WRITING
Fall 2008
How to Write Any Book (KTD)
Travel Stories Wkshp EC (KTD)
Elements of Creative Writing EC (Redwoods)
The Poetic Pilgrimige: Writing Poetry as a Spritual Practice EC (KTD)
Tales Told From Memory EC (KTD)
Emeritus Writing and Performance Group EC (KTD)
How to Write Any Book the Easy Way
Your book can be a great credential or a life’s dream. Publishing a book involves two parts:
writing and getting published. This course will cover both. It will show you three ways to write a book, five ways
to get paid in advance, and why writers block can’t stop you. It will cover self-publishing vs. existing publishers,
agents, and what to expect from the business of publishing. Come with a specific topic and we will brainstorm your
outline or title. There are many handouts that will “put you to work.”
Roderick Crandall, Ph.D., has written two books, ghost-written several
and edited 20 others. Past president of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association, he has consulted on all
aspects of publishing, including starting five publishing companies.
- Saturday, 1-5pm
- Sept. 20
- Kentfield Campus, Harlan Center 170
- Fee $60 (Includes $10 materials fee)
- Course #85136
Travel Stories Workshop
When the traveler awoke the day had scarcely dawned, and he observed that it was not only the
river’s murmur which had disturbed him.—José Saramago
The travel story describes a meaningful encounter between self and place. It uses the tools of fiction such as
character and setting, and the plot will revolve around the change that the narrator must undergo as a result of
being there. Personal memory will bump against the collective memory of locals and require re-examination and adjustment;
sense of self and identity will shift in response to being in new, often challenging territory.
In this one-day workshop, the instructor will offer various approaches to writing a travel story. You are invited
to bring a story to share with the group and receive feedback. Bring a pen and notebook. Resource materials will
be discussed.
- Marianne Rogoff, M.A.
- (Creative Writing)
- Saturday, 10am-4pm
- Oct. 11
- Kentfield Campus, Harlan Center 161
- Fee $60
- Course #85137 EC
Elements of Creative Writing
There are three rules for writing well. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
Somerset Maugham might have been right, but that’s no reason to be discouraged. For 21 years, this course has offered
excellent, encouraging critiques of every genre for every level of writer. Some students have gone on to publish
their work and win awards. Each class begins with a piece by a notable author and a brief discussion. This is an
ongoing workshop; first-time students are encouraged to bring a sample of their writing to the first class.
Thomas Centolella is a Lannan Literary Fellow and the author of
three books, including Terra Firma, winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award, and Lights and Mysteries, winner
of the California Book Award from the Commonwealth Club. His work has been featured on National Public Radio and
in many national anthologies.
For each course listed below:
- 6 Mondays, 5:30-8:30pm
- The Redwoods
- 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
- Fee $79
Fall 1
- Sept. 8-Oct. 13
- Course #85138 EC
Fall 2
- Oct. 20-Dec. 1 (No class Nov. 10)
- Course #85140 EC
The Poetic Pilgrimage: Writing Poetry as Spiritual Practice
As we rush through our days, the urge to root ourselves in something deep and sustaining intensifies.
The writing of poetry not only serves this urge, but has many similarities to traditional spiritual paths: focus
on presence, development of compassion and detachment, sincere truth-telling, surrender to something beyond ourselves.
In this class we will use poems and sutras from various traditions to lead us into such topics as: The Inner Ear,
Luminosity, Rhythm (& Blues), and The Art of Being Surprised by Our Own Poems. And we will read and write poems
to our hearts’ content.
Prartho Sereno, M.A., California Poet in the Schools, has authored
three books to date, one of which was named one of the seven best books of 2007 by a local author by the Pacific
Sun: Causing a Stir: The Secret Lives of Kitchen Utensils.
- 6 Mondays, 2:10-4pm
- Sept. 8-Oct. 13
- Kentfield Campus, Harlan Center 173
- Fee $59 (Includes $1 materials fee)
- Course #85141 EC
Tales Told from Memory
Memoir has become one of the hottest genres of the current literary scene. This writing workshop
will help you retrieve your own remembered experience and shape it into story. Each session, we study and discuss
the work of veteran memoir writers for insights into the crafting of personal narrative. The stories we then write
draw upon lessons learned from literature, as well as weekly instructor and class feedback.
Longtime writing instructor, Jacqueline Kudler, MA (English Literature), is a published poet and feature
writer.
- 6 Mondays, 1:10-3pm
- Oct. 20-Dec. 1 (No class Nov. 10)
- Kentfield Campus, Dance Landscape 12
- Fee $58
- Course #85142 EC
Emeritus Writing and Performance Group
This weekly workshop focuses on the writing and presentation of personal monologues, poems and
other genres of writing to facilitate self-expression and discovery. Through supportive comments from the instructor
and students, you will be encouraged to find the truth of your inner voice and be able to communicate those thoughts
aloud to others. Open to both beginning and seasoned writers, we do weekly readings in class of current work, and
students have the option of participating in a public performance at the end of spring quarter.
Suresa Dundes, MFA (Theatre),
M.A. (Education), has worked as a Literary Manager, director and designer in films, video and theatre. Experienced
in teaching Acting, Voice, Film Appreciation and Art Direction, she writes fiction, screenplays and creative nonfiction.
Fall 1
- 7 Saturdays, 10am-1pm
- Sept. 6-Oct. 18
- Kentfield Campus, Fine Arts 134-136
- Fee $89
- Course #85143 EC
Fall 2
- 6 Saturdays, 10am-1pm
- Oct. 25-Dec. 6 (No class Nov. 29)
- Kentfield Campus, Fine Arts 134-136
- Fee $79
- Course #85144 EC
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