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SUMMARY:Santa Clara University Osher: Exciting Adult Learning Zoom Classes
DESCRIPTION:Fall Quarter Open Now through December 4th\, 2020 \nOLLI@SCU: Enjoy learning from home with exciting Zoom (virtual) classes taught by instructors who design their varied courses for curious audiences like you. Join and take advantage of our classes\, events\, and programs (currently remote until safe to be in-person) designed for adult learners who love learning. We offer more than 15 thought-provoking courses each quarter\, on a variety of topics including history\, science\, art\, current events\, law\, literature and culture – all without homework\, tests or grades. There are member-only Special Interest Groups exploring such topics as food\, genealogy\, Italy\, mystery books\, memoir writing\, photography and contemporary issues. OLLI@SCU is here for you\, now. Join us! \nMembership is $55; course fees vary from $50 – $110 depending on length. \nPresented by Santa Clara University Osher Lifelong Learning.
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SUMMARY:Fiction Workshop: Honing the Art of Storytelling with Andy Touhy
DESCRIPTION:You write something down and it’s awkward\, trivial\, artificial\, approximate. But with effort . . . you can get it to open up\, and expose what’s lurking there beyond the clumsy thing you first put down. —Deborah Eisenberg \n“What makes a story compelling?” asks instructor Andy Touhy. “More importantly\, what are the ways to make it compelling? In this online workshop\, we’ll begin to really think about how to tell a good tale (short story or novel). \n“Opening lines matter\, as does point of view\, as does the difference between what a character wants and what a character gets (the conflict that creates plot)\, as does engaging dialogue\, and artful prose style\, and images that fire the imagination. We’ll explore all the basic elements of craft—with an eye toward creating narratives that stick with readers long after the reading.” \nThough the class may mix in readings for discussion and exercises\, workshopping (sharing and critiquing of two drafts per writer) will be the primary focus. “We’ll grow as readers and listeners\,” says Andy\, “by approaching one another’s work as if it were our own\, testing choices and material\, and identifying strengths and weaknesses\, so that the best of our hearts and minds make the page.” Andy will also give generous written feedback to each participant. \nNovember 01 – December 06\n5 Sundays\, (PST) 10:30am – 1:00pm\n\n$274.35 for members \n$295 for non-members
URL:https://litseen.com/event/fiction-workshop-honing-the-art-of-storytelling-with-andy-touhy/
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SUMMARY:November Manuscript Intensive Program
DESCRIPTION:Send your book out without the self-doubt. Instead work with one of our editors to get your manuscript in shape.   In this month-long one-on-one intensive\, an experienced published author will closely read your entire book and mentor you\, giving focused editorial feedback on the first 25 pages and an editorial letter to guide revision of the rest. \nThere will be significant opportunity for extended correspondence with your mentor\, who will provide specific suggestions for revision and offer general advice on the current state of publishing\, and next steps for you to take in your publishing journey. Work with us before sending out your manuscript to help your book really shine! \n\nHow it works:\n\nThe San Francisco Creative Writing Institute Manuscript Intensive is a four-week\, one-on-one mentorship with a published writer to get help with your completed prose manuscript (novel\, memoir or other non-fiction\, essay or story collection) and receive valuable feedback for revision or submission to agents or publishers.\n\nIf you have a completed manuscript and want to know what the next steps to take are\, this is the course for you.\n\n\n\n\n\nNext Steps:\nAfter you register\, you’ll email the manuscript to us at mentor@sfwriting.institute along with tendering a retainer fee. \n\nWe will look at your manuscript and assign you one of our mentors based on your work and their specialties. Read up on our list of mentors here.\n\n\n\n\nWeekly Schedule: November 09\, 2020 – December 04\, 2020\, All Day\nWeek 1 – Your mentor will spend the first week of the month reading your entire book. \n\nWeek 2 – In the second week you will receive an editorial mark-up of the first chapter or first 25 pages (whichever is most appropriate) and an editorial letter oriented toward revision.\n\nWeek 3 – In the third week\, you can initiate an email conversation about the edits and feedback\, and even offer a revision of the first pages for a “second look.”\n\nWeek 4 – In the final week\, your mentor will respond to your commentary and any possible revisions to the opening pages and offer final guidance for revision or submission.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/november-manuscript-intensive-program/
