UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Fulfilling Writing Dreams and Goals; Creating New Writing; Revising
and Polishing Your Writing)
Available Both Mornings and Evenings
This class is designed to fulfill your writing dreams and projects. You'll set goals and support structures and watch your writing flow! You'll also get feedback on your work (any genre) and learn revision tools. Jumpstart your pen and receive the knowledge and inspiration
you need to write, whatever your preferred genre. Each week, writing prompts will generate material for new writing or further a piece in process. Through examples of accomplished writers, you'll learn techniques to aid you right where you are in the process. $407 for 13 sessions.
WHERE: Both morning and evening classes will be at Covenant Presbyterian Recreation Center, 1000 East Morehead Street, 28204. Click here for map.
WHEN: Morning Class, Wednesdays, 10 AM to noon. January 15 & 22, February 5 & 19, March 5, 19 & 26, April 2, 9, 16 & 23, May 7 & 14; Snow date, May 21
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MORNING UNDER CONSTRUCTION
or pay by check with the attached mail-in registration form.
WHEN: Evening Class, Thursdays, 7 to 9 PM. January 9, 16 & 23, February 6 & 20, March 6, 20 & 27, April 3, 10 & 24, May 8 & 22; Snow date, May 29
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR EVENING UNDER CONSTRUCTION
or pay by check with the attached mail-in registration form.
THE GIFT OF MEMOIR: WRITING PERSONAL AND FAMILY STORIES (Preserving Family History / Writing for and about Your Family / The Art of Memoir)
Our life
stories are a precious legacy. Putting them in writing is a gift to all who know and love us-they can be treasured and enjoyed for generations to come. It is also a gift to ourselves. As best-selling author Rachel Naomi Remen says in her book Kitchen Table Wisdom, facts bring us to knowledge, but stories bring us to wisdom. If you are interested
in writing family and/or personal life stories-those significant tales of adventure, transition, love, loss, and triumph, as well as lovely everyday moments from times past or the present, come learn specific tools and techniques to retrieve and record them. $295 for 10 sessions.
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Recreation Center, 1000 East Morehead St., Charlotte, 28204. Click here for map.
WHEN: Thursdays, 10 AM to noon, January 9 & 23, February 6 & 20, March 6 & 20, April 3 & 24, May 8 & 22. Snow date May
29.
TO REGISTER: Click Here or pay by check with the attached mail-in registration
form.
PROJECT: BOOK (Writing / Publishing
Your Book-length Writing Project) / 2 Saturdays (Note: this Project: Book workshop is in Charlotte; scroll down further for the one at the Sunset Inn at Sunset Beach.)
A hands-on workshop for any writer who would like to
write and/or submit a book for publication and 1) doesn't know how, 2) doesn't get around to it, 3) feels a) intimidated, b) confused, c) overwhelmed, d) uninspired, 4) all of the above! You will gain working knowledge of the steps you need to take and the procedures and documents that are necessary (query vs. cover letter, book proposal, overview, synopsis, outline), as well as an introduction to today's publishing world (major publishers, university presses, small presses, self-publishing,
and print-on-demand). Note: Class doesn't include critique of your book manuscript. $197 for 2 sessions, includes lunch for both days.
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Recreation Center, 1000 East Morehead St., Charlotte, 28204. Click here for map.
WHEN: Saturdays, January 25 and February 1, 10 AM to 4:30 PM
TO REGISTER: Click Here or pay by check with the attached mail-in registration form.
WRITE YOURSELF
Reap writing's benefits-physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Start the new year by
giving yourself the gift of exploring how creative writing (journaling, memoir, poetry, fiction) can enrich your life, and what your writing can provide for others. You'll learn a number of fun, easy approaches to the writing process. Ideal for beginners and anyone interested in renewing and expanding their writing and their relationship to self, others, and the world. This class is offered FREE!
WHERE: South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Rd Charlotte, NC 28277
WHEN: Tuesday, January 14, 6 - 7:30
p.m.
TO REGISTER: Register online:
http://www.cmlibrary.org/calendar/eventsignup.asp?ID=149171&disptype=info&return=http://www.plcmc.org/programs/
or you may call 704-416-6600, option #4, during the library's normal business hours: Monday - Thursday, 10 AM to 8 PM, Friday and Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM,
Sunday 1 to 5 PM.
COASTAL WRITING RETREATS IN February 2014: Connect with Your Creativity at the Sunset Inn (February 21st
through 23rd) and/or Learn How to Bring a Book into Being (February 28th through March 2)
Come renew yourself, whether you are a practicing writer, closet writer, or as-yet-to-pick-up-the-pen writer. The tools you'll learn will spur your imagination, and can be used to
create nonfiction, fiction, and/or poetry -- the choice is yours. There will be ample free time to savor your private room with king-sized bed, private bath and balcony, the large porches with rocking chairs and swings, and the coastal setting. The Sunset Inn is a five-minute walk from Sunset Beach and is next to a peaceful marsh where herons and cranes live. You'll have your choice of rooms, each with its own distinctive style and color scheme. You'll return home refreshed,
with new ideas and energy for your writing. $438 includes writing sessions, two nights' lodging, two breakfasts and Saturday lunch (hotel tax and Saturday dinner at a local restaurant not included). Check out more details on the Sunset Inn's website.
WHERE: The Sunset Inn, 9 North Shore Dr., Sunset Beach, NC 28468
TO REGISTER: Contact the Sunset Inn at 888.575.1001 or 910.575.1000 (if you
would like to handpick your room, view your choices here first, then call). Because the Inn is holding rooms for you, our participants, they are blocked
off as unavailable online. Register soon by phone -- this is a popular event and there are only 8 spaces available each weekend. The Inn will hold your reservation with a credit card.
See http://wordplaynow.com/current.htm
for more WordPlay opportunities.
