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Revising to Solve Common Craft Problems
Instructor: Jody Hesler $60 Members | $65 Non-members Saturday, 9/23/17 | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Ever heard these comments in a workshop? “I don’t think this story earned its ending.” “Where’s the urgency?” “Why this event right now?” This seminar addresses some common craft pitfalls that evoke these kinds of reader responses and keep a story from shining its brightest. Topics we’ll cover include narrative tension, clichés of the body, verisimilitude, point-of-view filtering, and more. Come prepared to do some…
Find out more »#TheWrite2Heal Community Write-In
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central Branch McIntire Room Free and Open to the Public “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story within you” –Maya Angelou Healing is a right that belongs to all of us. Writing is one way to make sense of events that defy comprehension so they don’t have to live inside us. Writing unbinds us and prepares us for action. All you need is a notebook, a pen, and a little time. WriterHouse is collaborating with…
Find out more »Literary Agents 101
Instructor: Nichole LeFebvre $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturday, 9/30/17 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM You've written a novel. You've revised a novel. You've re-written and re-revised a novel. Now what? Landing an agent is daunting. In this one-day seminar we'll demystify the process: from research to contract. You'll learn how to find agents who represent your genre, and importantly, how to attract their attention. You'll get tips for condensing your brilliant book into a 3-4 line description. You'll…
Find out more »Secrets to Writing Every Day
Instructor: Joan Mazza $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Sunday, 10/1/17 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Whatever style of writing you do or hope to do, you can develop habits for writing every day and find the time to do so. In this seminar, we will discuss strategies to stay in your writing mind and make creative leaps. We’ll talk about how to catch ideas and track them, and how as little as fifteen minutes a day can keep you…
Find out more »The Process: Finding the Right Voice; Finding the Right Publisher with Elizabeth Howard
At the death of her father, Charlottesville author Elizabeth Howard suddenly felt elevated to family elder. Her father—a former New York ad man, writer and gentle teacher—had been her lifelong role model. She sought guidance for her future years from the experts—including well-known older men and women like Walter Cronkite, Helen Thomas, Mayor Ed Koch and Rosa Parks. These interviews served as the foundation for Aging Famously: Follow Those You Admire to Living Long and Well. During this informal session, Elizabeth…
Find out more »Art Opening with Jean Sampson
Please join us for wine, cheese, and delightful conversation as we celebrate the artwork of Jean Sampson Rough-Water by Jean Sampson About the Artist: Jean Sampson, a Charlottesville native, maintains a studio at McGuffey Art Center, originally the McGuffey Elementary School, from which she graduated in 1960. She has lived in her childhood home and the cottage her grandmother built right nextdoor, for most of her 71 years and now shares it with husband, Bill, and their cat, Hector. Jean,…
Find out more »Social Media for Beginners: Establish a Foundation and a Sustainable (Fun!) Practice
Instructor: Jane Friedman $325 Members | $400 Non-members Tuesdays*, 10/10/17 – 11/21/17 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM *This class will NOT meet on 10/24/17 **This class will take place in the conference room at Indoor Biotechnologies Many authors have a love-hate relationship with social media, especially when it's seen as a distraction from the writing work, with nothing but the noise of what people had for lunch (or worse). This course focuses on how to find a place for…
Find out more »Gunplay: Great Stories by Great American Writers on a Great American Subject with BettyJoyce Nash and Deirdra McAfee
BettyJoyce Nash & Deirdra McAfee introduce Lock & Load: Armed Fiction from the University of New Mexico Press Great stories by great American writers on a great American subject: guns. The editors will read, discuss, amuse, and inform. Please come for snacks, wine, and especially, the food for thought. Here’s what Roxana Robinson says about Lock & Load: “This is a powerful, challenging and often exquisite response to our lethally dangerous gun culture. These stories reveal our complicated relationship to weapons, and offer…
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Risky Research by BettyJoyce Nash
Risky Research by BettyJoyce Nash Writers naturally attract “the fictional opportunity.” Three weeks ago, as I sail through security at CHO en route to my Montana vacation, this truth presents itself more directly than usual. I’m a Trusted Traveler, so OK, I swagger...
#TheWrite2Heal
Community Write-In September 27, 2017 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central Branch McIntire Room Since August 12, 2017, our Charlottesville community has lived with uncertainty. Some people experienced that day as a wakeup call regarding the...
It’s Words and Wine Time!
Friday, October 20, 2017 @ 6:30 p.m. The Art Gallery at Indoor Biotechnologies, 700 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (across from WriterHouse) Tickets: $50 It's time for Words and Wine, the signature annual fundraiser for WriterHouse, an organization whose...
