Writing Classes for Women

Nurture your writing in a community of women who write.

Are you new to the possibility of ClarityWork's classes?

Read on and discover what makes our classes unique, supportive and dynamic. Read what other participants have to say about the power of writing in our community. You will find many surprises in these weekly classes. The most profound one is the experience of feeling safe to take risks in a group. Other surprises?  Being nurtured by the diversity of stories and writing styles each member brings and having the depth and meaning of your own writing astound you. What you will NOT find in this circle is critique, judgment, or advice. This is a circle of support for your fearless writing, that which arises from you fresh, raw, unedited, and in it's purest state of creation.

Are you a past participant?

Is it time to energize your solitary journey by writing in community? Is it time to deepen your commitment to a weekly practice and generate new material in the circle? Renewal, inspiration, support await you.

Description

Risking Words is a weekly,  2 1/2 hour class for both emerging and accomplished writers. (Current class schedules are shown below). You will use Centered Writing Practice™ to write to prompts, read, listen to others, and respond to what has been read. Bring your notebook and the willingness to let go of previous definitions of “writing” and of yourself as a “writer.”

Continuing students receive priority by registering early and paying in advance.  New students are welcomed! Once registered, you will be advised of available space.

When women gather in a circle with the intent to support one another in taking personal risks, the circle is sacred space.
-Peggy Tabor Millin

Class size is limited to 12 participants.

Classes provide:   

• a small group of 12 or fewer
• a safe, supportive setting in which to nurture your creative spirit
• a community of women of diverse ages, backgrounds, and writing experience, from emerging to accomplished
• a life’s classroom in which, over time,  you learn fearlessness—the ability to use your vulnerability as a strength—in order to step into your power as a woman and a writer

To maintain safety within the circle, we—

• honor confidentiality and treat every story as fiction
• listen with our hearts as well as our  minds
• focus on the writing and thereby avoid support or therapy group behaviors of asking personal questions or giving personal advice
• use supportive comments to talk about a person’s writing and avoid advice on how to improve or change what someone has just written
• respect each person’s ability to take responsibility for her emotional state. When a writer has an emotional response to her own writing, the group holds the space for her experience without attempting to fix it.

What you will take away

• experience with Centered Writing Practice™
  
• your individual writer's voice and the fearlessness it takes to use it
• the elements of craft that make for good writing - learned like one learns a language - by practice and immersion
• the resource and support of other women for your writing life
• a full heart and a full notebook of inspiration and fresh ideas.

Current Class Schedules

February 29 - April 4, 2012
Wednesdays, 1:00-3:30. Six Weeks. $270

 March 1 - April 5, 2012
Thursdays, 1:00-3:30. Six Weeks. $270

April 26 - May 31, 2012
Thursdays, 1:00-3:30. Six Weeks. $270

May 3 - June 7, 2012
Thursdays, 1:00-3:30. Six Weeks. $270

All classes are held in East Asheville, North Carolina.

Registration and Payment

• Please make a note of the session dates you're interested in, then fill out the inquiry form or call 828/298-3863 9-5 EST, M-F, to ensure space.

• Mail checks to ClarityWorks, PO Box 9803, Asheville, NC 28815, or you can request an invoice to pay through PayPal  for an additional 2.9% of total fee. Receipt of your payment confirms your registration. 

Refund and Attendance Policy

There is no adjustment to class fee for absences or partial attendance. Refunds cannot be given nor can the fee be applied to another class.

Cancellation Policy

If ClarityWorks cancels a session, a full refund is given. If ClarityWorks cancels a single class, a makeup is offered. If no makeup can be offered, a credit or refund will be given for that class or classes.

Ready? Take the next step and register now!

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Not in the Asheville area? Order Peggy Tabor Millin's award-winning book or audio workshop here, or visit the Calendar of Events page for more writing opportunities with Peggy.