Learn to emulate the strategies famous writers demonstrate in their journals as well as strategies from contemporary literature to keep a journal that is wittier and smarter than you ever thought you could be! 

Writers write. That's the simplest definition of the role. And sometimes writers write in journals--when they are between projects, when they need to keep notes for a project, when they are hoping to find something to write about, when they have
to rid themselves of distracting thoughts and when they just want to keep the words flowing.

Each week, you will receive emailed courseware that includes the writing prompts and materials for that week's journal keeping. You'll send in up to three results from the seven execises proposed and you'll receive response from your classmates and your teacher. Class members as well as the instructor will offer response that shows appreciation for what you have created and how you might use it in future writing. In other words, this class is not about critiquing or criticizing but about response--what happens inside the reader as a consequence of reading the entry--sadness, connection, awareness, happiness, or awe for example, and also, where the writing becomes confusing or distracting or too general, skipping over important images and details--this allows the writer to become aware of opportunities to add more in their writing and to become sensitive to tone changes, to the way the mind instructs us to change the subject or summarize when it is worried about our vulnerability.
Journaling participants will provide and receive the kind of empowering help they need to learn more about what they created and how they might use it in future writing.

This is an online class that uses a virtual classroom participants can enter as their schedules permit. There are two different sessions: one in February, one in March.  Sign up for one or two months, depending on your schedule!