Lessons
Class Introduction
01:13 2Reading, Listening and Participating
09:29 3Community Keeps You Writing
02:55 4Don't be Vague and Avoid Cliche
03:56 5Using Your Five Senses to Build a World
03:20 6Pacing: Write Slow, Write Strong
09:45 7Place is a Character
03:34 8Shame Will Shut You Down
07:12Lesson Info
Class Introduction
(audience cheering) Hi, thank you guys all for being here. I'm Michelle Tea and we're gonna talk about writing. And I am going to be going off of my own experience as writer in my own career. And it's been a weird one, but I think that most writer's careers are kind of weird. So, I think there's a lot to find together. These are some of my books. I've written taro how-to, memoir, fiction, poetry. I'm largely, actually entirely self-taught. I didn't go to school for writing or anything like that. I did need to take measures to grow as a writer and learn as a writer, and pay attention to what was working for me so that I got better as a writer. But I never went to school, partly 'cause that just didn't feel accessible to me and also I kind of felt like I was born a writer. Like I just already was a writer. Do any of you guys feel like that, like you are writers, it's just a matter of figuring out how to make it work. Yeah, this is our shared mental illness, we're writers. (audience lau...
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Class Materials
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Ratings and Reviews
Bev
This was an inexpensive course that in my opinion offered great value. Michelle touched on a lot (operative word touched) of information that is informative and validating especially for those of us who are newbies in the world of writers. This is not a course of delving deep into specifics. For me this was a delightful afternoon spent with a writer who shared information and insights from her personal experience. I have some great notes from this course which I can actually apply. Thank You Michelle.
Tara
So i'm kind of in this place right now in my writing where I'm having a hard time moving forward and doing the work to finish. Listening to Michelle has helped me get more comfortable with realizing that if I ever want to get anything done I need to do that work. She left me feeling more amped up to continue my work. This is the kind of class that might help you come to the realization of what you need to do to finish your work or it might give you a different view of what you might need to do. I consider myself a novice writer so I think this course is definitely good for people who are starting there writing journey.