The Writers' Toolbox [Sentence Making & Style]
In this second round of sessions, we will focus on Sentence Making & Style:
Verbs Drive Your Sentences: What kind of car is your sentence driving and why
Cliche: Shift flat to fresh for maximum impact
Writing From The Senses: Embodied language
Transitions: What can happen in the space between one sentence and the next
In this round we’ll continue honing our skills and developing our personal style by working at the sentence level. We’ll use examples and lots of exercises. As well, we’ll explore writing as a practice and gather routines, methods and tools to deepen your engagement with writing as an art and a craft.
This session can be easily accessed with or without a CRP, live or via recording. It’ll have more interactive possibilities for those who can attend live with a CRP. For those who can’t, the written material and exercises will be posted by Tuesday morning before the Friday class if you want to read through and email comments. As well, we’ll have a shared work folder where you may post your exercises at any time during the course and read what others are up to. There’s also a chat function in Teams if you have questions, comments and encouragement to share.
This craft talk format uses excerpts from published work to illustrate and illuminate tools and styles. Though we’re looking at skills with the personal essay in mind, we’ll often use work from other genres (poetry, short fiction) to home in on these topics and build skills for whatever writing we may do. May we deepen our foundation and confidence as writers, and come away inspired with new things to try.
Instructor: Julianne Cohen
Julianne fell in love with books at 4 years old when her mother left The Wizard of Oz on the night table next to a crayon…and in the dead of night, in a circle of lamplight, she colored messages to Dorothy in the margins. Editing, teaching and writing for 37 years, she graduated eons ago from UC Irvine’s MFA Programs in Writing where she taught undergraduate courses in composition, fiction writing and literature before moving to private editing. Her short fiction appeared in Alaska Quarterly, The Rattling Wall, Salmagundi and many others. She is co-editor, with Samantha Dunn, of fiction anthology Women on the Edge: Writing from Los Angeles. Her daughter Lulu started S2C last year and her greatest joy is witnessing spellers share their voices with the world. Her firm belief is that you are our teachers, here to change the world with your vision and voice.
Details:
4 weekly, 50-minute sessions
Fridays @ 1pm ET
March 3, 10, 24, 31(no meeting March 17)
Each course meets once weekly on Zoom. Can't attend live? Have to miss a class? No problem! All classes are recorded for optional viewing and will be posted in a shared workspace the following day.
Payment options: email evelyn@merakispellers.com to discuss alternative payment options, if needed.
Cancellation Policy
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To cancel or reschedule, please contact us 24 hours in advance. Any no-shows cancelled less than 24 hours in advance will be subject to the full fee for the time booked.