Training
WRITING COURSES
- Available in Spring 2010
- All courses can be taught to individuals or to groups. Contact Christine for details.
Creative Journals to Memoir Writing
Whether you want to make entries in a journal, write a short story, or use those journals and stories to write a memoir or family history, it's creative writing. This course develops the writing practice and process.
We discuss methods for gathering and organizing information for writing projects.
There's lots of time for writing during class on the computer or in your notebook. Computer skills are not required. There's also time for those who want to share their writing.
Participants will be given assignments to complete, if they wish, between classes.
Dates:
Fridays, April 9 to June 11, 2010 (no class June 4)
Time:
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Instructor will be available and the computer lab is open until 4:00 p.m.)
Location:
55+ Active Seniors Centre, Seniors Outreach Services
310 Bridge Street West, Napanee
Cost:
$10 per class (pay as you go) or $70 for the 8-week session. (Signing up for the 8 weeks guarantees your spot.) Cost includes a computer memory stick to store your writing and a notebook. Instruction will be given on using the memory sticks.
Motherhood Stories Writing and Support Group
Motherhood is one of those sacred treasures that no one thinks should be discussed or criticized, let alone analyzed. Yet it is by sharing the stories of motherhood in all its aspects, including not being a mother, that women are able to connect with, and learn from, each other.
Join local writer Christine Peets and Paula Brooks, owner of Baby Bump & Beyond to write and share your motherhood stories: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Cost is $10 per class, pay as you go or $70 for an 8-week session. Space is limited to 10 participants so signing up for the 8-week session guarantees your spot.
Dates: Tuesdays, April 6 to June 8 (no class June 1)
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Baby Bump & Beyond, 16 Dundas Street East, Napanee
Breaking in as a Freelance Writer
Breaking in to the freelance world of magazines and newspapers, either in print or online, needn't be daunting. With social media, blogs, literary journals and new publications coming on board, the possibilities are endless. Our focus will be on non-fiction for both novice and experienced writers. We will discuss everything from writing short news stories to longer personal essays. Each stage of the writing process from preparation to submission will be covered. In addition, there will be time for writing and readings.
Everyone is welcome to bring previous work to class for critique. Students will be given an assignment to complete between sessions, which will then be discussed. There will be opportunities to discuss work online between sessions.
Weekend Writing Warriors
The weekend writing warrior will love this course designed to help them write fiction or non-fiction for pleasure or publication. No previous writing experience is necessary. Critiquing work will be part of the course. Students are invited to bring any writing they've already done.
| Course length: 30 hours total over 2 consecutive weekends |
Group limited to 12 participants
Other Courses
Writing to Soothe Body, Mind, and Spirit
Learn how writing can be used to heal past traumas and help you move from an unhealthy past to a healthier future. Various writing styles and exercises are used including clustering, free-form and prose. Particpants will be free to share their work and to ask for critque if they feel comfortable doing so.
Creative Non-Fiction
This can include writing that may be loosely based on actual people, places and things. In class, we will discuss all of the elements of a good story, including setting, character, voice, tense and themes.
Please contact Christine Peets for more information about these courses.
About the Instructor:
Christine Peets is a freelance writer and a writing and communications trainer. She has more than 20 years' experience writing and editing newspapers, magazines, journals, websites and newsletters. Her book With Humour and Hope: Learning From Our Mothers' Depression and Alcoholism was published by Trafford in 2001. It became a catalyst for speaking, teaching and writing about forging a healthy future from an unhealthy past. She also is the author of the blog With Humour and Hope. Christine is an active member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada.
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