Classes and Events

AUGUST

Revise for Publication
6 weeks
August 16-September 24, 2010
Limit 10 students
$169 full price

$30 early registration discount by August 1, 2010. (See drop-down menu below for price differences.)

A published manuscript may look effortlessly written, but it most likely followed the rule of revision: 20% pure flow, 80% revision.

This 6 week class is for anyone who wants to revise a draft of a manuscript with the goal of publication, whether this is your first time through, or your fourth.

At the end of this class you will not only have tackled revision issues within your work but will be able to embrace remaining revision with a positive attitude.

You’ll learn:

• What students are calling “The most practical plot tool” they’ve come across yet
• Key tools for assessing and enhancing character development
• How to befriend “cutting”
• How to cue in to your “blind spots”
• The difference between “tinkering” and “transforming”
• Self-soothing techniques
• Revision Resources
• …And MUCH more.

Price Options

Early Reg. Before July 30 $139.00 Regular Price $169.00

 

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Fiction’s Magic Ingredient
8 weeks
September 24-November 19, 2010
Limit 10 Students
$209 before August 1. $249 after.

This class is back by popular demand and now, Parts one and two have been merged into one comprehensive 8 week class! Take your writing to the next level by deepening your understanding and practice of the magic ingredient that transforms all good writing: the scene.

In this class you’ll learn:

• The fundamentals of strong scenes
• How to start your story strong
• How to make every scene plot-worthy
• Powerful dynamics for building bold characters in every scene
• How to use powerful images to evoke emotional/metaphoric content
• Uses and Perils of exposition (when to “tell”)
• Tightening Tension
• End with a punch

…and much more!

Price Options

Early Registration $209.00 Full Price $249.00

Realizing Your Wildest Writing Dreams Retreat
September 18, 2010
10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Bodega Bay, California

Join Jordan E. Rosenfeld and Rebecca Lawton in Bodega Bay for a spectacular day of inspiration to realize your wildest writing dreams on the gorgeous California coast. Includes craft workshops, light lunch, Write Free activities, and taking in the natural beauty of Bodega Bay. On-site masseuse will also be available to aid in embodiment of activities (separate fee).

Limit 20 participants. $175.
$25 discount to first 10 registrants.
who send a check (for $150) to:
Wavegirl, P.O. Box 654, Vineburg, CA 95487.

All registered students will also receive a 50% discount on copies of Make a Scene and Write Free purchased through Jordan.

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The Write Free work relies on a universal principle in which like attracts like. We use our writing energy to consciously attract the lives we want by flowing our creative vibrations onto paper.

Just as you create worlds, images, essays, and stories with your words, you can create the artist's life you dream of with just as much pleasure and delight. We invite you to energize your dreams!

Write Free is supported by workshops, retreats, a forthcoming book, and a monthly newsletter. Visit the Write Free Web site for more information.