Upcoming Workshops in May and June
Things are kicking into high gear. I’ll be offering four more 2-hour workshops (May 4 Fiction Essentials is full!). Follow the links beneath each description to register. Two are online, two are in-person (the Fiction Essentials workshop on June 9 is for congregants of the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County, where I’m a member).
“Storytelling is healing. As we reveal ourselves in story, we become aware of the continuing core of our lives under the fragmented surface of our experience. We become aware of the multifaceted, multi-chaptered ‘I’ who is the storyteller. We can trace out the paradoxical and even contradictory versions of ourselves that we create for different occasions, different audiences… Most important, as we become aware of ourselves as storytellers, we realized that what we understand and imagine about ourselves is a story. And when we know all this, we can use our stories to heal and make ourselves whole.”
—Susan Wittig Albert, Writing From Life
Guided Autobiography centers on thematic journaling, with participants writing on a selected theme for the workshop. Courses and condensed workshops include handouts, thought- and conversation-generating ideas and suggestions, ice breakers, and the pleasures of bonding with the group members while we explore the stories we’ve told with our lives.
The journey toward ourselves begins with a sentence. We are the ‘I’ in storytelling. Participants will receive the workshop outline (PowerPoint), complimentary folder, yellow writing pad, and pen.
Mark McNease, Certified Guided Autobiography Instructore
Mark @ YourWritePath. com
1) Guided Autobiography Introductory Workshop at Bucks on Bridge in Lambertville, Limited to 8 Participants (2 slots left!)
LOCATION
Join us on Wednesday, May 8, at Buck on Bridge Coffee Shop in Lambertville for an introductory workshop.
Buck on Bridge Coffee Shop
25 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ, USA
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
2) Guided Autobiography 2-hour Online Workshop
Join us on Wednesday, May 29 for a 2-hour Guided Autobiography Introductory online workshop – Limit 6 Participants (Zoom)
2:00 – 4:00 PM eastern
LOCATION
Online via Zoom
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM eastern
Have you wondered where story ideas come from? Or how to take an idea and turn it into fiction? What do you do when you get stuck? How are some of the ways we can keep ourselves going from the whisper of an idea to a full-fledged short story or novel? Learn structure, outlining, narrative, point of view, and more, as you become what you want to be, or what you already are: a writer. Yes, you can!
3) Fiction Writing Essentials: 2 Hour Workshop (Limited to 10 Participants)
LOCATION
Bucks on Bridge Coffee Shop, 25 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
4) Fiction Writing Essentials: 2 Hour Workshop (Limited to 10 Participants)
LOCATION
First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County
Street Address: Rt 519 & Oak Summit Rd, Baptistown, NJ
DATE & TIME
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Coming in September: Two 6-week Guided Autobiography courses, one in-person in Lambertville, NJ, and one online. Stay tuned for details!