Day-long classes in December
I’ll be holding some day-long, guided, choreographed writing classes this fall for writers of all genres and levels: Each class costs $180, and will be held in my Boulder County studio (or on Zoom.) Come in with your open heart and mind, and leave some great scenes! Yippee!
“Lisa makes this work really fun. She’s one of the finest writing teachers I’ve ever encountered anywhere.”
~ Peter Heller, best-selling author of The River, Celine, The Dog Stars, and The Painter,, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and won the prestigious Reading the West Book Award.
Sun, Dec. 10, 10-4 Mountain Time, on Zoom OR in person:
When things change
Sometimes life gives us a raw deal. Sometimes it serves up a series of them. Or sometimes we simply live through a series of singular events. Using great scenes from literature to inspire and guide us, we’ll warm up with a quick list of the karmic dominoes that fell to paint our character (or ourselves) into a particular corner. Then we’ll write an introduction to our character. When we reconvene in the afternoon, we’ll dive deep and find the moment our character (be she fictional or nonfictional) discovered her own agency, our own desire for independence and even power. We’ll use a great scene from literature to write this in as much glorious detail as possible.
You’ll walk away having observed your character’s dilemma (or your own) in detail, and your spark of hope will be brighter than ever. The day will produce some great writing and even personal relief.
“Thank God for Lisa’s class! She taught me that all words are not created equal, but arranged well, they may comprise a book that someone wants to read. She is a genius.”
~ Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, author of the award-winning novel, The Smell of Other People's Houses