Workshop #1:
PREPARING YOUR WRITING FOR PUBLICATION (or How to Perfect Your Prose Style and Story-telling Ability)
Goal: Whether you are a writer of fiction, essays, children's stories, novels, plays, memoirs - or whether you want to be a writer of such works - this course will help you plan, draft, and revise your material so thta it meets the standards of the publishing world.
It will help those struggling with coming up with ideas for stories; it will help those who struggle with what to say once they have an idea! The course will also cover a variety of literary techniques which can be applied to all forms of creative writing; and it also show students how to structure what sometimes is an overwhelming sea of ideas, research notes, false-starts, and unmanageable drafts. At its core, however, the course will provide quidance in intensive revising and editing techniques.
The instructor
will help each participant develop that one piece of prose he or she
most wants to perfect, tailoring a plan to turn it into a publishable
work. Even if you don't wish to publish your material, this course will
be invaluable in helping you perfect both the substance and style of
your most cherished work.
Format: Workshops are conducted at
Creekside in an informal, interactive atmosphere. Instructor will offer
mini-lectures, conduct small group discussions, and facilitate peer
critiques. Participants will refine their own works-in-progress, in and
out of class.
Instructor: For 20 years Bob Comenole has taught
writing, literature and communications at several colleges, including
Miami University, Siena College, the State University of New York and
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Comenole, author of Bushel &
Lamp and the novella The Long Night of Clement C. Craggogre, has just
completed work on a collection of short stories, Perplexed by the Egg
& Other Stories, as well as a collection of essays. He recently
placed 11th in a pool of over 1,200 writers in a national screenwriting
contest.
Fee:
$89 for one 8-hour course. Register by replying to this email with your
request to save a seat. If you have questions about the workshop,
please contact Bob Comenole, snowcap2@hotmail.com or 685-1480.
