Two brand-new writing workshops are being offered at Present Tense Books in Batavia.
Each two-hour session costs $17. They are:
- Lessons in Enhancing Your Creative Abilities
- STYLE: How to Develop Your Own Unique Writing Voice
These one-day workshops will be held Saturdays beginning March 31. The workshops are becoming very popular, and will fill up rapidly. Classes are limited to 12 participants, so sign up as soon as you can!
Students MUST register for the seminars by either entering their names on the registration site here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bataviacreativity
Or by writing the instructor, Bob Comenole, directly at:
snowcap2@hotmail.com
Lessons in Enhancing Your Creative Abilities
You want to think further "out of the box," to blow open every pigeon hole you encounter to generate novel and breathtaking ideas worthy of your craft, whatever that may be. This workshop is fueled by the notion that creativity is a skill that certainly can be learned and developed.
We will journey our way through various techniques of lateral thinking and innovation that will increase both your productivity and your sense of self-satisfaction. The tools acquired here can be applied equally to all, whether you are a poet, a potter, a Teamster, a business owner, a carpenter or just a die-hard doodler -- all in an approach that is relaxed and playful.
Style: How to Develop Your Own Unique Writing Voice
How to distinguish yourself from the hordes of other writers, most of them voiceless and indistinct? That is the question. This seminar is the launching point for the answer. We'll analyze techniques of the masters of our language to discover how they created moving and memorable voices. We'll then develop a set of our own tools, using an array of linguistic and rhetorical choices, to create a style that captures that voice within. This seminar fits the needs of writers in every genre.
The seminars offered by Present Tense Books are appropriate for beginners and seasoned professionals alike; there are no prerequisites for any of the workshops.
About the instructor...
For 20 years, Bob Comenole has taught writing, literature and communications at several colleges, including Miami University, Siena College, the State University of New York, and Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.
He is the author of several books and is about to release his newest work "Perplexed by the Egg & Other Stories."
If you have further questions, call 1-315-685-1480 or email to: snowcap2@hotmail.com.
Present Tense Books is located at 101 Washington Ave. Phone is 815-7640 or visit on the web at www.presenttensebooks.com.
