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Weekend Writing Intensives. Bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea available. Fee: $120.00 members and $170 non-members
Time: Friday 7 - 9 pm; Saturday & Sunday 9 am - 4 pm

January 29-31 How to Writer a Killer Thriller with Mike Harrison
This course covers the A to Z of writing a first-class mystery. All great stories take you on a journey and this course shows how to build yours to a shattering climax. It teaches character development from a unique perspective and shows how to keep your story entertaining. It also deals with the pitfalls of over-plotting and answers the writer's nagging questions about descriptive narrative: how much is enough and how much is too much. It's great fun, interactive and you'll learn more than you ever thought possible

January 29-31 Put Your Past on Paper with Shirley Serviss
Have you always intended to write your life story "someday"? This workshop will help you discover the story in your life and how to bring it to life on the page. We will also discuss many different ways to present your memoir and some of the difficulties of writing our truth. Come prepared to write and share

March 5-7 Breathing Poetry Into Life with Sheri-D Wilson
Focus on the possibilities of individual memory, story, dream, rhythm and voice. Poetry is everywhere when our eyes become ears and our ears become eyes. This workshop is about release, personal revolution and revelation. We will also focus on the presentation of your words, which will give you the opportunity to traverse the full meaning and breath to your unique voice.
Website: www.sheridwilson.com

March 19-21 Morphing Metaphor with Emily Carr
Metaphor is one of the most essential aspects of imaginative writing, whether poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or drama. In this workshop you will learn how to create and mobilize metaphors that are original, surprising, three-dimensional, and, most importantly, open. Through reading examples, lectures, discussions, and writing exercises, you will learn to create "open" metaphors and to integrate them into your writing.

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