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Fairy Tale Factory Salon
For fairy tale writers and enthusiasts who can't commit to a workshop, the salon might be the thing you're looking for. Drop in and bring your story ideas, your stories in progress, or even just your love of fairy tales. It's not a formal class, but I'll be there to mediate the group and keep us on track. (If you really want homework assignments and writing exercises, I'm easily persuaded...)
Come one, come all, this free, once-a-month session will be open to the public.
January's group will meet on Sunday the 22nd, from 1 pm - 3:30 pm at the Grand Central Bakery on Eastlake.
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Available Workshops:
No classes are scheduled until Spring 2012. Follow the Fairy Tale Factory blog for updates, plus a thrice-weekly dose of inspiration, creativity, and fairy tale wonder.
Happily Ever After
Spend a fun and engaging weekend using the magic of fairy tales to reclaim your personal power and change your life for the better. Learn to cast your real-life problems in metaphorical terms (fairy tale terms!), then use the narrative structure and conventions of fairy tales to solve those problems in effective, creative ways. Limit 12 per class.
Intro to Writing Fairy Tales
Spend six weeks in the land of Fairy. Learn the basic rules of the genre, plus a variety of approaches to fairy tales as readers and as writers. Study western European tales from the late middle ages to modern times. Write a lot! Writing exercises assigned after each class. By the end of the course you will have written at least one original fairy tale of your own. All experience levels welcome.
Fairy Tale Factory Writing Intensive
Use fairy tales to sharpen your skills as a writer. This six-week workshop focuses on plot and language. We’ll do writing exercises in class and for homework, each one designed to push your edge in the areas of creativity, language, and story. By the end of the course you will be getting a bigger bang for your buck out of your stories. You will also (hopefully) develop a deeper relationship with language and inspiration. You will write at least one original fairy tale. Intro to Writing Fairy Tales recommended as a prerequisite.