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WIWA Sponsored Workshops
Upcoming: March 6: “Putting the Heart Back in the Heart of Your Writing” Helen Sears, writer and teacher, uses the successful Amhurst Writers and Artists hands-on approach (developed by Pat Schneider) to finding deep truth in experience and writing about it. 10 am-4pm, Windermere in Freeland. SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON HELEN SEARS WORKSHOP March 20 and 27: “Word for Writers” Computer guru Bobbi Sandberg will teach management skills and Word features that make the writers’ lives easier and their submissions and their submissions and communications with professionals more polished. The class will take place over two Saturday afternoons to give students time to absorb material between classes. 1pm-4pm Specific site information given upon registration. April 17: “Fiction Fire for 7th - 12th Graders and Adults” co-sponsored by NILA/WIWA, the Langley Library, and The Commons under the hands-on mentorship of Deb Lund, teacher and published author of children’s literature. Whether you write (or want to write) adult, middle grade, or young adult fiction (or most genres for that matter), these hands-on activities will provide the kindling you need to ignite new stories. Create characters with unique voices, sizzling settings, and plots that keep readers blazing through your pages. 10 am-4pm, Island Coffeehouse and Books, Langley. May 1: “Building the Blog” Blogging expert and author, Tom Masters, takes the potential blogger through all the steps necessary to design and launch a blog; useful for writers with publishing goals and non-writers as well. 10am-5pm Windermere in Freeland June 12: “Chat House Saturday” Patterned after the popular Chat House feature of the Whidbey Island Writers Conference, participants will be able to attend two chat hou THE AMHERST WRITERS AND ARTISTS METHOD: +The act of creating is all about trying to get to the deep places where the truth can be told. The deeper the place, the deeper the truth. This AWA Workshop invites you to join the treasure-filled archeological dig that happens whenever writers and artists come together in a safe, benevolently guided circle. And to renew belief in the freshness, vitality, and importance of your own experience and imagination. Helen Sears holds an MFA in fiction
Photos by Bob Richardson
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