Dr. Seuss once said, “So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.” In this age of twitter, text, and blogs, brevity is in. Brevity is not only fun and challenging but it can also improve your writing. In this 4-week workshop, we will explore the art of…

Place is a powerful–yet often underutilized–tool that writers can harness. In this session, we’ll discuss how integrating nature can deepen and enhance our writing. We’ll examine how elements of the natural world function in a variety of ways on the page, from making a setting more distinctive to influencing plot and tone, even becoming compelling…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep themselves…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep themselves…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep themselves…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep themselves…

A six-week generative workshop for those who want to write about their memories but don’t know where to start. Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants will set goals to keep themselves…

Discover the importance of complexity in character development in fiction. Come prepared to share your favorite characters from fiction — books, movies, and/or TV — with the goal of identifying common features of good characters, one of which is complexity. We’ll look at Robin Hemley’s essay, “Sympathy for the Devil: What to Do About Difficult…