The Long Schoolroom Presents
The Creative (Writing) Life
Guarantee: You will leave a better, more focused writer or your money back.
Sunday mornings, May 14 - July 2, 2023Robert Frost defined the most basic need of his work as a writer like this: "All I would keep for myself is the freedom of my material—the condition of body and mind now and then to summons aptly from the vast chaos of all I have lived through."This course is about the work of making, but more importantly about the way of the maker. We will explore, discover, and practice what it takes for an artist to begin and then to keep going: the mental, spiritual, physical, and temporal skills needed to live a sustainable creative life.The objectives are to know yourself better, to gain permissions for artistic and personal freedoms, to write what you want how you want for as long as your life will allow. In short, to design your life on your terms and point yourself with energy and purpose toward your goals.
01.
Learn the Elements of Creativity
What creativity is, where it comes from, and how you can have more of it.
02.
Practice Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction
An introduction to the crafts of poetry and storytelling.
03.
Set Goals, Build Habits, Design your Life
The science and strategy of goal-setting, changing your habits, and building the life you want.
Workshop Leader
John Estes has 3 decades of experience teaching writing and literature. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Alabama, a certified transformational coach, has poetry and prose published in over 100 journals, and is the award-winning author of multiple books.
Sunday Mornings (USA)
May 14 - July 2
$497
Live and recorded instruction
Inspiring accountability
Self-paced assignments
Online course community
Library of writing and productivity resources
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