The Path of the Pen: Writing Our Lives

People write for many different reasons--for insight and direction, healing and forgiveness, communication and comic relief. Whether you are looking for a path to self-discovery or the road to publication, learn to write from the text of your own life in this inspirational and experiential workshop in memoir. As part of a collaborative exploration of our personal journeys, we will use scents, photos, and other props to awaken our memories.  We will tell stories to warm up for writing. And we will jumpstart our pens with "writing starts"--words and phrases that will give you a clear set of footprints to follow onto the blank page. Along the way, you will discover how to silence the critical inner voices that stifle creativity, throw away the rules that bind the imagination, and carve out the time and space for writing. By the end of the workshop, you will have in hand your first writer's notebook--created in just 15 minutes a day and filled with stories to preserve, publish, or pass on.

Note: Please bring a notebook and pen. There will be a $10 materials fee paid directly to the instructor.  This course is open to new and returning students.

A WEEKLY COURSE
(6 sessions) Wednesdays
April 15-May 20, 8-10pm
09WAW16T
Members: $185 / Nonmembers: $200
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Free Introductory Class on Wednesday, April 1, at 6pm

Lisa Garrigues is an award-winning writer and educator who shares her groundbreaking methods for teaching writing in her new book, Writing Motherhood. Among other honors, she was given the Women of Inspiration Award, co-sponsored by Fairleigh Dickinson University. Lisa leads writing workshops nationwide, and is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, including, most recently, ABC 7's "View from the Bay." She graduated with a master's degree in English education from Columbia University. http://www.writingmotherhood.com/