Through conversation and exercises, Richard Blanco will take workshop participants on a deep dive into the golden rule of writing poetry, “show don’t tell.”
Fanfiction can give you unique tools to tackle characterization, voice, perspective, structure, tone, and more. This workshop is designed for writers and editors of all backgrounds, from those who know nothing about fanfiction to people who read and write fic every day.
Why do you want to write a memoir? What has made it important, what’s making it urgent, to bring your past into the present? In this workshop we’ll discuss inspiration, process, points of view, dealing with resistance, using all the senses in writing, using research.
Fear, procrastination, not knowing what direction to take, all contribute to our inability to get on with our writing. Sometimes it feels impossible to write that first sentence. Sometimes we’re at the climax and aren’t sure how to proceed. This workshop will touch on methods to get you writing again.
Longtime friends and collaborators, Stookey and Emlen will offer songwriting techniques to aspiring songwriters of all levels and genres, both in a group setting and one-on-one.
