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Hello, Writers!
As King says in On Writing, if you don't have time to read, you don't have time to write. To that end, I finished several books this week. Lincoln on the Verge: 13 Days to Washington, which I enjoyed. The 13-day train journey to DC creates an interesting frame to look at Lincoln's life, and the state of the country. Framing devices can be fun to use for structure whether writing fiction or nonfiction and it's done fairly well in this book.
I also completed Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People. Diversity training is all the rage and this was an interesting text recommended by the staff at SNHU. It was an interesting look at studies related to our human blind spots. The structure wasn't great in this book, but the tone was conversational and approachable.
This week, Im reading a novel by Anne Tayler, more on that when I finish...
The Writer Workshop has three online events scheduled this week:
Tonight, Monday, March 29, at 7:30 pm Eastern (4 pm Pacific): Feedback and Critique. If you're interested in reading 5-6 pages of your work and receiving feedback from other writers, join us. The cost is $5. Register for the Critique & Feedback webinar.
Tuesday, March 30, at 7pm Eastern. The Artist's Way Workshop. Beginning January 5th, I'm starting an Artist's Way Workshop. It'll run for thirteen weeks and we'll take the journey together through Julia Cameron's creative empowerment guide, The Artist's Way.
Thursday, April 1, at 1 pm Eastern (10 am Pacific): Fiction through Prompts. In this online, video conference webinar, you'll learn about a literary device and we'll write to a high-end prompt for 25 minutes and then, the group shares the results and offers feedback. The cost is $10. Register for the Prompt Writing webinar.
The Elements of Fiction webinars (Character, World Building, Plot, Pacing, and more) are available for on-demand viewing. Click to learn more....
For the online events, you don't need any special software. Just register and then click the link at the meeting time to join us.
Enjoy the journey!
Gregory
Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MS Ed.)
Founder of The Writer Workshop |
