Backstory: How Much is Enough? Part I with Jennifer Haupt

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Date: Sunday, December 4th
Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Cost: $150
Limited to: 6 participants
​Where: Online

The first 50 pages of any book are critical for drawing in readers and keeping them engaged. (Not to mention keeping yourself engaged and moving forward!) That means balancing backstory, present action, and hints at what will come. We'll discuss the basics of what needs to happen in these critical pages, look at examples of successful beginnings, and do exercises to get down the bones of credible characters and storylines. ​

Jennifer Haupt is the author of the novel In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills (April 2018) and editor of ALONE TOGETHER: Stories of Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 (Sept. 2020). She has also ghost-written memoir, and her essays and articles have been published in O, The Oprah Magazine, Psychology Today, The Rumpus, Spirituality & Health, The Sun, and elsewhere. She teaches at Hugo House in Seattle, and writing conferences and workshops around the country.

Backstory: How Much is Enough? Part II with Jennifer Haupt

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Date: Sunday, December 12th
Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Cost: $100
Limited to: 6 participants
​Where: Online

We'll workshop the first 10 pages of your book, specifically looking at the balance of backstory and forward motion in terms of plot and character development. Prerequisite: Part One of this series, or approval of the instructor.​

Jennifer Haupt is the author of the novel In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills (April 2018) and editor of ALONE TOGETHER: Stories of Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 (Sept. 2020). She has also ghost-written memoir, and her essays and articles have been published in O, The Oprah Magazine, Psychology Today, The Rumpus, Spirituality & Health, The Sun, and elsewhere. She teaches at Hugo House in Seattle, and writing conferences and workshops around the country.

Sex and the Poet: A Generative Poetry Workshop with Lauren Davis

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Date: Saturday, January 22nd
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (with an hour lunch break)
Cost: $125
Limited to: 12 participants
​Where: Online

Desire, regret, dysfunction, trauma, bliss. How can we approach such sensitive subject matter and stay true to the emotional truth in our work? Join Davis for a generative workshop exploring this question. Participants will have the opportunity to focus on creating first drafts of poems. In this particular workshop, in order to create and maintain a safe space, no one will read their writing aloud. This class is appropriate for both beginning and experienced poets.

Lauren Davis is the author of Home Beneath the Church (Fernwood Press, forthcoming), and the chapbooks Each Wild Thing’s Consent (Poetry Wolf Press) and The Missing Ones (Winter texts). She holds an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars. She is a former Editor in Residence at The Puritan’s Town Crier and has been awarded a residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods. Her work has appeared in over fifty literary publications and anthologies including Prairie Schooner, Spillway, Poet Lore, Ibbetson Street, Ninth Letter and elsewhere.

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