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Novels-in-verse challenge writers to tell stories with far fewer words. But while to some this may feel like a test, it’s also an opportunity to play: with format, white space, word choice, metaphors, structure, rhythm, and more. In […]
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Join L Scully (Nonfiction, January 2023) for a free, generative writing workshop at the Laconia Gallery in Boston.
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Sign up for an online memoir workshop with Celia Jeffries (Fiction/Nonfiction, 2008): Cynthia Occelli says “for a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. […]
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Why a Lab and not a Workshop? Because this class is an opportunity to play “mad scientist” with your poems, to experiment in free-writing and to discover your voice through revision. Each of our 8 sessions will start […]
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You might be familiar with your Inner Critic—the voice that says you’re not good enough. Or compares yourself to others. Or expects nothing but perfection. Our instinct is to push that voice away. But, paradoxically, we can find […]
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Ready to get the stories in your head onto paper? If there’s a story you want to tell, but you have no idea where to begin (or you need a refresher), this course is for you. Over six […]
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You’ve written an excellent opening for your story, introduced some characters, incited some incidents, and are ready to launch into the meaty parts of your plot – but then you hit a roadblock. Now what? The second act […]
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As writers, we’re all familiar with this particular bit of wisdom: a story has to “hook” the reader from the beginning. Excellent first pages (and first lines!) are the best way to immerse our audience and keep them […]
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A 2-day generative writing workshop with teachers Novuyo Masakhane (Fiction, January 2021) and Leah Young (Nonfiction, January 2018). July 17-18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. Day 1 Saturday: We will focus on comparing and contrasting […]
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The speculative – everything from alternate histories and futures to space travel to epic fantasies – is deeply embedded in poetry. Imagination and curiosity, the heart of speculative genres, can guide us in creating poetry and in reinventing […]