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Writing Workshop #34: Magical Realism

by Jane Levi

Published March 5, 2021

Writing Workshop #33: Larger Than Life Characters

by Jane Levi

Published February 16, 2021

An update from our thirty-third Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 13, plus some of the output published below This week we talked about larger than life characters, and the...

Writing Workshop #32: Intro to Invented Words & Artlang

by Jane Levi

Published February 12, 2021

Writing Workshop #31: Chance Operations for Fun, Challenge, and a Different Kind of Expression

by Jane Levi

Published January 28, 2021

Writing Workshop #30: the Literary Vignette

by Jane Levi

Published December 17, 2020

Writing Workshop #29: Rhythm, Phrasing, Cadence, & Narrative Arc

by Jane Levi

Published December 3, 2020

Writing Workshop #28: Word Choice

by Jane Levi

Published November 18, 2020

An update from our twenty-eighth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 14, plus some of the output published below This week we focused on word choice as a way for...

Writing Workshop #27: Revising, Rewriting, & Expanding

by Jane Levi

Published November 14, 2020

An update from our twenty-seventh Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 7, plus some of the output published below This week we discussed various techniques for revising our writing, reminding...

Writing Workshop #26: Horror

by Jane Levi

Published October 28, 2020

Writing Workshop #25: Nature Writing

by Jane Levi

Published October 21, 2020

Writing Workshop #34: Magical Realism

Post Published March 5, 2021 by Jane Levi

An update from our thirty-fourth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 20, plus some of the output published below This week with Jane we talked about magic or magical realism: stories in which a little magic is introduced into everyday life, often as a metaphor for something important to the life of the main character(s).

Writing Workshop #33: Larger Than Life Characters

Post Published February 16, 2021 by Jane Levi

Writing Workshop #32: Intro to Invented Words & Artlang

Post Published February 12, 2021 by Jane Levi

An update from our thirty-second Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 6, plus some of the output published below This week we talked about language: non-English language. Participants shared the various languages they know, and we went on to explore some invented languages used in fiction, such as J.R.R Tolkein's Elfin and Klingon, used in Star Trek.

Writing Workshop #31: Chance Operations for Fun, Challenge, and a Different Kind of Expression

Post Published January 28, 2021 by Jane Levi

An update from our thirty-first Writing Workshop (and the first of 2021)! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday January 23, plus some of the output published below To start our first season of classes in 2021, William focused on the idea of chance: the idea–or even the fact–that life and art is filled with twists and turns, and we don't know the whole story until it's over.

Writing Workshop #30: the Literary Vignette

Post Published December 17, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our thirtieth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday December 12, plus some of the output published below This week William presented on the idea of the vignette: a focused piece of writing, often in the midst of another longer, piece, but that is somewhat outside time or narrative.

Writing Workshop #29: Rhythm, Phrasing, Cadence, & Narrative Arc

Post Published December 3, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our twenty-ninth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 21, plus some of the output published below This week William returned to talk about rhythm, phrasing and cadence in writing, with a focus on the impact of short sentences, and the relationships between music, painting, and writing.

Writing Workshop #28: Word Choice

Post Published November 18, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our twenty-eighth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 14, plus some of the output published below This week we focused on word choice as a way for writers to be sure they have conveyed their meaning as they meant to, and so that their readers will understand it.

Writing Workshop #27: Revising, Rewriting, & Expanding

Post Published November 14, 2020 by Jane Levi

Writing Workshop #26: Horror

Post Published October 28, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our twenty-sixth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 24, plus some of the output published below This week our founder William Rubel and Stone Soup contributor and Writing Workshop member Liam Hancock, 13, led a workshop designed to get everyone ready for Halloween–on horror writing.

Writing Workshop #25: Nature Writing

Post Published October 21, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our twenty-fifth Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop held on Saturday October 17, plus some of the output published below This week's class focused on writing about nature, thinking about landscape, plants, animals, weather, and all the elements of lyrical writing that go into bringing the natural world alive on the page and in the minds of our readers.

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