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Tuesday, July 6th

9:40-10:15: Craft: read “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott and talk about revision

10:15-11:45 Writing Studio:

1.     Choose the pieces you are going to include in the book and reading. You have until the end of the day tomorrow to work on them, but we would like to write them down.

2.     Email me your “because” poems

3.     Write your author’s bios 75 words

4.     Workshoppers: print out copies of your pieces

5.     Email me your best/worst pieces

11:45-12:30 Lunch

Workshops 12:30-2:00

Workshops

Theresa A Group:

Molly

Mariel

Jake

Samantha 

Jack

Rachel A Group:

Daniel

Mick

Olivia

Tomorrow: Theresa B Group: Julianna, Aazum, Kerry, Eldon, Angela, (Harriet)

Tomorrow: Rachel B Group:  Lina, Kaila, Morgan, Matt, Leila

2:00-3:30 Group

Revision Week: Monday, August 5th

Craft Talk: Theresa and Rachel
Topic: Publishing Your Work

Workshop III: Eldon, Kaila, Aazum, Morgan, Mick, Kerry

11:45-12:30

12:30- 2:00
 Workshop III: Continued 
Writing Studio

2:00-3:30 Group/Studio
 

Thursday, August 1, 2013: Talismans

9:30-10:30 Fiction Craft

10:30-11:45 Writing Studio 
Prompt:   

1) If you liked the nonfiction piece sketch of your talisman from the craft class, you can develop that into a memoir piece. 
2) Write a piece about a character and his or her talisman. What is their talisman? Does he or she have his talisman with them? Is it lost? What does it represent to that person?

 Lunch 11:45-12:30

12:30-2:15 Poetry Craft

2:15-3:30

WORKSHOP II 2:15-3:30: Jake, Julianna, Daniel,  Mick, Angela, Mariel

Writing Studio

Group Exercises and Games 

For the folks who liked the Pantoum, here is a really great villanelle. 

Wednesday, July 31, 2013.

Monologues
9:30-10:30 Fiction/NF Craft:
Examples from: Oscar Wilde, HG Wells, and Roller Coaster.

Prompt: Write a monologue. You can set it anywhere, and if you want, the setting can be dynamic (as in the roller coaster monologue), or in a bunker that is about to be infiltrated.

Lunch 11:45-12:30

12:30-2:15 Poetry Craft
2:15-3:30
Workshop I: Olivia, Harriet, Sam, Molly, Lina, Matt, Laila
Writing Studio
Group Exercises and Games

Tuesday July 30, 2013: Dialogue

Fiction/NF Craft
Dialogue
Dialogue Tags
Adverbs

Prompt:
Write a piece which is almost all dialogue (not a play)
Write a piece which is almost all narrative and contains only one of the following as dialogue: "Yes", "No", "Maybe."