Creative Alchemy: Finding and Writing Life Stories You Were Meant to Tell

WRITING X 424.2E

Use real life as a jumping off point for new writing, using activities and techniques that deepen and enrich how the stories are told.

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Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Identify the core element of your story's fascination for readers
  • Learn researching and interviewing techniques to gather details
  • Cultivate your unique writing voice
  • Formulate your story into a series of episodes for dramatic and imaginative effect

About this course:

This course is for anyone who has a story from "real life" that needs to be told. Sometimes your story is about a person, place, thing or some concealed part of yourself; a remembered time or event; or even something that will happen as you give account to its unfolding. Over the span of this course, you identify this element of your story's core fascination and acquire the skills to tell it, including researching and interviewing techniques, cultivating your own unique writing voice and constructing your story into a combination of episodes that advance and present it to best dramatic and imaginative effect. Finally, you investigate possible venues where each story might most effectively be presented.

Fall 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Enrollment Closed
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Instructor: Harry Youtt, Judith Prager
399500
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

No meeting November 27. Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 16, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Wed Oct 2, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Oct 9, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Oct 16, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Oct 23, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Oct 30, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Nov 6, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Nov 13, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Nov 20, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Dec 4, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Dec 11, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Harry Youtt, Judith Prager
401014
Fee:
$720.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 22, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Wed Jan 8, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 15, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 22, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 29, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 5, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 12, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 19, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 26, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Mar 5, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Mar 12, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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