Writing is a lonely business, just you, your thoughts, and
your computer/notebook. You work for weeks on a poem or essay or short story,
and you aren’t really sure you’re making any progress. You try a different
point of conflict, a different line length, a different structure, but still….
It helps to have people who will show you they way they’ve
done it. This is the impetus behind the workshops that 49 Writers offers. We
want to give you the tools that you need to make what’s in your head be what’s
on the page. For example, if you’ve always wanted to write a Thriller but don’t
really understand police and court proceedings, you might try Ask Ms. Murder
with Marcy McDannel and learn more about that world. Maybe you’re confused
(like a lot of us) about how cultivate the dreaded “online presence” that
writers need to promote their own work, so Cindy Dyson is going to teach an ONLINE
workshop about how to promote your own work online without sacrificing your
writing time or your soul. And other workshops, as well, to help you improve
your writing skills and get that work out into the world.
done it. This is the impetus behind the workshops that 49 Writers offers. We
want to give you the tools that you need to make what’s in your head be what’s
on the page. For example, if you’ve always wanted to write a Thriller but don’t
really understand police and court proceedings, you might try Ask Ms. Murder
with Marcy McDannel and learn more about that world. Maybe you’re confused
(like a lot of us) about how cultivate the dreaded “online presence” that
writers need to promote their own work, so Cindy Dyson is going to teach an ONLINE
workshop about how to promote your own work online without sacrificing your
writing time or your soul. And other workshops, as well, to help you improve
your writing skills and get that work out into the world.
The other benefit of workshops, and frankly readings,
salons, craft talk, and even blog posts and Facebook is developing a network of
writing friends. I know, that dreaded word, “network.” Think of it like a huge
extended family, a little loving, a little quirky, but a lot supportive. Let 49
Writers be your family. You don’t have to write alone.
salons, craft talk, and even blog posts and Facebook is developing a network of
writing friends. I know, that dreaded word, “network.” Think of it like a huge
extended family, a little loving, a little quirky, but a lot supportive. Let 49
Writers be your family. You don’t have to write alone.
Fall Quick Registration Links
In Anchorage
JUMPSTART YOUR WRITING with Deb Vanasse
September 26 from 9am-4pm
Fiction/Nonfiction
ASK MS. MURDER with Marcy McDanel
October 3 from 1-4pm
Fiction
SONIC SYMPHONIES: HOW TO MAKE YOUR WRITING SING with
Alyse Knorr
Alyse Knorr
October 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 8-10pm
All genres
BURNING WITH LOVE: HOW TO WRITE ABOUT LOVE WITHOUT
BLUSHING with Alyse Knorr
BLUSHING with Alyse Knorr
November 3 from 7-10pm
All genres
THE SPIRITUAL IN WRITING: ACROSS FAITH, GENRES, AND TIME
with Kathleen Tarr
with Kathleen Tarr
November 10, 12, 17, and 19 from 7:00-9:30pm (total of 10
hours)
hours)
All genres
Online
NO BLOGGING REQUIRED! HOW TO MATCH YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
WITH WHO YOU REALLY ARE with Cindy Dyson
WITH WHO YOU REALLY ARE with Cindy Dyson
October 7 and 14 from 7:00-8:30pm
The following classes are asynchronous: there are no
scheduled meeting times but there will be weekly assignments and expectations.
and everyone will complete the work on their own time. Interaction will utilize
text-based formats such as discussion boards.
scheduled meeting times but there will be weekly assignments and expectations.
and everyone will complete the work on their own time. Interaction will utilize
text-based formats such as discussion boards.
SCENE, SUMMARY, AND TIME with Andromeda Romano-Lax
October 12 to November 1
9+ hours over 3 Weeks
Genres: Fiction/Nonfiction
FIRST PERSON COMPLICATED–THE DUAL-VOICED NARRATOR with
Andromeda Romano-Lax
Andromeda Romano-Lax
November 2 to November 22
9+ hours over 3 Weeks
Genres: Fiction/Nonfiction