 6:30-8 p.m. at Liberty Station, Barracks 16. Intended for both veterans of Blazing Laptops and the uninitiated, the info session will be a chance to learn more...
more06/29 How to Write Good: Masterclass w/ John Vorhaus
LET YOUR WRITING LIFE RISE! With tongue planted firmly in cheek, and full knowledge of the grammatical faux pax, John Vorhaus promises that he can help you write good. By exploding your notion of what good writing is – or even what proper grammar – is, Vorhaus will prepare you to make the most of your creative gifts, and make your writing – any writing at all – easier, more effective, and a lot more fun. If you’re looking for the path to take your writing...
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