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Winter 2022
Writing | Literature
WRITING
Creative Writing: Beginnings, Middles & Ends
If a roller coaster went straight and level, it would just be a
quick train ride. In this three-hour workshop, you'll learn how
to make your stories (fictional and nonfictional) interesting
and exciting by exploring a variety of craft methods to hook,
engage, and hold your readers, even after they've finished
reading. Discover how to take your readers on an exciting ride!
Michael Cooper
ONLINE ZOOM
$49
3/15 Tu
5:00pm-8:00pm
Get Paid to Write Workshop
The market for written content is booming. Learn which
publishers pay well, which formats sell best and how to
structure your work to keep readers coming back for more.
This unique workshop will show you exactly how to succeed
as a paid writer.
Don Sturgill
ONLINE ZOOM
$119
2/12 to 3/12 Sa
9:00am-11:30am
Create Your Own Audiobooks: An Easy Path to a
Home Recording Studio
Audiobook sales are booming, but it can be expensive
to get a book read and converted. Explore how to create
audiobooks from home without needing to spend hundreds
or even thousands of dollars on the project. Get tips on how
to record with minimal errors, how to edit your recordings
using a free program, how to add sound effects, and more.
You'll also get a marketing checklist to help you get paid for
your efforts.
Don Sturgill
ONLINE ZOOM
$119
2/21 to 3/16 M,W
3:00pm-4:30pm
Poetry Works for Every Writer
Good writing of any kind benefits from clarity, precision,
and fresh language, and poetry can help! Perfect the well-
crafted line, sharpen your imagery, and get the emotional
impact you're after with prompts, exercises, and techniques
borrowed from poetry to up your writing game, whatever
your genre.
Irene Cooper
ONLINE ZOOM
$39
2/20 to 2/27 Su
10:00am-11:30am
Poetry Workshop: Inspiration to Completion
Take a poem (or three or four) from inspiration to completion.
Learn techniques that will help generate ideas, begin the
writing process and shape it into what you want. This two-
part workshop includes a mid-week one-on-one revision
consultation with Irene, as well as a celebratory reading of
students' work during the final session.
Irene Cooper
ONLINE ZOOM
$39
3/6 to 3/13 Su
10:00am-11:30am
Introduction to Self-Publishing Platforms
Interested in sharing your memoir, poetry, photographs or
other creative work with the world? In this introductory
course, learn about the pros and cons of self-publishing,
the online platforms available for formatting, printing, and
distributing your work, and which publishing methods are
most appropriate for your goals.
Tamara Marnell
ONLINE ZOOM
$29
2/26 Sa
10:00am-11:30am
Self-Publishing: Book Cover Design
Everyone judges a book by its cover. In this course for self-
publishers, study the principles of good cover design, learn
how to find stock images and fonts that can be used in
commercial projects, and observe a demonstration on how to
create a complete cover file using a graphic design program.
Tamara Marnell
ONLINE ZOOM
$29
3/12 Sa
10:00am-11:30am