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“Ms. Goldthwaite is a remarkable teacher…among the best I’ve ever had. She finds that crucial balance that makes a workshop successful.“ |
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– Heather Harper (SMU) |
Whether it’s teaching in university settings or holding seminars and workshops for writing groups, municipalities, business and professional meetings, conferences or churches, it’s exciting to see people with a story, a message, find their unique path on this writing journey.
Winter and Spring Class Schedule - 2010
THE NEWEST!
Writers’ Circles
Meeting to learn, to read, to critique, to encourage and to share writings
A weekly schedule with other writers stimulates people to write...to get it down on paper or screen. Join us...Carmen Goldthwaite will facilitate, teach or coach each small group.
• The novice group meets Mondays, 7-9 p.m., through February 22.
• The intermediate group meets Wednesdays, 2 - 5 p.m., through February 24.
The Monday evening group will receive more instruction; the Wednesday afternoon group, more coaching and group participation.
Registration fee?
$15 a week; one half ($45) to register with a check to Carmen Goldthwaite at P. O. Box 470841, Fort Worth, TX 76147. Include your contact information with your check and Carmen will send directions to her “Scribblers Sanctuary” 15 minutes from downtown Fort Worth.
Call 817-737-6958 or e-mail carmengoldthwaite@sbcglobal.net for questions, information or concerns (even money concerns and we’ll try to work out a solution).
AT SMU, a six week class, “Introduction to Creative Writing,” meets Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. through Feb. 25.
Saturday, February 27 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - TCU
“Voice, Suspense and Style.”
Participate in a seminar to learn techniques to develop your “original voice,” that sometimes elusive quality that editors and agents seek. Unlock the mystery of “voice.” Discover your author’s voice while practicing writing styles to bring power into your fiction and nonfiction writing with page-turning suspense. Taught by Carmen Goldthwaite, author, national magazine writer and creative writing teacher. Bring a laptop and/or other writing materials, a manuscript or a story idea, PLUS a sack lunch for a working lunch. Register at TCU Extended Education 817-257-7130 or www.lifelong.tcu.edu.
Wednesday, March 24, 7 to 9 p.m. - TCU
“Write the Right Way to Publish”
There’s the writing we learned in school. And then there’s writing to publish in today’s market of fiction and nonfiction. Tweak your skills into a commercially publishable form. Contact TCU Extended Education, 817-257-7130 or www.lifelong.tcu.edu.
Thursdays, April 1 - May 6, 6:30 - 9 p.m. - SMU
“Narrative Nonfiction I”
Taking ideas, shaping them into form and learning the story elements of narrative nonfiction, the “literature of reality.” In this class, designed for short and long nonfiction works, we’ll work with ideas students bring to identify the best form for the story, and then we’ll apply the dramatic tools of fiction--character, conflict, context, etc.--to their story. Contact SMU Continuing And Professional Education (CAPE), 214-768-1022 to register.
Wednesday, April 14, 7-9 p.m. - TCU
“Mastering the Tips of Getting Published.”
Learn to match your writing interests with those publishers/editors/agents most likely will want. And then, how to present your writing and yourself in a persuasive manner--in person and by mail (“E” or Snail)--to improve your odds at getting published in today’s market. Contact TCU Extended Education, 817-257-7130 or www.lifelong.tcu.edu.
Saturday, May 1, 9:30 a.mm. - 4:30 p.m. -
TCU
“Creating a Story with Strong Characters and Vibrant Plots.”
Develop the art of bringing story characters to life on the page, growing and creating them through twists and turns of plot, blend your characters into the theme of your story. Create characters that readers will care enough about to worry about, to wonder “What’s going to happen next?” These knacks will keep readers turning pages and opening editors’ eyes to new talent. Bring laptop/notebook, story ideas and/or drafts if you have them and a lunch for our “working lunch.” Contact TCU Extended Education, 817-257-7130 or www.lifelong.tcu.edu. (Bring a sack lunch for a working lunch. Also, notepad and pen and/or laptop.)
Carmen honored by SMU
SMU’s CAPE program honored Carmen with a Salon
to feature her writing, teaching, and career.