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Spring Writing Class Schedule |
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The Spring 2010 Writing Class Session will begin April 2. Classes include: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing Children's Literature, Guided Writing Sessions and a daytime Creative Writing sampler. Early Registration discount until March 17 for cash and check only. Register with a credit card using PayPal at any time (early registration discount does not apply for PayPal registrations.) Space is limited, so register now. |
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Festival of the Book Seminar with Bella Stander |
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Enroll now for Book Promotion 101 with Bella Stander This WriterHouse seminar will take place on Friday, March 19 as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book. Guarantee your slot — enroll today! |
The 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book
starts March 17. If you're planning to attend, don't miss these presentations by
WriterHouse members. Click on the links for program information:
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 Rachel Weaver will be teaching Creative Writing: Beginning the Journey on Friday mornings beginning January 22.
Is there a particular book or essay (or screenplay) that made you want to write?
As a child, I was terrified by Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time.
I wasn't a particularly fearful child in general, and I remember being
surprised and a little embarrassed that I could be so affected by a book. I
think that realization—that good writing can be incredibly powerful—was
the seed, at least, of my wanting to write.
What's the number one thing that distracts you when you're trying to write?
Inevitably the Internet distracts me, especially if I need to pause and look something
up. I can without warning find myself reading an article, then emailing it
to a friend, then returning an email to another friend about getting dinner, then—speaking
of dinner—searching new recipes. It can spiral out of control pretty
quickly. But eventually, I always get back to the story.
If you could write from any location, where would it be?
My grad school apartment in Missoula, Montana, which was solitary and cozy and inexplicably
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Robert Wray will be offering
Playwriting during the Winter 2010 session. His class begins Saturday,
January 23.
Is there a particular book or essay (or screenplay) that made you want to write?
Actually, watching The Waltons as a kid inspired me to—albeit vaguely at the time—be a writer as I wanted to be John Boy! Also, reading
The Princess Bride at an early age helped, and then Pride and
Prejudice and Catcher in the Rye soon followed. The rest is history.What's the number one thing that distracts you when you're trying to write?The phone! And when my coffee machine beeps that it's off. Ugh.
If you could write from any location, where would it be?
Wherever inspiration strikes: A mountainside, my room, a cafe. The main thing is: Someplace quiet. |
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