Spring Break is over so I'm trying to hunker down and write in spite of my never ending pile of work. Last week, I took two essay classes and one memoir class that lit a fire under my bootie. They helped me crank out a new memoir chapter, rewrite an essay and get great feedback on my writing. Hooray!
If you'd like to boost your writing productivity and skills, we have a fantastic assortment of classes starting in the next week or so including Writing And Publishing The Personal Essay with successful journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner who helped 26 students get published so far, and Fiction Bootcamp with award-winning novelist and short story writer Amelia Gray, the only woman to be nominated for a PEN/Faulkner award this year.
May/June Events:
Classes Starting May 6-15:
- Getting To "Like": Crafting A Compelling Blog
- Personal Essay and Freelancing II: The Advanced Class (4 WK)
- Writing the Marketable Picture Book
- You In 1200 Words: Writing And Publishing The Personal Essay (3 Wk)
- Fiction Bootcamp: Mastering The Art of The Tall Tale
Creative Writing/Multi-Genre
- Pages, Pages, Pages: A Generative Craft Workshop
- Mini Writing Pad Bootcamp
- Literary Games: The Art of The Found Story
Fiction/Memoir
- Bullies, Sluts, and Broken Hearts: Crafting The Page Turner
- Your Name In Print: Get Your Story Published
- From First Loves To Tales Of Teenage Woe: Writing For Young Adults
- Memorable Memoir: Writing A Compelling Past
- Writing In Series: Crafting Stories That Keep On Telling
- It's Playtime: Writing For Kids
- Memorable Memoir Bootcamp: Make Your True Tales Thrilling
- Addictive Fiction: Writing The Knock Out Novel
- Query Letter Clinic: Writing The Pitch That Sells Your Story
- Stories That Sell: Ideas Clinic For Magazines and Newspapers
- You In 1200 Words: Writing And Publishing The Personal Essay (5 Week)
- #FameSuccessLove: Harnessing The Power of Twitter
- So You Want To Be A Freelancer
- Cribs, Playdates, and Recitals: Writing The Parenting Essay
- What Do You Think? Writing the Op-Ed or Cultural Essay
Writing For Actors
Screenwriting
- Dream It, Write It, Pitch It: Screenwriting Bootcamp
- From Mad Men to Breaking Bad: Writing the Television Drama
- From Pitch To First Draft: Writing the Television Drama (7 Wk)
- Writing A Pilot That Can Fly (Weekend Intensive)
- Work The Room: Mastering The Power of The Cocktail Party Pitch
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In honor of our TV Drama panel next Friday featuring "Mad Men" writers Michael Saltzman and Jason Grote and "Monk" and "Psych" writer Bill Rabkin, I was inspired to create this writing prompt. In my 20's, I dated my fair share of Don Draper types. Unfortunately, I have plenty of true life experience to draw from for this writing prompt. I can't wait to hear your stories!
Make a list of three people that you dated that you really shouldn't have (e.g. someone who cheated on you, someone who was unavailable, etc.). Note: You could also make up a fictional character! Pick one of your love interests. Now add a specific detail that made this person irresistible (e.g. his lips tasted like Glen Livet, he dipped me down low to the ground like Fred Astaire, he recited Neruda in bed). Now write about your "Don Draper" type for 10 minutes. Make sure to include that specific detail about him or her that made this person irresistible!
Make a list of three people that you dated that you really shouldn't have (e.g. someone who cheated on you, someone who was unavailable, etc.). Note: You could also make up a fictional character! Pick one of your love interests. Now add a specific detail that made this person irresistible (e.g. his lips tasted like Glen Livet, he dipped me down low to the ground like Fred Astaire, he recited Neruda in bed). Now write about your "Don Draper" type for 10 minutes. Make sure to include that specific detail about him or her that made this person irresistible!
Write about someone that you dated that you shouldn't have. Don't forget to share the results of your 10 minute write in the comments of this blog to be entered in the contest for a free class!
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