Reading for Writers: Improving Craft Through Close Reading

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

“Reading the works we love, we’ve all had the experience of picking up the writer’s voice in our heads until that ‘other voice’ somehow becomes our own voice. We are changed by it,” says instructor Kathy Garlick. “In this class, we’ll read like writers. By looking at things from the ‘inside out,’ by tapping into that ‘other voice,’ we’ll discover how writers pull off amazing feats

$250.00

Like Magic: Transforming Folktale and Myth into Writing Material

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

“From Disney’s defanged happily-ever-afters to fractured fairy tales showcasing the villain’s perspective such as Wicked and Maleficent, retellings of folk and fairy tales are all around us,” says instructor Erin Rodoni

$310.00

Tiny Kingdoms: Writing the VERY Short Story

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

How short can a story be? Consider Ernest Hemingway’s six-word classic: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." A tale told quickly can offer untold riches, which swell inside a reader long after the telling

$85.00

A Play in a Day: Writing a Ten-Minute Play

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM
Virtual Event Virtual Event

In this short intensive workshop, students will receive a basket filled with playwriting tools, specifically with the ten-minute play form in mind. Tools will include character development, dialogue, story arc, and other essentials for dramatic writing

$85.00

Comedy Writing 101

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

“Comedy is fragile,” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “One extra word can ruin a laugh. But the truth is, just about anyone can be funny, once they know how it’s done

$85.00

The Writing Salon’s Free Virtual Meetup

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

The Writing Salon Monthly Meetup is designed to provide an intentional and facilitated space to help you keep a finger on your own creative pulse. At the same time, you'll have the opportunity to engage with a community of other like-minded writers

Free

Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and juxtaposition into our work. Then we'll write, share, and write some more

$195.00

Intro to Fiction: Laying the Foundation

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

In this remote class, you'll develop concrete skills and narrative techniques through fun writing exercises designed to help you master your craft. At the end of five weeks, you'll have a better grip on how to use these techniques (for developing character, setting, and plot) as tools for building your story

$310.00

Earning Dramatic Emotion

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

In this 5-week process class we will dissect the intricate concepts of how emotions are developed in fiction and creative nonfiction, and master how to recognize and apply narrative craft that develop dramatic emotions in ways that can move our readers

$310.00

Rethinking Setting: Writing from the Inside and the Outside of a Place

Online (SF Zoom) Online, Live Remote Meetings, ZOOM

“Writers often think of setting as simply the place and time in which events occur,” says instructor Lori Ostlund. “But in this class we will focus on setting as a way to shape and reveal a character,” says co-instructor Anne Raeff

$165.00
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