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January Workshop: The Online Writer |
The Online Writer: A workshop on website design principles, blogging, and web-based work for writers
Instructor: Kristen King
Cost: $65
Saturday, January 17, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Do you want to publish your work online? To improve your online presence? Join Kristen King of Inkthinker blog for this workshop on writing for the web. Spaces are filling up, so sign up now! |
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Meet the Instructor: Kristen-Paige Madonia |
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Kristen-Paige Madonia is teaching a
Saturday fiction workshop.
Sign up now or look at some of the other
classes we're offering this winter.
 Meet Kristen-Paige and our other instructors for the Winter session at the Open House January 11, 2-4 p.m.
Is there a particular book or essay that made you want to write?
From the time my parents began telling me stories and reading me books, I knew that nothing was more exciting than being part of a literary world. And once I understood where the books came from, that some adults had the privilege of making a life out of being storytellers, well, there was no going back after that. Later, when I began studying the art of writing, Flannery O'Connor's
Mystery and Manners and John Gardner's
The Art of Fiction
became two texts that I always returned to for inspiration.
What's the number one thing that distracts you when you're trying to write?
Reading other authors' work... I'm constantly trying to keep up with all the amazing new books being published, and of course I'm always playing catch-up with all the books I never read the first time around. Often I will sit down to work on my own project but will find myself, hours later, reading someone else's book!
If you could write from any location, where would it be?
I recently had the opportunity to work as a resident artist for a month in Key West, and I realized that the best place to write is a place where you are free from day-to-day responsibilities. It's amazing how disruptive everyday activities can be: work, family, friends, even the little things like checking email and sorting through the bills at the end of the day. I would love to hide out in Amsterdam or Galway or Paris, find a studio with lots of windows and wonderful views, an environment where I'm free from the distractions of personal responsibilities but surrounded by the distractions of life. I believe that it's important not to become too isolated, to stay engaged with the world and all of its chaos, and I am always inspired by new places, by being taken out of my comfort zone and
by exploring other cultures. |
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Register Now for Winter 2009 Classes |
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Winter course descriptions are now available. Classes in nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and creativity begin January 24. |
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