Been dying to write a novel, memoir, or a creative non-fiction book but lacked the support of likeminded writers?

After a four-year hiatus, Truly, Madly, Deeply: The Writer's Workshop is back!

It is a focused 8 week workshop for aspiring writers - and writers who need a good kick in the butt - working on a major project. It can be a column series, a collection of short stories, personal essays, novel, or a creative non-fiction book. The group meets once a week to workshop ideas and writing among like-minded peers who are truly, madly, deeply committed to developing their craft. Strengthen your writing skills, develop your writing voice, revel in the joy of making art. Perhaps most importantly, find out if you have both the passion and the commitment to see your project from start to finish.

How it works: Classes will start with an overview of storytelling building blocks: Story structure, Narrative arc, Setting scenes, Diaglogue/Quotes, and Transitions. We'll use a variety of techniques pulled from radio, film and print to figure out what best feeds your muse. This will be followed by workshopping of your writing. Guest speakers will include two of the following: publisher, author/s, literary agent.

Note: Truly, Madly, Deeply will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants.

8 Thursdays Oct/Nov, 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Creekside Community Centre, Olympic Village
1 Athletes Way
(2 minute walk from Science World Skytrain)
Vancouver, BC
Starts Thursday, October 6, 2011
$495

Instructor Bio

Gloria Chang, BA, MA Journalism, has been telling stories professionally for the past 15 years. She has written for editorial websites, newspapers, magazines, and both radio and television broadcasters including: Discovery Channel; CBC Radio: Ideas, Tapestry, and a variety of local and national shows; GEIST Magazine, Vancouver Magazine, Reader's Digest International, and The Globe and Mail. She also penned a popular column called Musings for The Richmond Review and the column West Coast Living for cbc.ca. She is currently working on a book about cultural roots and legacy. Meet her.

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Praise for Truly, Madly, Deeply: The Writer's Workshop

"Keep doing this Gloria - I think you are awfully good at it."

"I hope I'll be able to take another session."

"The feedback is great; I'm hoping to sign up again."

"I really, really, really appreciated your style of gentle guidance."

"I am so glad that I signed up and can't believe that the course is already over!"

For more information...

Questions? Feel free to contact instructor Gloria Chang
604.805.2140
gloria AT gloriachang.com

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