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SUMMARY:Intro to Fiction: Opening Imagination’s Doors with Elaine Beale
DESCRIPTION:Becoming an accomplished fiction writer means developing an amalgam of skills. You need to write sentences that flow\, to master dialogue and description\, to construct scenes and stories that are vivid and paced well. And\, of course\, you need to create characters who pull on the emotions of your reader. Learning these skills can be a challenge\, but it is also immense fun. \nSays instructor\, Elaine Beale\, “I love writing fiction because I get to create characters\, worlds\, and stories. Sometimes that offers me an escape from the challenging realities around me\, and sometimes it deepens my understanding of myself and the world. \n“In my classes\, I want students to understand and build their fiction writer’s skills. I also want students to fling open the doors of their imagination and discover the profound enjoyment and fulfillment that comes from creating stories.” \nIn this remote class\, you’ll develop your skills through reading published writers\, discussing the fiction writer’s craft\, doing fun writing exercises\, as well as sharing and getting feedback on your own work. At the end of five weeks\, you’ll not only have a better grasp of what it takes to write good fiction\, but you’ll also explore the magic of your own imagination. \nNovember 11 – December 16\n5 Wednesdays\, (PST) 7:00pm – 9:30pm\n\n\n$274.35 for members \n$295 for non-members
URL:https://litseen.com/event/intro-to-fiction-opening-imaginations-doors-with-elaine-beale/
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SUMMARY:Rooting Your Voice in Community: A Poetry Class with Alan Chazaro
DESCRIPTION:“Contemporary U.S. poetry is vibrant\, complicated\, and realer than ever — something that gives me hope as a writer\,” says instructor Alan Chazaro. “It’s a family I’m proud to be a part of\, and one that can teach us how to become our best creative selves while representing not only individual perspectives\, but those of communities.” \nIn this online class\, we will tap into the wider world we are rooted in–and the communities we are shaped by–as sources of inspiration for our poems. Each session will provide generative writing exercises\, prompts\, group dialogues\, and select reading materials that will align with centering our voices within our respective communities. \nWhether thinking from the perspective of an immigrant or using our gardening club as a source of philosophy\, we will tune in to the spaces that define us off the page in order to expand ourselves on the page. While reading the work of contemporary poets from various communities such as Jose Olivarez\, Danez Smith\, and Sara Borjas\, we will ask questions of ourselves in our own writing. Who do we speak for? How is community creatively and genuinely reflected in our poetry? And in what ways can we express who we are within the larger context of the cultures\, traditions\, and heritages that we claim? \nAlan says\, “After five weeks in this class\, you will gain a deeper sense of the techniques and craft used by living\, eclectic poets\, while also gaining a sense of what community you speak for and what that looks like in poetic form.” \nNovember 16 – December 14\n5 Mondays\, (PST) 7:00pm – 9:30pm\n\n$274.35 for members \n$295 for non-members
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SUMMARY:Daily Write Holiday Round Robin with Kathy Garlick
DESCRIPTION:This particular version of Round Robin with a run time of three weeks is built with the holidays in mind. It is designed to offer writers a separate space of reflection\, alongside of holiday immersion. Like the traditional eight-week version of the class\, the Holiday Round Robin is structured around a carefully facilitated exchange of daily emailed writings based on prompts provided by the facilitator and the participants. Partners offer brief written feedback on one another’s work. The writings are based on daily prompts provided by the facilitator. \nYou might cover some basic elements of craft in your daily exchanges\, but the central focus will be finding the inspiration\, motivation\, and self-discipline to keep writing and generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite\, revise\, polish\, and publish. The class will involve learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice before you have a chance to snuff it out by editing your work too hastily. \nEvery student must commit to full participation on a daily basis. Time required: 20-30 minutes each day\, on average. If you are unable to honor your daily commitment to your writing and to your writing partners\, you cannot continue in the class. (Substitutes are available on a limited basis in case of an emergency.) \nNovember 29 – December 20\n3 Weeks\, All Day\n\n\n$88.35 for members \n$95 for non-members
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