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Add some creativity to your week from the comfort of your own home Tap into your creative side, write work that will surprise you, and learn a few things along the way. Generate new writings from original and educational writing prompts every meeting Get writing tips and learn what's working in your writing and why Get excited again about writing...

In this class, you will learn first and foremost that you can write—and write well! In fact you will surprise yourself by the work you’ll be producing. The class is designed to enhance your creativity, imagination and personal voice while also teaching the skills of creative writing—memoir and fiction. This is an ongoing...

In the peaceful atmosphere of the Saturday workshop, and with the help of meditations that quiet the critical mind, writing becomes possible, cathartic, transformational. You can write memoir or fiction. Each workshop is focused around an inspirational theme or myth. You’ll write three times for about one hour each time, and receive constructive,...

Discover how to create a strong, compelling storyline, how to create characters, illustrate body language and facial expression, and how to match words and pictures. Working in small groups to enable each student to receive individual attention, we’ll cover basic drawing and storytelling techniques, and will reference a broad range of comic book...

To excel at writing fiction, you must write regularly and also readstories from a writer’s perspective. Painters typically learn their craft by studying the work of masters, and most accomplished writers do the same. Who better to show you the ropes of great fiction than the best in the business?   Each week, students focus on an aspect...

Re-strategize for new situations, explore ways to meet deliverables in a virtual environment, bring new partners to the table mid-stream, and stay participatory and collaborative through virtual communication.  Course Applicable to: Leaders needing to develop new methods for implementing plans.Those wanting a framework for implementation of strategies....

This online class features a weekly Google Meet discussion and written critiques. You will find a memoir voice that’s all you, after closely reading an assortment of wildly varied but equally powerful memoirs. How do you write a good memoir? You apply the narrative techniques of fiction and poetry: you take the fascinating, messy raw material...

Do you struggle with circular conversation in meetings that don't seem to go anywhere? Are you anxious about what to do when conflict arises or someone dominates the conversation? Do you feel like a used car salesman trying to get people to stay committed and motivated to group projects? In this engaging course you will learn three simple, universally...

Restaurants, individual managers, and servers can face civil and criminal liability for violations of the alcoholic beverage law and ignorance is not a defense.  Learn the details and risks of Tied House and Dram Shop Laws, liquor license types and requirements, new account credit applications and personal guarantees. We will cover the most...

Our Online Level I workshop is an introduction to the philosophy on which The Writers Studio was founded in 1987 by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Philip Schultz. Persona writing, a method of borrowing the voice and temperament of accomplished writers, offers writers the imaginative distance and perspective they need to overcome their negative inclinations,...

Becoming a Trusted Advisor: How to Develop More Valuable Customer Relationships In competitive times like these, customers are constantly reevaluating service providers and vendors. Developing a solid rapport with customers is the key to achieving stability and growing business. This workshop shows you the principles and practices of moving from...

Are you working on a novel and looking for guidance? In this Online intermediate novel writing class, successful novelist Gretchen McNeil (11 Novels Published) will help you nudge your book to the finish line! This is a workshop-only class for experienced novelists. Gretchen will also give students custom homework exercises to address the specific...

Are you in the throes of finishing your memoir and need help slogging through to the end with grace and flare? In this five-week Online Memoir 3 Workshop, successful memoirist Erika Schickel will help you take your pages to the finish line! This is a workshop-only class for experienced memoirists.  Erika will also give students custom homework...

Have you ever thought about turning your life’s trials and tribulations into a NY Times bestseller? In this seven-week Los Angeles Memoir Writing Workshop, 2x NY Times bestselling memoirist Wendy Lawless will share her secrets for turning your life’s twists and turns into lively drama! Her fun, all new in-class exercises will help you infuse your...

Is it your dream to write the great American novel? In this 5 week Online intro novel writing class, successful novelist Jennifer Brody will teach you the fundamentals of long form fiction! She’ll also teach you techniques for creating a thrilling story arc, irresistible dialogue, characters and conflict. If you like, you can even bring in...