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SUMMARY:Exercises to Improve Your Writing
DESCRIPTION:Learn writing exercises to incorporate into your everyday practice.\nNot only will you learn from expert feedback in this workshop\, you can continue to learn from this workshop even after it’s over. Exercises offered in this workshop are designed for repeated use in your practice at home—including some tailored to jump-start your inspiration. \nNote: No meeting on August 31. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nWriting exercises\nWriting prompts\nStory & Plot\nMechanics\n\n  \nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\n  \nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\n  \nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is intended for writers at all levels and will particularly benefit those who are interested in a rigorous and rewarding experience.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n  \nThis class has 5 sessions. There will be no session on August 31st
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LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing Irony/Satire
DESCRIPTION:Learn to write irony effectively.\nIrony and satire are the art of saying something without saying something. To understand irony and satire\, we must understand why and how readers intuit particular meanings from our words. In this lecture\, you will learn the specific history that gave rise to our modern understanding of satire and irony\, how history informs the mechanics of satire and irony\, and how these mechanics when implemented can produce incisive writing. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nCritical analysis\nClose reading\nIrony\nSatire\n\n  \nTime requirements\n\nApproximately 2 hours of preparatory reading is recommended but not required.\n\n  \nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\n  \nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for writers of all levels who seek to apply irony in their writing. The workshop would also benefit anyone looking to become more practiced in critical analysis as a tool for reading and writing.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-irony-satire/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Mixed Genre,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Use Poetic Technique to Improve Your Prose
DESCRIPTION:Learn from analyzing poetry. Add poetry to your prose.\nLearn how to break down the structure of poems\, how to embed these structures into prose\, and how doing so can add vibrancy to your story and its tone. The session will feature an interactive lecture. By the conclusion of the session\, participants will have composed a paragraph of original prose using elements from a poem of their choice. Participants also will receive a worksheet of exercises for future practice\, as well as instructions for how to generate their own exercises. Individualized feedback will be available. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nStructure & Plot\nCharacter Development\nConcrete Detail\n\n  \nTime requirements\n\nApproximately 1 hour of reading is required in advance.\n\n  \nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\n  \nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis class is designed for prose writers looking to further stylize their writing\, or poets interested in learning prose.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/use-poetic-technique-to-improve-your-prose/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,Intermediate/Advanced Level,Mixed Genre,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:How to Develop Character
DESCRIPTION:Transport your readers into your character’s head.\nAs humans\, we experience reality through particular states of mind. The same is true of characters in fiction\, because fictional characters are written to evoke real human experiences. Elements of writing that guide readers through a sentence can also serve to guide readers through a character’s state of mind\, when the writer applies these elements deliberately. In this class\, you will learn (using specific techniques) how to tell a story as only your character in their particular state of mind could tell. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nCharacter interiority\nNarrative technique\nPsychological realism\n\nTime requirements\n\nSeveral short excerpts will by provided by the instructor prior to class. These should take less than an hour to read.\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nProse writers of all levels seeking to craft compelling narration.\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/how-to-develop-character/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
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