“Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 – 6-7:30pm
Age Group: 18+
Level: Beginners & anyone who wants to jumpstart their writing practice!
Description: Beginning anything is hard. The idea of sharing your work can feel overwhelming, no matter whether it’s your first time or you’re coming back to writing after a long break. In this workshop, we’ll create space to discuss not only why your voice matters, but also how a writing practice can help you to feel confident about your voice and sharing the stories you create.
We’ll talk about what a writing practice is and how you can develop a habit of writing consistently, whether it be the same amount of time or the same time each day. In each session, we’ll take a look at short pieces by working writers like Louise DeSalvo and Stephen King, to focus us and give us direction.
We’ll try out one writing tool each session to assist in developing participants’ writing practice. We’ll use simple prompts to allow everyone to write together. Then, if participants wish to, they’ll have time to share what they’ve written. Each session will build on the previous one, so by the end of the four weeks, you will have a number of new tools to continue your writing practice on your own. You will then feel confident to create a body of writing that you can return to for inspiration and ideas.
By the end of this workshop, you will have jump started a writing practice that will allow you to continue writing each day on your own. You will feel confident to create a body of writing that you can return to for inspiration and ideas.“
More info: https://www.writepittsburgh.com/events
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