Write Your Way
Workshops for beginner and advanced writers.
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Collaborative Summer Library Program: Color Your World
Participants will explore how colors influence mood and perception, both in visual art and writing. Through color-inspired freewriting and creating a personal color wheel, they’ll experiment with different color combinations to see how color choices can shape the tone and emotional impact of their creative work.
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Unlock Your Memory
Through a series of engaging exercises and prompts, attendees will delve into their memories, uncovering the stories that shape their lives. This memoir writing workshop provides practical techniques for capturing vivid details, crafting compelling narratives, and preserving personal legacies.
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Generative Writing Workshop
Unleash your creativity and overcome writer's block through a series of engaging prompts and writing exercises. Whether you're a beginner looking to jumpstart your writing journey or an experienced writer seeking inspiration, you will generate a piece of new material in this workshop.
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Writing for Emotional Healing
This one-session course introduces participants to the transformative power of writing as a tool for emotional healing. Participants will engage in guided exercises that help them reflect on their current emotional state, explore their feelings, and develop a deeper understanding of their emotions.
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Polish and Perfect
Revision and editing are the essential stages in transforming a rough draft into polished, professional writing. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the revision and editing process, empowering you to create clear, compelling, and error-free content.
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Find Your Writing Voice
Unlock the power of your unique voice as a writer in this engaging and interactive workshop. Whether you're an aspiring novelist, poet, journalist, or simply someone who enjoys putting pen to paper, this course will help you discover and refine your writing voice. Through a blend of practical exercises, you'll embark on a creative journey to find your distinctive voice and develop the confidence to share it with the world.
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Publishing Pathways
This empowering workshop tailored for aspiring authors seeking insight into the complex world of publishing. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of traditional and self-publishing routes, approaching literary agents, how to submit a query letter, and submission processes. "Publishing Pathways" equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to confidently navigate your publishing journey and achieve your literary goal
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Writing from Life
Writers will learn how to shape personal memories into engaging, imaginative stories. This workshop covers techniques for blending reality with creativity to craft narratives that are both authentic and richly fictionalized. Participants will explore how to develop characters, plot, and setting from their own experiences, creating powerful stories that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant.
Participating Organizations
Troy Library, New York
March 2024
Centerville Library, Massachuesetts
February 2024
Suffern Free Library, New York
Shelter Rock Public Library, New York
November 2023
February 2024
Framington Public Library, Massachuesetts
August 2024
2024
Princeton Library, Connecticut
April 2024
Guilderland, New York
April 2024
Tuxedo, New York
March 2024
Sayreville Library, New Jersey
September 2024
Suffern Free Library, New Jersey
September 2024
Brockton Public Library, Massachuesetts
September 2024
Guilderland, New York
September 2024
Long Hill Township Library, New Jersey
September 2024
Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library, Texas
October 2024
Rockport Public Library, Massachusetts
October 2024
Hurleyville Arts Center, New York
October 2024
Bradley Beach Public Library, New Jersey
October 2024
Palisades Free Library, New Jersey
October 2024
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