I’m teaching two classes at Politics & Prose Bookstore in
September…space for you and a friend still available in each! Both are
appropriate for beginners or for more experienced writers. Let me know if you have any questions (lesliepietrzyk AT gmail DOT com).
Who’s Telling Your
Story? Experiments in Point of View
Monday, September 25, 1 to 4 p.m.
Location: P&P's Classroom (5039 Connecticut Avenue, Unit
#7)
Price: $50 (10% off
for members)
Point of view is one of a writer’s first decisions: Who will
tell the story? And how? Everyone knows about first person and third person.
But maybe your story or novel could benefit from a more unconventional point of
view: collective first person or second person. We’ll talk about the
possibilities (and challenges) of several POVs and then dig in with some
writing exercises, which can be new or based on your work-in-progress. This
class is also suitable for nonfiction writers, and writers of all levels of
experience.
Recommended Reading:
The Virgin Suicides, Jeffery Eugenides (only chapter 1 of
this book will be referenced)
Bright Lights, Big City, Jay McInerney (only chapter 1 of
this book will be referenced)
How to Become a Writer, Lorrie Moore (found the author's
story collection titled, Self-Help)
More information: http://www.politics-prose.com/class/who-s-telling-your-story-experiments-in-point-of-view-17110
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Right Brain Writing:
Shifting Perceptions
Wednesday, September 27, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Location: P&P's Classroom (5039 Connecticut Avenue, Unit
#7)
Price: $45 (10% off for members)
Explore your creative side in this session, one of a series
of stand-alone classes with prompts designed to get your subconscious flowing.
Through guided exercises, we’ll focus on writing about how our perceptions
shift, whether through altered landscapes, the passage of time, or being thrust
into a different point of view. Is it we who have changed…or the world around
us? This is a great class for beginners, and fiction writers or memoirists with
more experience who might be stuck in their current projects and are looking
for a jolt of inspiration. Our
goal is to have fun in a supportive, nurturing environment, and to go home with
several promising pieces to work on further. Please bring lots of paper and
pen/pencil or a fully charged computer. Note: new exercises!
Recommended Book:
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry edited by
J.D. McClatchy
*Please note that although this is a poetry book, you are
not required to write poetry.
More information: http://www.politics-prose.com/class/right-brain-writing-shifting-perceptions-1799-1-1799-2