NEW ZOOM WORKSHOPS!
Spring and Summer 2024
To be alerted to new workshops please contact lauraoliver2@yahoo.com
SHOW AND TELL INTENSIVe
The Writer’s Center ONLINE
Saturday, APRIL 6, 2024
10:00 am-12:00 noon EST, $60
All levels, All genres
A tutorial workshop on the single most important skill any writer can have. Skilled writers make readers feel and intuit exactly what they want them to by using the technique of showing writing. No other element of craft promises this immediacy and power to bring a work to life. This is how to make a flat passage sing, how to gain your readers’ trust and emotional participation. Through exercises, lively discussion, and inspiring instruction, you will learn to elevate your stories to submission-quality prose. To register https://writer.org/event/show-and-tell-intensive/
HOW TO CREATE A COMPELLING VOICE
The Writer’s Center ONLINE
Saturday 5/11/2024
10:00:00 AM 12:00:00 PM EST
All Levels Price: $60
Agents say it all the time. What sells a manuscript? A standout voice. Acquire the tools you need for developing a compelling voice of your own through the study of entertaining published examples, a clear explanation and writing exercises designed to ignite your unique way of expressing yourself. You will enjoy a sense of excitement in this inspiring and instructive workshop as you successfully translate the voice in your head to the page. Register at https://writer.org/event/how-create-a-compelling-voice/
FINDING SUBJECTS THAT MOVE AND ENTERTAIN
The Writer’s Center ONLINE
June 8, 2024
10:00 am to 12:00 noon EST
All levels, all genres $60
Do you have sensibility of a writer, but your subject eludes you? Have you written many pieces but not the story you were born to tell? Does your subject feel too big, too vague, or perhaps too difficult to confront? Uncertain what genre suits your story? Using published examples, writing exercises, lively discussion, and inspiring instruction, this workshop will distill from memory and imagination the story you are meant to write. Perfect for new writers wishing to explore and for more advanced writers seeking fresh inspiration or a new direction to energize their work. Registration https://writer.org/event/finding-subjects-that-move-and-entertain/
HOw to Start a (Compelling) story
The Writer’s Center ONLINE
Saturday, July 13, 2024
10:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
All genres, all levels, $60
This workshop will teach you to capture readers’ attention from the very first sentence and keep them turning pages. We will examine the way successful authors of both fiction and nonfiction work draw us in, make us care and create stakes in which we are immediately invested. By the end of this workshop you will have crafted your own story start upon which to build. Registration https://writer.org/event/how-to-start-a-compelling-story/
The Power of Words Workshops
Writing becomes a tool for moving through grief, getting emotionally unstuck, rewriting (re-righting) your life story, and finding the lost self. Learn how the latest neuroscience research can be used to enhance your work in ‘Brain on Story” and “Writing to Heal Grief.” To be scheduled.
Practical Magic! Change Your Story, Change Your Life
April 9th, 2024
Washington College, Chestertown, MD
“Words are the most powerful drug known to mankind.”— Rudyard Kipling.
Your happiness is less dependent upon circumstances than it is upon the story you tell yourself about those circumstances. And that’s something you can control. Join us for Practical Magic: Change Your Story, Change Your Life. Beginning with the placebo effect, we will learn the science behind the power of words to change our thoughts, feelings, expectations, and ultimately our experiences. We will learn to rewire our brains to create satisfying tales about ourselves and others that we can actualize. In the end, everything is story. To register: https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/wc-all/2024/practical-magic/index.php
What Students Say…
"Wow, just wow. Your workshops are practical, inspiring, so helpful. I am looking forward to writing this afternoon.” Annie McKenzie
"Thank you for such quick feedback. There is a lot there to mull over, indeed. I so appreciate how kind you are in your critique. It is a gift that you have to present a realistic picture with hope." Tina Hudak, editorial client
"Fabulous writing prompts, all of them inspiring! You are always so well-prepared, organized, full of examples, and a delight to listen to."-Ann Stewart (Your True Voice workshop participant.)
"Your help has been essential to my growth as a writer." --Barrie Zucal, coaching client.